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1986 ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1886 .


Dominican Mission Incorporation.


placed in the hands of the Governor satisfactory proof of his appointment
for the time being shall be a body corporate ( hereinafter called the said
corporation ) and shall for the purpose of this Ordinance have the name
of " The Procurator, in Hongkong , for the Dominican Missions in the
Far East " and by that name shall have perpetual succession and shall
and may sue and be sued in all Courts ofJustice and before all Magistrates
in this Colony, and shall and may have and use a common seal, and the
said seal may from time to time break, change, alter, and make anew as
to the said corporation may seem fit , and the said corporation shall have
full power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take , hold , and enjoy
any land, buildings , messuages , or tenements of what nature or kind

soever and wheresoever situate in the Colony of Hongkong and also to
invest moneys on mortgage of any lands , buildings , messuages or tene
ments in the said Colony or upon the mortgages or debentures , stock,
funds, shares , or securities of any corporation or company carrying on
business or having an office in the said Colony, and also to purchase and
acquire all manner of goods and chattels whatsoever, and the said corpora
tion is hereby further empowered from time to time by deed or deeds
under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up ,
mortgage, demise, re- assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands ,
buildings, messuages, and tenements , mortgages , debentures, stock, funds

and securities, goods and chattels by this Ordinance vested , or that may
hereafter be vested in the said corporation upon such terms as to the said
corporation may seem fit provided that due notice of such appointment.
as Procurator in Hongkong and of the proof thereof having been placed
in the hands of the Governor shall be given in the Government Gazette
and such notice shall be sufficient evidence of the said appointment and
of proof thereof having been made.
Lands, &c..
now vested in 2. The lands, buildings , messuages and tenements situate lying and
the Reverend being within the Colony of Hongkong and all mortgages , debentures,
Father SAINZ
and the late stocks , funds and securities , goods and chattels in the said Colony at the
Reverend
RIVAS, Right time of the passing of this Ordinance vested or purporting to be vested
Reverend
PAYO, Revd. in the said Very Reverend FERNANDO SAINZ in his own right or as trustee
REIXACH,
Reverend for or Procurator in Hongkong of the said Dominican Missions , or in the
ECHEVAR
RIA. Reverend name of the late Reverend FRANCISCO RIVAS , Reverend PEDRO PAYO ,
HERCE, and
Reverend Reverend RAMON REIXACH, Reverend GREGORIO ECHEVARRIA , Reverend
BURNÓ to be
be vested in FRANCISCO HERCE , and Reverend GUILLERMO BURNÓ respectively as
the corpora
tion. trustees for the said missions, and all monies, securities for money, goods ,