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Act No. 40 of 1948
THE BAHAMAS MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS INCORPORATION

An Act to incorporate the president of The Bahamas Mission of Seventh-Day Adventists.

40 of 1948

[Assent 17th August, 1948]
[Commencement 12th November, 1948]

1. This Act may be cited as the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists Incorporation Act.

Short title.

2. The President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists for the time being shall be deemed a corporation sole and shall be known and described as "President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists".

President of Mission to be a corporation sole.

3. (1) The President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists shall have full power to acquire by purchase, transfer, donation, exchange, devise, bequest, grant, gift, conveyance or otherwise any real or personal property or any estate or interest therein.

Power of President to acquire property.

(2) All real or personal property acquired under subsection (1) of this section shall be held for the use and benefit of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists.

4. The President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists shall, subject to any restraint, reservation or condition contained in the document under which he shall have acquired title thereto be entitled to sell, mortgage, lease and otherwise dispose of and deal with all property which may for the time being be vested in or have been acquired by him under any of the provisions of the Act.

President entitled to deal with property.

5. No change of the person holding the office of President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists shall affect any real or personal property of any estate or interest therein vested in the President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists but such property and estate and interest therein shall vest in the succeeding President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists in the same way and to the same extent that they vested in the former President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists.

Change of person holding office of President not to affect property and interest.

6. The President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists shall have power to appoint an Attorney for such time and purposes and with such powers as may be stated in the Power of Attorney.

Power of President to appoint an Attorney.

7. The Reverend Harold Duane Colburn shall be deemed to be the present President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists.

Present President.

8. All property in The Bahamas real or personal of what nature or kind soever which is now vested or held in any manner in trust for or for the use and benefit of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists shall vest in and be held by the President of the Bahamas Mission of Seventh-day Adventists.

Vesting of property at present held in trust for the mission.

9. Nothing in this Act shall prejudice or affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs and successors or of any other person or persons except such are mentioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, through or under them.

Rights of the King and others reserved.


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