Act No. 54 of 1954
ISLAND MISSIONARY SOCIETY INCORPORATION |
An Act to
incorporate the Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society. | 54 of 1954, |
[Assent 22nd July 1954]
[Commencement 5th January, 1955] |
1. This Act
may be cited as the Island Missionary Society Incorporation Act. | Short title. |
2. The
Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society for the time being shall
be deemed a corporation sole and shall be known and described as "Field
Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society". | Field Superintendent of
Society to be a corporation sole. |
3. (1) The
Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society 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 Field
Superintendent of Society to acquire property. |
(2) All real or
personal property acquired under sub section (1) of this section shall be held
for the use and benefit of the Island Missionary Society. |
4. The
Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society 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 this Act. | Field Superintendent of
Society entitled to deal with property. |
5. No
change of the person holding the office of Field Superintendent of the Island
Missionary Society shall affect any real or personal property or any estate or interest
therein vested in the Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society but
such property and estate and interest therein shall vest in the succeeding
Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society in the same way and to
the same extent that they vested in the former Field Superintendent of the
Island Missionary Society. | Change of person holding
office of Field Superintendent not to affect property and interest. |
6. The
Field Superintendent of the Island Missionary Society shall have power to
appoint an Attorney for such time and purposes with such powers as may be
stated in the Power of Attorney. | Power of Field
Superintendent to appoint an Attorney. |
7. The
Reverend Paul D. Ford shall be deemed to be the present Field Superintendent of
the Island Missionary Society. | Present Field
Superintendent. |
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
Island Missionary Society shall vest in and be held by the Field Superintendent
of the Island Missionary Society. | Vesting of property at
present held in trust for the Society. |
9. Nothing
in this Act shall prejudice or affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her
Heirs and Successors or of any other person or persons except such as are
mentioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, through or under them. | Rights of the Queen and
others reserved. |