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lS BRITISH GUIANA� t g��?l955.

ORDINANCE No.

36 OF 1955.

AN ORDINANCE to incorporate Blind, to vest therein connected Enacted 1.

This by the Legislature Ordinance therewith.

thE, British certain Guiana: - of British the Society may be cited as property Guiana Society for the and for purposes for the Blind A.D. 1955 -Short title, 1955.

(Incorporation) Ordinance, 2.In this Ordinance incorporated the expression by this Ordinance.
Society "the Society" means the I11terpreta- 1 ;on.

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(1) The persons tion known as the British hereafter persons the rules of the Society of this Ordin provisions who are now members Guiaua Society for the Blind, and the of the organisa­ Iacorpora­ tio11 of Society.

according to admitted members of tho Society for the time being in force under the ance, shall be and shall continue hereafter No.
36] THE LA1VS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- g to be a body corporate, Guiana Society for the Blind".
(2)By that name those persons by the name and style d ' The British shall -­ succession; (a) have perpetual (b)be in law capable courts of justice of suing and of being sued in all ) and and before all magistrates; and possessing receiving, of purchasing, (c)be capable holding and of mortgaging, ring, assigning, p�operty whether movable or immovable, transfer­ exchanging, it.

leasing selling, transporting and in the Colony, movable and immovable, ·;esting of 'Property.

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4.

All the property of what nature or kind soever now held by or vested in the name of the British Guiana Society for queathed member of the Society be held by and the, same is hereby vested in the Society.

shall"' to and for the benefit of the Society, the Blind or heretofore be­ to the Society or to any by will or otherwise give,n of \'esting ,.

:,roperty bequeathed to the Society or tc., any mf'mber thereof.

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5.

All property movable or immovable by will or bequeathe,d of what nature or given to otherwise or to -any of the members of the Society while they hereafter kind soever, the Society are members thereof, to shall be deemed the property and for the use or benefit of the Society of, the Society.

Tenure of property the Society.

of 6.

All property vested in or hereafter acquired by the Society shall be held by it for the use and benefit of the, Society.
y against by the Society on the secretary Legal pro­ ceedings b and against the Society.

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In any legal proceedings !item may be signed by its president being, and in any legal proceedings process and secretary the Society sufficient transfers, certain 8.

All transports, instrnments ments and all contracts or other documents relatincr to be signed ' .

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of the Society by president able or immovable ann secre- is or becomes interested, shall be signed ½y the president tary.
and secretary ,ertain 9.

Every copy or extract 1 c �\� from the minutes, 1; �:� dence with.

the Society, signed nnt /0rmal 1 he time being, shall, without proof proo · the power ad for the time service of service.

and assign­ to the mov- purporting proceedings, register or purporting to to be a copy or extract of members.

shall be dee,med leases, for the time being of the Society.

or In which thP.
or In which thP.

Society of the signature mortgages, be signed or official property "' or ruh�s of by its president for character or capacity prima faci.e evidence respectively magistrates, and shall be judicially and other persons and things therein noticed in the Colony.

of the president, of the matters be held and taken to be by all courts, judg(:!s, contained Administra- 10.
The business tion of the of management · Society of the Society shall be managed by a board , hereinafter a vice-president, president, mittee of not more than twelve members.

The board holding uffice at the time of the commencement be the first board.

shall of this Ordinance a treasurer called "the board" consisting c , a secretary, of a and a com- • ') 8 A.D. 1955] SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (INCORPORATION)[No.

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(1) The board or their successors in office, with the Rul�s of the of the members of the Society, first had society.

at a meeting of the members of the Society by notice in writing posted to each not less than seven days before address of the majority apP:roval and obtained summoned by the secretary member at his registered the meeting, of the affairs members thereof, and conduct belonging when approved of by the Governor the Gazette, persons.
may make rules with reference to the management of the Society s of the and the rights and liabilitie and with reference to the proper regulation of persons visiting to the Society wheresoever or remaining situate, in or on premises and those rules, and published in in Council shall have the force of law and be binding on all (2)The Society may at any time alter or revoke any or revoke, any new rules from time rule, and may make, alter, to time deemed exnedient: that, • __ Provided (a)no rule shall be altered or re,voked, or revoked, and no new Proviso.
except on a general of the board submitted to seven days notice of new rule or rule shall be made, altered the request meeting of the Society, the proposed which, stating has been given by circular or revocation, by the secretary and posted to each member at his registered address; in pursuance to the board by not less than ten members; of until alteration force or take effect for the time being of the Society alteration signed or except at a general of a requisition meeting convened or revocation in writing addressed a rule, shall come into it has been approved and published in the Gazette.
by the Governor in Council and (b)no new rule, nor any 12.Nothing in this Ordinance right of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors any body politic except such claiming or corporate as are mentioned by, from, through or under them.

or of any other person or persons in this Ordinance and those shall be deemed to affect any or of Saving rights of the Crown a�;d othe-rs.

Passed by the Legislative Council this ninth day of Septem­ uer, nineteen hundred and fi.fty-five.
t--4-�· Acting Clerk of the Legislature, (Lea.

Bill No.

29/1955).

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