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The President of the National Chapter of the Daughters of the Empire of the Bahamas Incorporation Act, 1939

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Act No. 41 of 1939

PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE OF THE BAHAMAS INCORPORATION

An Act to incorporate the President of the National Chapter of The Bahamas of the imperial order of the daughters of the empire and the children of the empire (junior branch).

41 of 1939

[Assent 12th July, 1939] [Commencement 18th July, 1939]

1. This Act may be cited as The President of the National Chapter of the Daughters of the Empire of the Bahamas Incorporation Act.

2. The President of the National Chapter of the Bahamas of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and the Children of the Empire (junior branch) and her successors in office shall be deemed to be a body corporate and have the name of The President of the National Chapter of the Daughters of the Empire of the Bahamas and by that name shall have perpetual succession and shall have full power to purchase, take, hold, enjoy, sell, grant, convey, mortgage, lease, invest and otherwise deal with and dispose of all property real and personal of what nature or kind soever hereafter acquired and may sue and be sued in all the courts in The Bahamas.

3. All property real or personal of what nature or kind soever hereafter devised or bequeathed by will or otherwise given to the National Chapter of the Bahamas of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and the Children of the Empire (junior branch) shall be held by and shall be deemed to be the property of the said corporate body.

Short title.

President of the National Chapter of the Bahamas of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire to be a corporation sole.

Vesting of property given to National

Chapter.

4. All property hereafter acquired by the said corporate body shall be held by the said corporate body for the use and benefit of the National Chapter of the Bahamas of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and the Children of the Empire (junior branch).

Property to be held for use of the National Chapter.

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Rights of the King and others reserved.

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

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