Demerara and Essequebo, or of Berbice, as the case may be, to be recorded by him, a Certificate of Incorporation of such Company purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or a Copy of such Certificate of Incorporation proved to be a true and correct Copy by the Oath or Solemn Declaration of the Secretary or other Officer of such Company sworn or made before the Mayor or other Chief Magistrate of any City, Town, or Borough, or before any Notary Public or Justice of the Peace, in Great Britain or Ireland; and such Certificate or Copy thereof duly recorded, or any Office Copy thereof certified by such Registrar, shall be conclusive evidence in this Colony of the Incorporation of such Company.

Memorandum

of Association.

3. It shall be lawful for any Company already registered, or What shall be which may be hereafter registered, under either of the aforesaid evidence of Acts of Parliament, to deliver to the Registrar of the Counties of and Articles Demerara and Essequebo, or of Berbice, as the case may be,, to be recorded by him, a Copy of the Memorandum of Association, and a Copy of the Articles of Association, registered under either of the said Acts of Parliaments, and proved to be true and correct Copies by the Oath or Solemn Declaration of the Secretary or other Officer of such Company, sworn or made before the Mayor or other Chief Officer of any City, Town, or Borough, or before any Notary Public or Justice of the Peace, in Great Britain or Ireland; and every such copy duly recorded or any Office Copy thereof certified by such Registrar, shall be conclusive evidence in this Colony of such Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association respectively and of the signing thereof by the persons by whom the same shall respectively purport to be signed.

and mode of

4. Any Deed of any Incorporated Company registered under Manner of ex either of the aforesaid Acts of Parliament, which may be executed ecuting Deed out of this Colony, but which may be recorded in this Colony, shall Proof of same. be executed under the Common Seal of such Company in the presence of two witnesses; and the execution of such Deed, and that the Seal affixed thereto is the Common Seal of the Company, and that the same was affixed thereto by the authority of the Board of Directors or Managers of such Company, and in conformity with

the

the Articles of Association of such Company, and the Signatures of the Dircetors or Managers to any such Deed (where such Signatures are required by the Articles of Association of such Company,) and the Signature to such Deed of the Secretary or other Officer by whom such Seal may have been affixed may be proved by the Affidavit or solemn Declaration of one of such witnesses, or of the Secretary or other Officer affixing such Seal, sworn or made in manner herein before mentioned.

Instrument

5. Every Instrument made in this Colony on behalf of any such Incorporated Company and executed in the presence of two witnesses under hand of Attorney under the hand of any person empowered by Instrument in writing equally bind under the Common Seal of such Company, either generally or in ing as under Common Seal. respect of any specified matter as its Attorney, to execute Deeds on its behalf in this Colony, shall be binding on such Company, and have the same effect as if it were under the Common Seal of the Company.

6. "The Colonial Company, Limited," herein before mentioned "The Colonial shall have and is hereby declared to have power to hold Lands and Company Limited" may immoveable Property in this Colony in the same manner to all hold Land and intents and purposes as if the said Company had been incorporated previous Transports to in this Colony under "the Companies Ordinance, 1864;" and all

them confirmed.

Memorandum

Association

Transports of Plantations and other immoveable Property heretofore passed and executed in this Colony to and in favour of the said Company are hereby comfirmed and declared legal, valid, and binding, as on and from the respective dates of such Transports.

7. The herein before mentioned examined copies of the said What shall be Memorandum of Association and of the said Articles of Association evidence of the of "the Colonial Company, Limited," both so recorded in the and Articles of Registrar's Office of the Counties of Demerara and Essequebo as and Certificate aforesaid, shall be and are hereby declared to be conclusive evidence tion of The of such Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association Colonial Com, respectively, and of the signing thereof by the persons by whom the pany Limited." same shall respectively purport to be signed; and the said Certificate of Incorporation of the said Company signed by the Honora

ble

[Ord. 21 anno 1868.]

No. XL.-XLI.

ble Edward Cecil Curzon Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in England also so recorded in the said Registrar's Office as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby declared to be conclusive evidence of the incorporation of the said Company.

8 This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on Commencethe publication thereof.

ment of Ordi.

nance.

No. XLI.

AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PARTITIONING [Ord. 22 anno OF THE PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS OF GEORGETOWN AND

OF NEW-AMSTERDAM.

Enacted 10th September, 1868, published the 12th following, came into operation on publication.

[FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.]

1868.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to make some general provisions Preamble.

for the partitioning of the Public Burial Grounds of Georgetown and of New Amsterdam: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows:

I. From and after the taking effect of this Ordinance, it shall be Governor may partition Bu lawful for the Governor, on application made to him on behalf of rial Grounds. the Members of any Church in this Colony, to set apart for the burial of the members of such Church, such parts of the Public Burial Grounds for the time being, of the Towns of Georgetown and of New-Amsterdam respectively, as to the Governor shall seem fit and sufficient.

2. Ordinance

[Ord. 22 anno 1868.]

tion.

No. XLI-XLII.

2. Ordinance No. 2 of the year 1866, and sections one and two Repealing sec- of Ordinance No. 20 of the year 1849, except as regards anything, or the effect of anything, heretofore done under or in virtue of such first mentioned Ordinance, or either of such sections of such last mentioned Ordinance, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Commencement of Ordi

nance.

3. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on the publication thereof.

[Ord.24 anno AN ORDINANCE TO POSTPONE THE TAKING EFFECT OF ORDI. 1868.

NANCE NO. 10 OF THE YEAR 1868, INTITULED "AN ORDINANCE
FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THIS
COLONY."

No. XLII.

Preamble.

Enacted 29th September, 1868, published the 30th following, came into operation on publication.

[FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.]

WHEREAS by Ordinance No. 10, of the year 1868, intituled

"An Ordinance for the Registration of Births and Deaths in this Colony," it is enacted that the said Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on the First day of October, in this present year one Thousand Eight Hundred aud Sixty-eight: And Whereas it is necessary to postpone the taking effect of the said Ordinance, until such day as His Excellency the Governor shall hereafter by Proclamation appoint for the taking effect of the same : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows:

1. Such

tion.

1. Such parts of Ordinance No. 10, of the year 1868, as relate Repealing seeto the time of the coming into operation, and of the taking effect, of the said Ordinance, or of any part thereof, shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

ment of Regis

nance to be

2. Ordinance 10, of the year 1868 shall come into operation, and Commence take effect, on such future day as His Excellency the Governor shall tration Ordi hereafter, by Proclamation to be published in the Official Gazette, Proclaimed. name and appoint for the coming into operation, and the taking effect of, the same.

3. Whenever the First day of October, One Thousand Eight 1st Oct. 1868, Hundred and Sixty-eight, shall be mentioned in Ordinance No. 10 in Ord. No. 10 of 1868, how of the year 1868, in relation to the coming into operation, or to to be construed the taking effect, of the said Ordinance, or of any part thereof, it shall be construed to mean the day on which the said Ordinance shall hereafter, by virtue of such Proclamation as aforesaid come into operation and take effect.

4. This Ordinance, except in so far as it repeals, or is inconsis~ Ordinance to tent with, shall be construed with, and shall form part of, Ordi- be construed nance No. 10 of the year 1868.

with Ordi nance No. 10 of 1868.

5. The third and fourth sections of this Ordinance shall come Taking effect into operation and take effect, simultaneously with the coming into of Ordinance. operation and taking effect of Ordinance No. 10 of the year 1868, and the remaining sections shall come into operation and take effect on the publication of this Ordinance.

VOL. IV.

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No. XLIII.