28 
Bhort title. 
iDterprelft- 
lion 
clause. 
Incorpora¬ 
tion of tbe 
Society. 
Real and 
personal 
properly to 
vest in the. 
Corpora¬ 
tion. 
First and 
heoond 
Schedulei. 
Kx* ciilive 
ofTIceri 
of the (.’or- 
ptiration. 
ExifftiuK 
ru)«» and 
If jjulations 
tc remain 
in force. 
the objects and purposes of the said Society. And whereas for the more 
effectual management of the affairs of the saiH Society and the better main¬ 
tenance care and control of the properly iKilh real and pcr.sonal of the said 
Society it is desirable that the said Society should Ik? incorporated : Be it 
therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty and by and with 
the advice and consent of*the Legi.slalivc Council and Ecgislalive Assembly 
of Victoria in this pre.sent Parliament assembled and by the authority of the 
same as follow.s that is to say— 
1. —This Act may for all purpose.s be cited as “The Zoological and 
Acclimatisation Society Incorporation Act 1884.” 
2. — In this Act — 
The term “ Corporation “ means the Zoological and Acclimatisation 
Society of Victoria by this Act incorporated. 
The term •‘Council “ means the Council for the time being of the 
Corporation. 
The term “building” means any house outhouse stable shed cage 
fence or other building or erection of any description whatever 
standing or being or which may hereafter stand or be upon any 
land for the time being held by or ve.sted in the Corporation. 
3. —All persons who are now or may hereafter become members of the 
Society or Association of persons known a.s the Zoological and .Acclimatisa¬ 
tion Society of Victoria and hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “ said 
Society “ shall be a body politic and corporate by the name of “The Zoo- 
logical and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria” and shall by that name 
have per)>etual sucession and shall adopt and have a comtnon seal and shall 
by the same name sue and be sued plead and be impleaded answer and be 
answered unto in all courts and places whatsoever and shall have ])ower to 
compound or to prove in any competent court all debts due to the Corpora¬ 
tion and shall be capable in law of taking purchasing and holding all goods 
chattels and personal property whatsoever and shall also be able and capable 
in law of taking purchasing and holding for zoological and acclimatisation 
purposes lands tenements and hercdilament.s of all kinds whatsoever and 
wheresoever situate and as regards such lands tenements and hereditaments 
not included in the First and Second Scliedule.s hereto shall have power and 
be capjible in law of selling exchanging granting demising letting or otlier- 
wisc disposing of the same or any part thereof. 
4. —.All real and personal property chattels and effects which at the time 
of the pa.ssing of this Act arc neld by the said Society or by any person or 
persons in trust for the .same including the land described in the First and 
Second Schedules hereto shall be and the siimeare hereby transferred to and 
vested in the Corporation for the purpose of this Act but uoiwiihstanding 
such transfer the lands described in the .said schedules of this Act shall be 
held upon and subject to the .same trusts limitations and restrictions as tho.se 
to which the lands described in the First Schedule are now subject. 
r>. — The Corporation shall be governed by a Council of twelve members 
to include a I'residcnt two Vice-Presidents and an Honorary Treasurer. 
Nine of the members of the .said Council shall lie elected by the members of 
the CoriKiralion. Three of the members of the said Council shall be ap- 
]>ointed by the Governor in Council. The time of election term of office 
rtsignalion and all matters relating to the office of the elected members of 
the Council shall subject to the provisions of this Act be piovided for b3»the 
regulations of the Corporation made as hereinafter provided but no elected 
or appointed member shall hold tiffice for a longer period than three years, 
but shall be eligible for re-election. The mem^rs of the Council of the .said 
Society acting as such at the lime of the pas.sing of this Act .shall be the 
Council of the Corporation until the annual meeting of the membcr.s of the 
Coqionilirui w)uch shall be held in the month of February One Ihou.sand 
eight humlred and eighty-five. 
fi. '.\11 rules and regulations of the said Society in force at the time of 
the passing of this .Act shall be and be deemed to te rules and rcgula- 
tions of the Corporation until the same arc rcpcalec by regulations made in 
pursuance of the provisions of this Act. 
