Bill 3 (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1578

Alberta — Bills

No.3 1st Session, 15th Legislature, Allberta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 3 A Bill to Incorporate Immacula.ta Hospital, Westlock MR. GERHART Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1964

Preamble Incorpor ation Objects 'Perpetual succession and seal AcquIsition uf property Buildings BILL No.3 of 19£4

An Act to Incorporate Immaculata Hospital, Westlock (Assented to , 1964)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for the incorporation of an association of religious women as a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of Immaculata Hospital, Westlock ; and WHERE<AS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; T'HEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

Sister Teresa Carmel Burns, Sister Lawrence Justin ian McCarthy and Sister John Marie Podbielancik, all of the Town of vVestlock, Alberta, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the said corporation, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of Immaculata Hospital, Westlock for the hereinafter set out purposes and objects. 2.

The objects of the corporation are to carryon charit able works and activities consisting of the operation of hospitals, missions, convents, schools of nursing, novitiates and the like, to impart education and religious and other training, to care for the aged, sick and unfortunate, and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent activities. 3. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may at all times hereafter contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded in any manner whatsoever in all courts and places. 4.

The corporation shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit of the cor poration any land or real or personal estate and the same or any part thereof, may from time to time mortgage, lease, charge, encumber or dispose of by sale, transfer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwise. 5. The corporation shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings, and other improvements for

General powers Activities Branches Attorneys Application of funds By-laws the proper carrying on of its hospital, educational and other charitahle works and to do all other matters and things necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the objects in which the corporation may become engaged or occupied. G. The corporation may, in addition to all other powers, (

a) borrow or obtain credit with or without security, (

b) obtain credit or borrow or raise or secure the pay ment of money by negotia'ble or other instruments including but not restricted to debentures, deben ture stock, bonds, mortgages, or obligations charged upon all or any assets or revenue of the corporation, and may vary or extend all or any of such instru ments, and may purchase, redeem, payor repay all such credits, instruments or securities in whole or in part, (

c) invest its funds, or any portion thereof, either directly in the name of the corporation or indirectly in trust as it may deem advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion thereof with or without security, (

d) ensure or guarantee payment of any debt, loan, mortgage, bond or debenture issue, obligations or securi ties. 7. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain and sell the products of such activities provided it conforms to the laws of the Province of Alberta. 8. The corporation may from time to time have or estab lish and maintain any number of branches thereof to pro mote the objects of the corporation. 9. The said corporation shall have the power to appoint one or more attorneys for such purposes as it may think fit. 10.

The funds or credits of the corporation, whether re ceived as revenues, gifts, proceeds from borrowing, or from the disposal, charging or use of assets, or otherwise, shall be used and applied for the furtherance of all or any of the objects and activities in which the corporation may engage, the maintenance of its members, the exercise of its powers and for furtherance of works of charity or benevolence. 11.

(1) It shall be lawful for the corporation from time to time to make by-laws, rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs, and interests of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same and for the enforcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appoint ment, expulsion or removal of any persons as members of 2

General laws Vesting of title Head office Accounting

Short title Commence ment of Act the corporation, or bearing office therein and also generally for the internal government of the affairs of the said cor poration.

(2) Until otherwise provided by by-laws the rules presently being followed by the petitioners in the operation of Immaculata Hospital, Westlock, shall be the by-laws of this corporation. 1.2. The powers herein granted shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. 1.3. Upon presentation to the Registrar of the proper land titles office of any transfer or other instrument whereby any land or interest in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from Sisters of Charity of St.

Vincent de Paul to the corporation hereby created, the Registrar may without fee, charge or tax therefor do all things necessary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation, suhject to all such limitations, encumbrances or charges as may be registered against the title thereof. 1.4. The head office of the corporation shall be at the Town of Westlock, in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the Province as may from time to time be determined by hy-law of the corporation. 1.5.

The corporation shall at all times when called upon to do so by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of its property and affairs. 1.6. This Act may be cited as "The Immaculata Hospital, Westlock Act". 1. 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

No.3 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 1964 BILL

An Act to Incorporate Immaculata Hospi tal, Westlock Received and read the First time .................. . Second time ......... .. Third time ........... .. MR. GERHART Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 3,

An Act to Incorporate Immaculata Hospital, Westlock

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L15 S1 1578
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L15 S1 1578
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	010f1b08208c2abf541597f347be0556d4cafd2a

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