Bill 8 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10713

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 8 of 1911.

An Act to incorporate Lr:-: Filles de la Sagess1°. (Assented to 1911.) WHEREAS an association of nuns has existed for some !'rea nhle time in the Province of Alberta under the name of "LPs Fi]]p:-; dP Ia SagP:::~P," having for its object rharitaLIP works, eomprising misHiOJ1R and congrl'gations for ladies, orphanages, >'ehools, hoarding sehools, working plaees, house ke<'ping schools, agri<"ultural orphauag<', industrial schools, deaf and dumb im;titute, ho~pital, m;y]urn, honws for incurable, dispenl'atorics, boarding houses for lame aml aged person;-;, ami to impart cdumtion aJHI moral training to pupils in ··onwnt and i'<'hools; - And wh<'r<'a~' th<' pdition pn·:-;<·nted in thrir name pray::; that tlw a~l'O<'iation may be vPsted with <'OrporatP po\n'r~' and i ( is rxrrdiC'nt to grant their prayers; Tlwr<'forc llii-: MajC'I'iy, l1y and with thr advice and <'OII~cnt of tlw J cgii-:laiivl' A:-::-:Pmhly of ihC' Provin<~P of Alberta, <'!lads as follows: l.

The H<'V<'n•nd ~il'iC'r :\lariC' Louii'r Galland, SistN l•~ugenie !~""" '"''" Duk,ry ami Hi:-;ter .Jcau Haissant, and f-IUCh other persons as on a n• I tow or may hereafter brconw umll'r the provisiOJii' of this Aet lllclnliC'rs of the 'nid association, shall he and an· hen·by d<•elan•d to ll<' a hod~· politie eorporate in eked and in name hy tlw name of '' J Pi' Filles dP Ia f-lagessc" for tlw Jmrposes and oh.i<'<'ii' nfon•f'aid. 2.

Th<' c·aid coq ·oration shall have perpetual su<·ces;.;ion l~ener I I 1 . h ng-ht. a n<l am a. <·onunon sPa , aw may at all tunes ereafter eontract ohlig, tlons and lw <·ontraded with, ineluding the horrowing of mmH'Y on mortgage or promissory not<', sue and lw sued, impkad and he impleadc•d in any mattC'r what~of'V<'r in all courts and plac·cs whatsoever in this province. 3.

All lands, tPnPments aml h<•IwlitamPnts, proprrty (real Prope t~· l I) 1 II l ']]' ] J l I ·1 . ve·ste<l In am J :<•rso11a , am a J\11 c mgs, s<· 100 s an< convents Je ongmg coq a•tion to, Jl' '""C'HKcd or enjoyed by the said association at the time of the paRf-:ing of this Act and tlw lands thereto pertaining shall lw and the f'31llC' an' hcreln· d<·elared to be vestl'd in the c·orpora tion for the pur] •or·e ther.(•of. 4.

TIH• eorporat.ion shall han• power from time to time ;,,·qui. ttion and at all tinws hen•after to acquire by gift, devi,.;e, bef!uest, ~·~\:na ton tra11sfcr, purehm'<' or otherwise for the benefit of the corporation or pro •erty any lanJ or rpa] or personal estate and the same or any part thPn•of may from time to tinw dispose of by sale, transfer or mortgage, lease, exehange or otherwise and with the proceeds tlwrcfmm may acquire othC'r lands, tenements, hereditaments and other propPrty (real or pen;onal) or invest the same m any security whatsoever for thP use of the corporation. 5.

The revemws, issuC's and profits of all property (real or'~ ppro, rta. TJC!'SOnal) held by the COrporation Shall be appropriated and ~, 1 f 0 ~ev nUeR applied to the maintenance of the members of the corporation •) and of the institutions carried on by thr corporation and the construction and repair of buildings and the ac'luisition of property (real and pen;onal) reqvisite for the purposeR of the corroration and for the advancement of charity and benevo lence. 6.

The head office of the corporation shall be at Red Deer, H;;ad in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the pro- 0 ce vince as may from time to time be determined by the by-laws of the corporation. 7. The corporation may from time to time have or establish Branc es and maintain any number of branches thereof to promote the objects of the corporation and for such purposes to appoint Ruch subordinate officers with such powers and tenure of office as the corporation may deem advisable. 8.

It Rhall be lawful for the corporation to make by-laws, By-La s rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs and interest of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same from time to time including the enforcement of discipline and the ad- mifsion and retirement of members, the appointment, deposition or removal of any person as member of the corporation or bearing office therein and generally for the internal govern-. nwnt of affairR of thP Raid corporation. 9.

Until otherwise directed by by-law the present existing Man:g - officen; of the said at'sociation shall be officers with like powers men and privileges of the said corporation and the present existing ruleR and regulations of the said association shall mutatis mutand1:s be the 111les and n·gulations of the said corporation until changed by by-law. 10. The said corporation shall have pow(']' to appoint one Attorn or more attorneys for such purposes as thPy may think fit. 11.

Unlet's and until the by-laws of the corporation otherwise ~txecuti n provide all transfers, deeds of sale, leases, mortgages, and any docume ts documents or paper writing whatsoever shall be executed with the seal of tllf' corporation attested by the signature of its president, viec-president and secretary-treasurer or any two of them. 12. No member of the said cor{Joration shall be individually l:.espon ·;_ bi~lty liable or accountable for the debts, contracts or securities of the said corporation. 13.

Tl <' faid c0rporation may Pxercise any industry that Etxercis may hPlp them to maintain their institution and may bargain ~nctustr and sPil the products of the Ram<' provided they eonforrn to the laws of the province. 14. Nothing herein contained shall affect the rights of His :;hts r MaJ· estv, his heirs or successot·s, or any other jJcrRon or any MaJesty , • . . or othe body poht1c or corporate. corpora tlons 15. Thf' corporation shall at all times when called upon ~~otect so to do by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of their property and affairs.

No.8 THIRD SESSION C'ir,1""'1A'-"TI'l T .....-;'1riTC"'1T rnTT~T:'\ ~..r.vv l'UJ u..r.u l~uAT u nn GEORGE V BILL

An Act to incorporate Les Filles de la Sagesse. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time ................. . Third time .................. . .MR. BouDREAU EDMO~TON: J.U!ES E. RICHARDS, Government Printer A.D. 1911 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 8,

An Act to incorporate Les Filles de la Sagesse

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10713
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S3 10713
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	05218ebf19b404f8d55900949e09cc944ffa868a

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