BILL No. H of 1~13. An Ad to Incorporate the .Je~Jit~ of Alberta and the Edmonton Copege. 1813.) W IIEHEAtl the Society of Jesus, c nmunlv called the "Jesuits," one ofr the religious orders of he Roman Catholic Church, lHis for its objei:t tbe e;;taulishment a d carrving on of missions or JJarishes, schools, colleges and semin ries; imd- '\Vhereas a petition has been p ·esented by the Heverend Theophile Hudon, S . .J., and Nichola: Dominic Beck, Joseph H. Gariepy, Emile 're~sier, Joseph H. Picard, Napoleon Leclerc, Prosper E. Lessard, Samuel Soucy, Vilfrid Gariepy, II. Milton Martin, C.

Horace l3elanger, Joseph E. Laurencelle, .Jean Leon Cote, Corncliu:- Oallegher, :M.S. Booth John Cormack, J. Camilien Noel, Lucien Dubuc, Stanislaus Lar e, Aristide Blais, Reginald deL.

Harwood, L. .A leidas Uiroux, Lo 1is :Madore, and others pray­ .ing that the members of the .·mid society from time to time engaged in the carrying out of the sad objects in the Provinee of Alberta, be incorporntO'd under the name of "The .r esuits of 1\ lberla" and for the incorporation of college to be conducted by some of their members i11 the City of Edmo11ton UIHler the m1me of ihe "Edmonton College"; and \\'hcreas it is expedieut to grant th1said prayer; Thereflon~ His Ma.ic~:<tv., by nud wit the advicA and cmnsent of the Legi~lati\·e Afi,.:embly of the Pro ·inee of Alberta, enaets a:< follows: 1. 'l'he Reverend Joseph Carriere, S.J., the Reverend Fnmci . .; Doyle, S . .J., and the Heverend Yvan "Orsonnans, S . .J., all of th<:J City of Montreal, in the Province of' Quebec, and the RAverend Theophile Hudon, R.J., of the City of Edmonton, and such other persom who, ueing members of' th said order, shall becomr. residents of the Province of A I bert , shall he and are hereby declared to he tt body politic and cor orate by the name of "The Jesuits of Alberta" for the purposes and objects in this Act mentioned. 2. rrhe objec•ts of the eorporation a e: (

a) To eRtnbli~h and maintain sc ools, colleges, ubsenatories, ~cminarics and ~imilar insti tions; (b) '1'o engage in and encourage investigation in languages, hist.ory, philo~ophy and aU o 1er Lranehes of learning; ( (:) To establi~h :md maintain p rishes and missions and to carr~· on or aid in such wor s as are customary for the religious, moral and social a vancemenl of the Catlwlie people of the province. 3. 'l'hc domicile or head .ofricfl orlthe corporation will Le at Edmonton, in the Prov.ince of Albert , or at such other place in the said province ail may fl'Om time to time be determined by the corporation. 4.

The aff'airs of the corporation shil be managed by a. council ~~omposed of the Provincial of the ord r and his consultors chosen according to the constitution of the rder and the conneil shall have power to make rules and regulat' ns for the management of the affairs of the eorporntion, and the er~ons designated- by name in the first seetion of this i\et Rha1l b the provisional coun("il of the order. 5.

Tht' ~aid 1\evcmnd .Jo~eph Carriere, S . .J., aml the Reverend Fnmeis .Doyle, 8 .. ) ., anrl the H verend Ynm D'On,onnans, S.J., anrl tho f'aid llc:n~rond Theoph lc: Hudon, 1:-LJ., and such other memLers of the ~:titl order n~ sh· 11 hereafter from time to time be a:-<sociuted 1rith thcn1 in ac>cunl< 11ee with the consLiluLions of the order and ~nell other member:- c f the order as shall from time to time he st.IIJstiluted for tbc•m i nceordnnco witli the said con­ stitutions arc hereby eonstitnletl · l1ody corpornte aml politic under the name of the l<:duwnton Co loge and shall under that name have power tn ~~"talJlish <111rl eo1 duet at the City of Edmonton a eollege and there aud cl"ewhere in tlte Prov.ince ·of Alberta a school or .~l'hool;; where "tudent 1ua\' obtain liberal education in the arts and ~cienl·es and prom te ti]e study, practice and know­ lodge thereof and for such purpc "C to provide for the delivery and holding of ledures, exhilJitionco, ·la~Hcs and conferences calculated direcll.v or indiredly to allYanc tl1e cause of education whether general, profe~sional or technical, to award certificates awl diplomas for merit and profideney and to appoint such prof'e~~or~, as:,o(\iatc professors; lecturers, instructor~ or other officers and servan ls as may he ueces~ar.v for carrying i1 to effect the objects and purposes of this corporation. ().

The affair~ of the said cor oration of the Edmonton College ~hall be maua,e;cd by a eouncil co po;,ed of the rector ofthe college all(l hi~ consultors chosen neeording to the constitutions of the order and the council shall !Jaye power to make rules and regula­ tions for the IIWIIttgoment of th affairs of tho CotTJOmlion of tlw Edmonton Collet~;e and the ncr. ems designated by name in the Jifth :-cction of thi~ Act shall be he provisional c-ouncil thcnmf. 7.

The ~nitl t•orpm·ntion~ n'S] edivcly shall hm·e power from lime to t.inw m11l at all time:-: he "\1nfter to at;quire by gift, dP1·ise. r•mehn~c, lcnc:e or otherwi~e for tl1eir respecti\·e be11efit any rcnl property and to di~IHJ~e of snme I y :;;ale, mortgage, lea~e, rxeh:mgl' or otltcnvi~c and with the pro ecds thereof :u~quire otlwr rPnl property or i nvoPt the ~arne in any other property or seeurity wlJatSOC\"er for tbe rc:~pective m•e and lJenefit of the :"Hit] !'orpora tiOIIS, 8.

The sairl ('ornorations resp~ctivcly mav borrmr money anrl for the purpoi'e of f'ecuring the repayment thereof may mortgage all or any ofthc real or pcr~onal property of the corporation. n. The saifl eorpora(ions shUl respeetively have power to nppoin t one or more attornies fori sueh purpo8es n:'< may be dcemecl requisite. 10.

All instruments relating t~ real property c:hall he oxecutetl nndcr t.he seal of the said eorr orations respeetivoly attester! a~ pmvirlml hy tho mles And rcgu 1r tions of thll corporations. 11. 'l'hc real property to a11 fxtent not oxeeoclin~ thirty (30) acres and the perconn.l property n w or hereafter ve~ted in the .~n.irl eorpomtion of the Edmonton C llege for the pnrpo~e of its ~nir1 college in the City of Edmonton hall not he liable to taxation for provincial, municipal or school p 1rpo~es but shall lie exempt fr01n :my dcsrription of taxation oxecp. taxc;, for loenl improvcmon t~. 12. 'I'he n,n] propm·ty ve~lorl in the eorporation of the Edmoulon College for the purposes of any o t.heir school or colleges "hall not be lia1Jle to l1e entered upon, owned, used or taken by any nmnir~ipal or other corporation or other person po~~essing the rigl1t nf taking land~ mmpulsorily for any pnrpo~e what,oover and nn power to expropriate real proper!. hereafter conferred shall extend to snch real property nnle.ss lhe < l't conferring the powPr i~ made i 1t expro.'<s terms to apply to ~ueh real property. til 'I'he sairl enrp.orntions shallt·espectively at all time;; whenever required so to do hv the Lieuten .nt Governor in Council make a report in writing of their respecti 'e affairs nnd property.

No. 14 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE i~ GEORGE V BILL

An Act to Incorporate the Jesuits of Alberta and the Edmonton College. Received and read the First time .................... . Second time ...... , ........... . Third titne . .................. . P. E. LESSARD EDMONTON: J. W. ]EFFRRY, Government Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 14,

An Act to Incorporate the Jesuits of Alberta and the Edmonton College