Bill 108 — A Bill To Amend the Municipal Hospitals Act (Legislature 13, Session 3)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 108 3rd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957 BILL 108 A Bill to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act HON. DR. CROSS EDMONTON, ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1957

Explanatory Note 2. This amendment changes the amounts of and basis for allow ances to the provisional board. Subsection (3) of

section 10 now reads: "

(3) The provi~ional board "(

a) may pay each of the members of the board for each meeting an allowance of twenty cents per mile from the home of that member to the place of meeting, and "(

b) may pay an allowance of not more than "(

i) ten dollars per day to the chairman of the board, and "(ii) eight dollars per day for each provisional board member, for t1}e time necessarily occupied in attending meetings of the board, but allowances shall not be paid to any member for more than twelve meetings in anyone year.". 3. See notes to clauses 4 and 5 and amendment contained in clause 7. Subsection (2) of

section 55 reads: "

(2) The persons entitled to vote at a meeting or at a poll are those per;;;ons who subscribe to either of the declarations set out in Form D In the Schedule.".

BILL No. 108 of 1957

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act (Assented to , 1957) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The lYlunicipal Hospitals Act, being

chapter 216 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 10 is amended by striking out subsection (3) and by sUbstituting the following: "

(3) The provisional board may pay each of its mem bers for each meeting of the board "(

a) a travelling allowance of twelve cents for each mile necessarily travelled to attend a meeting, and " (

b) a subsistence allowance not exceeding ten dollars for each day necessarily occupied in attending a meeting. "( 4) No travelling or subsistence allowance shall be paid to any member in respect of any board meetings in excess of twelve in anyone year unless the extra meetings are held with the approval of the Minister. "

(5) The provisional board may pay to any of its mem bers "(

a) for attending conventions of the Associated Hos pitals of Alberta an amount equal to the return railway fare from the railway station nearest to his place of residence to the point at which the convention is to be held and a subsistence allow ance of ten dollars per day, and " (

b) for attending regional hospital conventions, twelve cents for each car mile necessarily and actually driven and a subsistence allowance of ten dollars per day.".

Section 55, subsection (2) is amended by striking out the words "either of".

2 4. This amendment will enlarge the franchise for the election of members of hospi~al boards, which. i~ now con,fi~ed ~o rate payers and will permIt the use of mumcIpa~ vot~rs lIsts I~ c~m piling the hospital voters' list, as the quabficatlOns are sImllar. Subsections (1) and (3) of

section 60 read: "60. (1) 'Wlwre a poll is required in a municipality or part th~reof for a member of the board, the secretary~treasurer or clerk of the municipality shall immediately after the day fixed for nomination of candidates prepare a voters' list of all persons, who are ratepayers as defined by this Act. "

(3) The persons entitled to vote for a member of the board are "(

a) those persons whose names are upon the hospital voters' list, and "(

b) those persons who on the day of the poll subscribe to either of the declarations set out in Form D in the Schedule.". 5,. See note to preceding clause. Subsection (4) of

section 63 presently reads: "

(4) Where a ward has been established in a municipal district or part tbereof pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1), the persons entitled to vote at an election of a member to represent the ward are those persons "(

a) whose names are on the hospital voters' list with respect to property situate in the ward, or "(

b) who on the day of the poll subscribe to either of the declar ations in Form D in the

Schedule with respect to property situated in the ward,". 6. This amendment changes the amounts of and basis for allow ances to the board of a hospital district.

Section 80 presently reads: "so.

(1) After ratification of a hospital scheme, the board may pay to each member for each meeting an allownce of "(

a) twenty cents per mile for the distance from that member's home to the place of meeting, and "(b' not more than ten dollars per day for the hospital board chair~ man and eight dollars per day for each board member for the time necessarily occupied in attending meetings of the board or the convention of the hospital assocIation. ' "

(2) No, allowance shall be, paid to a member in respect of any meetmgs m excess of twelve In anyone year unless the meetings are held with the approval of the Minister.". 7.

Section 83 (1) to (3) presently reads: "83.

(1) The auditor "(

a) shall auqit an,d r.eport upon the books and accounts affectin tthhe d~OtSP.lttal dlstnct or relating to the business and affairs 01 e IS rIC,

Section 60 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by striking out the words "ratepayers as defined by this Act" and by sub stituting the words "who are eligible to vote for the election of councillors of the municipality and are resident in the ward from which the member of the board is to be elected.", (

b) as to subsection (3), clause (

b) by striking out the words "either of".

Section 63 is amended by striking out subsection (4).

Section 80 is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: "80.

(1) After ratification of a hospital scheme, the board may pay to each member for each meet ing of the board "(

a) a travelling allowance of twelve cents for each mile necessarily travelled to attend a meeting, and " (

b) a subsistence allowance not exceeding ten dollars for each day necessarily occupied in attending a meeting.", (

b) as to subsection (2) by adding after the word "No" the words "travelling or subsistence", (

c) by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following: "

(3) The board may pay to any of its members " (

a) for attending conventions of the Asso ciated Hospitals of Alberta an amount equal to the return railway fare from the railway station nearest to his place of residence to the point at which the con convention is to be held and a subsistence allowance of ten dollars per day, and " (

b) for attending regional hospital conventions twelve cents for each car mile necessarily and actually driven and a subsistence allowance of ten dollars per day.".

Section 83 is amended (

a) by striking out subsections (1), (2) and (3) and by substituting the following:

3 "(

b) after the examination of eacb account, voucher, receipt or paid debenture, shall stamp or write thereon in indelible letters the word "Audited" and initial the same, and "(

c) shall verify the cash balance as Rhown by the secretary-trca surer's books by counting the cash. "

(2) The auditor shall not in any case certify to the correctness of the books until he bas checked the deposits entered in the cash book with the deposits shown in the bank book. "(3:) 'l'he auditor shall comply with regulations made pursuant to this Act.". This amendment will enable the auditor to use standard auditing methods in auditing the records of a hospital district. 8.

This amendment will have the effect of removing f-rom the forms references to persons who would vote not as ratepayers but as the spouse or relative thereof, and will make proprietary electors within the meaning of the municipal Acts the eligible voters upon the establishment of a hospital scheme. The words !'emoved read: "Or,- "The undersigned solemnly affirms that he or she is the husband or wife or father or motber or son or daughter of.. .............................................. , who lives within the .......................................

Hospital District, and is liable to pay municipal or improvement district taxes in respect of property therem; and that he or she is of the full age of twenty-one years and lives with the said (wife, husband, etc., respectively), and that he has not before voted at the taking of this poll.". 9. See note to clause 3.

3 "83.

(1) At least once in each year, the auditor shall conduct a general review of the accounting procedures of the hospital district and make such tests of the accounting and other records of the district as he considers necessary to be able to certify that the books and accounts of the hospital district are properly kept in accordance with stand ard hospital accounting practice.", (

b) by renumbering subsections (4) to (8) as sub sections (2) to (6) respectively. 8. Forms A, Band C in the

Schedule are amended by striking out all the words following paragraph 3 in each form. 9. Form D in the

Schedule is struck out and the fol lowing form substituted: "FORM D " (Sections 55 and 60) "Those entitled to vote for the election of Hospital Board Members. "The ................. . Hospital District. "Dated this ....... .day of ............. . . .......... 19 .. "The undersigned solemnly affirms: "1. That he is of the full age of 21 years. "2. That he is a resident of the Province of Alberta and is now residing in the Ward ................... of ........ . Municipal Hospital District in which a board member is to be elected. "3. That he has not voted before at the taking of this poll.". 10.

This Act comes into force on the day upon which the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, come into force.

No. 108 THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....... . Third time. HON. DR. CROSS Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 108,

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act

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