BILL No.9 of 1927.

An Act to amend the Acts constituting The Edmonton Charter. (Assented to , 1927.) W HEREAS a petition has been presented by the City of Edmonton for the amendment of The Edmonton Charter; and Whereas it is reasonable that the prayer of the said peti­ tion should be granted; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and con­ sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Edmonton Charter is hereby amended- 1. By adding to

section the following: "Provided always that the Council may from time to time Council may pass by-laws providing that the term of office of the Deputy ~f~i~~r::i0f Mayor may be any other period than three months." Deputy Mayor 2. By adding to

section the following subsection: "

(9) For setting aside, authorizing and assigning any Council may part of the centre or sides of any public highway for the ~:~iJ~~t:reas purpose of leaving vehicles or any class or classes of vehicles standing thereon and authorizing and assigning stands for vehicles for hire on the public highways and in public places and assigning any particular stand or stall to any particular person." 3. By striking out the word "shall" where it first occurs Appointment in the second line of

section and by substituting therefor ~~;~~~~ittee the word "may." ~~;n~b:nt 4. By inserting immediately after

section the follow­ ing section: discretionary "231a.-

(1) From and after the first day of January, After 1st 1928. the sole power to appoint members of the said the f;~~~~~ie E?monton Hospital Board shall be in the Council of the ~i~~~ ~e~: CIty of Edmonton. -bers of the "

(2) On the first day of January, 1928, the then members ~~~p~~!fn of said Board shall cease to hold office unless their term of :~i~~i::J1 office shall be continued temporarily for such term as the Council Council shall determine by resolution of the said Council. "

(3) The said Council may pass by-laws fixing the num­ ber of members (not exceeding fifteen) who shall consti-

Section 416b amended Title to Dominion road allowances within City to be vested in City tute the said Board. and the term of office of the said Board 01' any number of the members thereof; providing for the filling of vacancies, the submission of estimates, reports to the Council and such other matters as the Council may consider desirable for the purpose of supervising the ac­ tivities of the said Board." 5. By striking out the "yords "ten thousand dollars" ,,,here they occur in

section 416b and by substituting there­ for the words "twenty-five thousand dollars." 6. By adding to

section the following: "Provided that the title to and the soil and freehold in the land comprised in all road allowances transferred to the Crown in the right of the Province of Alberta by Edward VII,

chapter of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada (chapter of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906), and in all public travelled roads or trails vested in the Crown in the right of the Province of Alberta by reason of said Act, which are situate within the City of Edmonton, shall be vested in the City of Edmonton." 7. By inserting between the words "whatsoever" and "any" in the sixth line of the

section substituted by subsec­ tion of

section of

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1925, for

section of

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1924, the words "or hold or use for any purposes." 8. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. No.9. FIRST SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend the Acts constituting The Edmonton Charter. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . MR. GIBBS. ED:.I"ONTON: \,\7. V. McLI:AN. ACTING KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1927 Title: 1927 (6th, 1st) Bill 9,

An Act to amend the Acts constituting The Edmonton Charter