Bill 33 (Legislature 8, Session 8)

L8 S8 8009

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 33 of 1939. A BILL TO INCORPORATE THE ALBERTA SCHOOL TRUSTEES' ASSOCIATION NOTE. This Bill incorporates the Alberta School Trustees' Asso ciation which is at present unincorporated with the objects, powers and purposes set out in

Section 1. The membership of the Association consists as at the first day of January, 1940, of all boards of trustees of town, village and consolidated school districts and of school divisions, and the Minister of Education and Deputy Minister of Education are each declared to be ex-officio members of the Association. (Section 7.) Any Board is entitled to exclude itself from membership in the Assoeiation for any year by giving notice of with drawal to the secretary-treasurer of the Association before the first day of November in the preceding year.

Section 9 gives the Association the power to make by laws for the conduct of its business and activities.

Section 10 continues the present officers and members of the executive of the unincorporated Association as the officers and members of the executive until the holding of the next convention of the Association.

Section 11 empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations for the better carrying out of the pur poses of the Act and for the collection of membership fees. R. ANDREW SMITH, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as a partial explanation of some of its provisions.)

BILL No. 33 of 1939.

An Act to Incorporate the Alberta School Trustees Association. (Assented to , 1939.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Albm'ta School Trus tees' Association Act." 2. There is hereby established and constituted under the name of "The Alberta School Trustees' Association" a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession and a common seal for and with the following objects, powers and purposes, namely: (

a) To consider and deal with all matters relating to education and school administration in the Prov ince of Alberta, with a view to the betterment thereof; (

b) To provide a medium for expression of the views and suggestions of the school trustees of the Prov ince on matters pertaining to education; (

c) To co-operate with other similar associations in Canada in matters of national educational interest; (

d) To promote the interests of all school districts and school divisions throughout the Province; (

e) To bring about the economical and efficient ad ministration of the affairs of school districts and school divisions and the economical and efficient performance of all duties undertaken by or im posed upon school districts or school divisions; (

I) To co-operate for the promotion, guidance and im provement of legislation upon educational and school questions; (

g) Generally to do all acts and things which appear to the association conducive to the good and wel fare of education in the Province of Alberta or of anyone or more school district, school districts or school division or school divisions; (

h) To do and perform all acts and things incidental to and necessary for the purpose of effecting any of the aforesaid objects.

2 3. The association shall take over all the assets of the presently existing unincorporated association known as "The Alberta School Trustees' Association" and shall assume and pay all the liabilities of the said unincorporated association. 4.

For any of the purposes aforesaid, the association is hereby empowered, from time to time to borrow money in such amounts, at such Tates and on such terms as may be deemed advisable, and to draw, make, accept and indorse all bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes deemed necessary, under the hands of such officers as may be designated by by-laws or regulation of the said association; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorize the said association to issue bills or notes payable to bearer or intended to be circulated as money or as bills or notes of a bank. 5.

The association may by its corporate name, sue or be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, in its said corporate name, in any matter, action or cause whatsoever. 6. The membership and financial year of the association shall coincide with the calendar year. 7.-

(1) The members of the association may, and, sub ject to

section 8 hereof, on and after the first day of January, 1940, shall be,- (

a) the Board of Trustees of each town district in the Province of Alberta; (

b) the Board of Trustees of each village district in the said Province; (

c) the Divisional Board of each school division in the said Province; (

d) the Board of Trustees of each consolidated school district in the said Province.

(2) The Minister of Education and the Deputy Minister of Education of the said Province shall be ex-officio mem bers of the association and no fees shall be payable by them to the association.

(3) The Board of Trustees of each rural school district not included in an established school division and two (2) delegates duly appointed by each divisional and each in spectorate school trustees' association within the Province, shall also be eligible for membership in the association. 8. Any of the Boards described in subsection (1) of

section 7 hereof by notice in writing given to the secretary treasurer of the association in any year on or before the first day of November may exclude itself from membership in the association for the next following year.

3 9.-

(1) The association in general meeting may pass by-laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any Act or regulation of the Province of Alberta, respecting,- (

a) the election of the executive and officers of the association; (

b) the rules and regulations for the formation, gov ernment, management and dissolution of inspector ate and divisional associations; (

c) the management of its property and affairs and its own internal organization and administration; (

d) the maintenance of the association and the fixing of annual and other fees payable by the members of the association or in the case of delegates from a divisional association by the Board of the division; (

e) the time, place and conduct of the annual and other meetings of the association; (

f) such other matters as may be deemed necessary or convenient for the management of the association and the promotion of its welfare and the conduct of its business.

(2) The association in general meeting may also amend, alter or repeal any by-law.

(3) Until the holding of the next convention of the association held after this Act comes into force the existing constitution of the said unincorporated association in so far as it is not inconsistent with this Act shall be deemed to be the by-laws of the association. 10. The present officers of the said unincorporated association, namely,- Dr. C. A. Staples, President; A. E. Ottewell, Vice-President; T. O. King, Immediate Past Presi dent; Mrs. A. H. Rogers, Secretary-Treasurer; and Mrs. E. E. Morton, Mrs. W. O. York, R. T. Alderman, W. C. Gilbert, P. G. Davies, J. O. Pilon, Wm. Venables, R. Hennig and T.

Knull, additional members of the executive, shall be and continue to be the officers of the association and the executive thereof until the holding of the next convention of the association. 11. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act generally for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Act and for the collection of fees from the members of the association. 12. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

EIGHTH SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE 3 GEORGE VI 1939 BILL

An Act to Incorporate the Alberta School Trustees Assoc.iation. Received and read the First time ...................................... .. Second time ..................................... . Third time ...................................... .. HON. MR. ABERHART. EDMONTON: A. Shn1tka. K1n:g's Printer 1989 Title: 1939 (8th, 8th) Bill 33,

An Act to Incorporate The Alberta School Trustees Association

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