Bill 13 (Legislature 3, Session 4)

L3 S4 9832

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 13 of 1916.

An Act to incorporate The Hauges Norwegian Evnngelical Luthernn Synod of America. (Assented to , 1916.) WHEREAS The Rauges Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America has been incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota, one of the United States of America, the general purposes and' powers of this corporation being to receive, purchase, hold, convey and manage property, real and personal, for religious, charitable and educational uses, and to transact all secular business and manage all temporal affairs of The Hauges Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America; And whereas the said synod has about twenty congre gations in the Province of Alberta; And whereas Thomas T.

Carlson, Minister of the Gospel; Andrew H. Solheim, Minister of the Gospel; M. J. West phal, Minister of the Gospel; S. S. Westby, Minister of the Gospel, and Lars E. Lpveseth, farmer, by their' petition pray that The HaugeJl N o;rwegian Evangelical ][Jutheran Synod of America, may be- vested with corporate powers by

an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Alberta, and it is expedient to grant their prayer; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. Thomas T. Carlson, Andrew H. Solheim, M. J. West-Incorporation phal, S. S. Westby and Lars E.

Loveseth, and such other ' persons as are now or may hereafter become under the provif3ions of this Act members of the said synod, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body politic, (}orporate in deed and in name by the name of The Rauges Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America, for the purposes and objects aforesaid. ' 2.

The J3aid corpora~ion shall have, perpetual succession Gpneru. rlabta and a common seal and may at aU times hereafter contract and obliaatlona. and be contract~d with including the borrowing of money on mortgage or promi,ssory note, su,e and be sued, implead and be impleaded in any matter whatsoever in un courts and placf')s whatsoever in this province. 3.

The corporation shall hfl,ve power from tim~ to timeA~UioitlOD and at all times hereafter to acquire by gif,t, devise, bequest, :f'p;:on transfer~ purchase or otherwise for the benefit of the eor poration, any land or real or personal es~ate and the same or any part thereof may from time to time dispose of by sale, transfer or mortgage, le~e, exchange or otherwise and with the proceeds therefrom may acquire other lands, tenements, hereditaments and other property (real or personal), or invest the same in any security whatsoever for the use of the corporation. 2 4.

The head office of this corporation shall be at the Head offioe Town of Camrose in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the province as may from time to time be determined by the by-laws of the corporation. 5. The corporation may from time to time have or Branche. ~stablish and maintain any number of branches or congre gations to promote the objects of the corporation, and for such purposes may appoint such subordinate officers with such p(}wers and tenure of office as the corporation may deem atlvisable. 6.

It shall be lawful for the corporation to make by-laws, By-law. rules, order~ and regulations for the govern:ment and proper a~ministrati~n of the property, affairs and interest$ flf thll saId QorpOl'atlOn and to repeal and amend the same iroIlJ. time to time including the enforcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the :l.ppoint ... ment, . deposition br removal of any person as membet ()f the corporation or bearing office therein1 and generally {or the internal governlhent of affairs of the said corpor ... a.tion. 7.

The. said corporation shall have power to appoinllAttorileY8 one or more attorneyS for such purposes as they may think fit. 8. No member of the said corporation shall be liable Responsibility individually or accountable for the debts, contracts or securities of the said corporation. 9. The corporation shall at all times when called upon CorporatioD so to do by the Lieutenant Governor in CouncH render ~~or::;::r an account in writing of their property and affa.irs. 10.

Provided that the powers herein granted shall be Proviso as to b· h I f h . . f powe .. granted SU Ject to t e genera aws t e prOVInce now m orce or hereafter enacted. No. 13. FOURTH SESSION THIRD LEGISLATURE 6 : GEORGE 'V, 1'916 .BILL

An Act to incorporate The Hauges Norwegian ,Evangelical, Luther;:tn Synod, of America. Received and read the First time, ................ . Second time. . . .. ' ... ' .... Third time ........ , ...... . EDMONTON: J. w. JEFFERY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, A.D. 1916 Title: 1916 (3rd, 4th) Bill 13,

An Act to incorporate the Hauges Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L3 S4 9832
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L3 S4 9832
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	133d87104598c53d6dc719fc393aeafb1a0f021e

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