Bill 41 (Legislature 1, Session 3)

L1 S3 10361

Alberta — Bills

an:~:tpcer 'AN .ACT TO AMEND THE •STRATHCONA BHARTER"". (Ass en ted to I~. Legislative Assembly of the Province 9f Alberta, enacts as follows:"" The wstrathoona Charter~, being ~hapter 34 of, the Statutes of Alberta 1 .A •. D. I907, is hereby amended as follows:~ I. Title I, ~action 2, ~ubsection I8, by striking out the w_ords "Title IV, ,Section 9~, 2.

Ti tJ.e J., pectlon i:::, oy aCLd.1ng thereto the words ''I9, Street means and includes every highway. road. sq_uare. lane, mews, alley, court and passage whether a thoroughfare or nO't". 3. ·Title I, ~action 9, by striking out the \VO rc;ls "I89I-9-2~" and by subs-titutirfg there:f'o·:r·'the IWO.:rds 11 I9,0I.;:;I902!~:~d by strfking out the wo :rd "Ordinance" wher'@l>; it· first b ccurs in ·the fourth line of said ~action, and by substituting therefor the ~rd "Act"; and by stri~ing out the word "Ordinance" where it occurs in the fourth ~ub line of {Section two of. t h~ said $eotion,, and by aub.eti tuting therefor the word "Act.", 4.

Title III, ~action 6, by adding thereto .the following words:at "but no such vote if actually cast in founcil shall af fect the va~idity of any by-law or resolution in respect of which the said vote was cast!' • o, 'l':L tle III, by addin.g thereto tne follow:ttrg· .. ~ection :·"" "7~ The pouAoil may by by-law proVl<.le !·or thJ payment of salaries to any or all members of tne ¢ounoil" 6. Ti tl,e IY, ~action 2, by insell,ting after the \Vord 11/rinted" where it ocours in the fifteentn .1,1n.e tnereo:r the woras "or written". 7.

T:ltle IV, f!ection 7J by atrikin,g: out the last sentence thereof, and by substituting t.herefor the words "An·'electo~ who resides within the ~ity shall be entitled to vote for ¥ayor and

_z:... ~~hool )Pruatees and upon referred by-laws only in the ward in whi oh he resi dee. and shall be entitled to vote for .)Q.der:men once in each ward in which is situate any land or business in respect of which he is assessed 1 and if assessed in resnect of income or special franchise, once in the ward in which he resides if not otl1erwise q.ualified to vo·te therein .for ~lderw.en.

An eleo·to:c w.tJ.O resi·ies outside the ;City shall be enti.tledr to vote;.for )rayor and ,School 1Tr~ateea and upon referred by ..... laws in tne ware1 in wn1 on the .Assessor, havin:~ regard to such electors request if any, shall assign him to vote, and said elector shall be enti-tled to vote :for .Aldermen in each ward in which is situate any land or business in respect of whi oh he is assessed, and if assessed only on re-. spect of inoorne or special franchise, shall vote fQr ,Aidermen only in the ward in which he is ~ntitled to vote for )!ayor". 8.

Title V, ~eotfon 2, by striking out the word "November" I and by subs·ti tu ting therefor the we rd "December",. 9. Title VI, f3ection 3, by inserting after the word "ian- stable" where it ocours seoondly th~_rein the word ."}6andidate". IO. ·~:·Ti·tle Vi, s'eotioil: 7,··by· s"trriking o:ut all.:.·;:af the said iection whi oh follows the word "otherwise• .. II. Title VI 1 ieotion II, $ubaeotion 4, by inserting after the word "sworn" the words "or i:L any .,cana.idate or·)rgent demand that such voter be sworn". !2. Title VI, ,Section I3, by striking out the figure "7" and by substituting therefor the figure "8".

I3. Title VII, by adding thereto the following Jlection :~ "7, School ;Trustees shall not be elected :rrom wards, but fr·om the c'i ty as a whole". t4. 'l~JL tle x_r_, r.eotlon o, bY'-,·e•ri"kirng '()Ut t:ft~,:wo.;x:d "therein" and by substituting therefor the word "herein". I5. Title XII, ¢action 4, by inserting after:·the words "by- law" the wo:cd,e "o.c resolution". -6 · --TJ..tl..e..,.:.qli, _ ~egt{ori. 5. · bv inserting after, the. words "by- laws" the I 7. thG WOrds .T8. words "or tesolu tion".

Title XV, ;eotion I 1 inserting aditer the_~word "weraber" " 0 f the ¢o tn ci 1 " • Tj_ tle XX.T 1 ~ection 2, by striking out th;e third para-

-3- graph thereof. I9. Title XXI, ¢eotion 3, ~ubsection 39, by addine; after the word "animals" where it first occurs therein' the words ttin the whole pity or in any part of ,l'listriot thereof which the ;founcil may determine"; and by adding to the said }Subsection the words "l?ro¢i.ding i;hat all a.nihlals .kept o..~: J.oJ..J.oiled. v:i tr.in the ,0i ~Y o·G--- any part or district thereof which the ~uncil shall dete:rmine 1 shall have at all times attached thereto a tag identifying the owner of the said animal". 20. Title XXI] )3~ction 7, by striking ou~ said section, and by inserting said ,.Section 7 as ~bsection 5 of

Section 3 of /i tle XXXI. 2I. Title XXII, ~ection I, by striking out the word "shall" where it occurs in the first line thereof, and by substituting t'11erefor th,9 'ford "rr.ay". ' 22. Title XXIII, /}ection I, by striking out the wo:r:·ds "one vote only", and by sulJsti tuting therefor the words "the number of votes to which such individual waul d be en tit 1 ed". 23. Title XXIII, by striking out

Section 20 thereof, and substituting therefor the words "no burgess shall be enti.tled to vote more than four votes in all, and shall~on the by-law in the ward in which his name appears on the voters list as entitled to vote on referred by-laws". 24. Title XXVI, ~ection I, by striking out the worci "and" where it occurs in the first line thereof. 25. -t-Ti tl e XXVII~ ~action I, by striking out the wo rda "fob-

section I of"; and by striking out the word "pornmissioner·s" where i·~ fi.1·st occurs in the said fJection, and substituting therefor the word '~p~unoil;; ;-- ~ndb-;:-·;t-~ik:i·;-g out the words "in case they cannot acQuire the land at a fair price by ag1·eement with the o;vners or o ccupi ere thereof or other persona interested therein". 26, Title XXIX, pection 4, by striking out tll.b the words thereof which follow the word "pity" where it occurs in the sixth line thereof. 27. 'ri tle XXX, ~eotion 6, ~ubsection I, by striking out ·n1e word "three " and u' t· t t' th f tl d " · " u - a os 1 u 1.ng ere or 10 wor s1.x . }

28. Title XXX, ¢ection 4, ~ubsection 2, by striking out the / wo.cJ.s "after the,fissesso.r shall have completed his.,-Assesement Moll". 29. Title XXX, ,.Zection 24, by adding thereto the words "pro- vi Jed that all appeals f .com assessment shall be in the first in stanceto the .Co<moil and not to the 061rJUiesioners as hereinbefore t·:rovided until such timf-3 as the .0ouncil shall pass a by-law direct- inG thc.t such appeals shall in the first instance be made to the pbn;mi ssiono~·s". 30.

Title XXXI, ,.Section 3, by striking out the words "pro- vided .always that until such time as sold or disposed of by the prGsen t owners, all land in the area brought within the ,COillora tion ,J..imi ts by this Act shall be assessed at its fair value for farming rurposes unless and until otherwise used, ami then its fai:c value for such other use." / 3I. Title XXXI, by adding thereto the following ftection: ... "7• ~very person liaol.g to pay such poll tax who shall make default in payment of the oame for a space of five days aftsr de111and mad.e upon him by the person appointed to collect the same may on

summary conviction be ordered to pay the same, together with costs, and in dlefault of payment to imprisonment not exceeding thirty days". 32.

"'"'6 &:;, • Title XXXII, by adding thereto the follo~~ng ~action:~ If the Pouncil shall appoint an ~:f'fi cer other than the ,Secretary-r'l'reasurer, whose lhlt:t it shall be to oollact tu~es, such ,0ffi oer shall :0erform all duties herein presc:d"oed for the Bec.retury-~Trsasurer resrecting t:1e collection of taxes". 1'i tle XXXII. /3<3ction 5, by striking out the words "may irnr.ose" where they occur ~-n t"!:lo fourth line therccif, and by substituting therefor the w~rds "there shall oe added"; 2.!1d by striking out the words "not exeeeding five p 3:::' cent." where th.ey occur therein, and by substituting therefor the words "of .Six per cent. per il.'1num" i and by striking out the word "October" snbsti tuti ng therefor the word 11 Decer.1ber"; and by adding to the said ~ection the words "and the1·e shall be added to all arrears of ta.:{es on the t st,~ day of January in each y ea1· cluring which sai .1 tax-:;s rel!lain unpaid in-te.rest at the rate of Six r:'er cent re.r annu:,, l;o be ooi:lputed, on ::·ay;.:ent, u:;; to tJw actual date of pa~'H:ent only".

-5- 34. Title 1:~\XT.TI, pectiol1

I) by inserting after the word 11 iBJi:oscd 11 where it first ocours therein the Porris "< ... nd 1f the touncil shall by by-law authorize the sale Q.£=:3-a::i~ of said land I for tax~Js". Inasmuch aG at the ,/runi cipal ;(J_ections held in December,.. I907, William llenry Sheppard and O:clando Bush were elected by ao clama tion /ldenilen rep resenting the fourth ward of the City of Strathcona, it is hereby declared that the said William Henry m1epr•u·d was then elected for the term of two years 1 and the said Orlando Bush then elected for the term of fone year. Title: 1908 (1st, 3rd) Bill 41,

An Act to Amend the Strathcona Charter

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