Bill 1 (Legislature 11, Session 3)

L11 S3 7029

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.1 of 1950.

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Authorizing the same between North western Utilities, Limited and the Town of Fort Saskatchewan and the Villages of Bittern Lake and Blackfalds. (Assented to ,1950.)

WHEREAS Northwestern Utilities, Limited is a corpora tion incorporated under the laws .of the Dominion of Canada with power inter alia to supply natural gas through out the Province of Alberta; And

whereas the agreements hereinafter referred to granting to Northwestern Utilities, Limited special fran chises to supply natural gas to the undermentioned muni cipalities and the inhabitants thereof have been duly exe cuted under the authority of by-laws in each case approved by a vote of two-thirds of the burgesses voting thereon; And

whereas the said by-laws and the said agreements have been duly approved as required by law by the Board .of Public Utility Commissioners of the Province of Alberta but subject in each case to ratification of the agreements by

an Act .of the Legislature of the Province of Alberta; And

whereas Northwestern Utilities, Limited has fully filed its petition for such ratification and it seems expedient that the prayer .of the said petition be granted:

Now therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The by-laws and agreements named and described in

Schedule of this Act granting to N ortwestern Utilities, Limited special franchises for the supply of natural gas to the municipalities in the said

Schedule referred to and the inhabitants thereof, and all the rights, powers, liberties and privileges, exclusive and otherwise, granted by and all the terms, provisoes and conditions contained in the said by-laws and agreements are hereby declared to be in full force and virtue and effect, and to be legal, valid and bind ing upon the municipalities, notwithstanding any informali ties, irregularities or defects therein either in substance or form, or any informalities, irregularities or defects in the passing thereof, and notwithstanding that the municipali- 2 ties may not have had power to pass the said by-laws or to enter into the said agreements, or to grant the said rights, powers, liberties and privileges, exclusive or otherwise, or any of them. 2.

This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

SCHEDULE Town 0/ FOTt Saskatche'wan, Agreement dated April 30th, 1947, authorized by By-Law No. 85. Village 0/ Bittern Lake, Agreement dated August 1st, 1949, authorized by By-Law No. 38. Village 0/ Black/alds, Agreement dated October 13th, 19<19, authorized by By-Law No. 87. No.1 FIRST SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLA1URE GEORGE VI BILL

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Auth orizing the same between N orth western Utilities, Limited and the Town of Fort Saskatchewan and the Villages of Bittern Lake and Blackfalds. Reeeived and read the First time ....................................... . Second time .............. . Third time ..................................... . MR. ADAMS. Title: 1950 (11th, 3rd) Bill 1,

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Authorizing the same between Northwestern Utilities, Limited and the Town of Fort Saskatchewan and the Villages of Bittern Lake and Blackfalds

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L11 S3 7029
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L11 S3 7029
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1f034fe5986b18bff45dea226bdba054f606015e

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