Bill 60 (Legislature 9, Session 2)

L9 S2 7796

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 60 of 1942. A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF LANDS TO ANY ENEMY ALIENS AND HUTTERITES FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. NOTE. This Bill introduces a new Act. It prohibits the purchase of lands by an enemy alien or Hutterite, or the registration of lands in the name of an enemy alien or Hutterite. It is the intention to prevent these people from buying land or from becoming registered as the owners of land at least until after the war is over. Penalties are provided for infraction of the provisions of this Act. W. S. GRAY, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.) BILL No. 60 of 1942.

An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War. (Assented to , 19.1,,2,) 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 Land Sales Prohibition Act." 2. "Hutterite" means any colony or society of Hutterites or Hutterian Brethern whether corporate or unincorpor ate, and any member of a Hutterite colony or society, and any Hutterite irrespective of whether he is a British sub ject or not. 3.

No person either by himself or by his servant or agent shall sell or agree to sell any land to any enemy alien or Hutterite, or to any trustee or other person on behalf of any enemy alien or Hutterite. 4.

No enemy alien or Hutterite either by himself or by his servant or agent or by his trustee or by any other person on his behalf, shall purchase, agree to purchase, or attempt to purchase any lands or enter into any contract or agree ment which directly or indirectly may result in the vesting of property in land or title to land in any enemy alien or Hutterite or in any trustee or other person on behalf of any enemy alien or Hutterite. 5.

Any transfer, contract or agreement which directly or indirectly results or may result in the vesting of property in land or title to land in any enemy alien or Hutterite 01' in any trustee or other person on behalf of any enemy alien or Hutterite, shall be utterly null and void. 6.

No person shall register or attempt to register any transfer or other instrument affecting property in land or title to land which vests any right, title or interest in land in any enemy alien or Hutterite or in any trustee or other person on behalf of any enemy alien or Hutterite, and no such transfer or instrument shall knowingly be accepted for registration by the Registrar of any Land Titles Office, and no certificate of title to any land shall knowingly be 2 granted by the Registrar to any enemy alien or Hutterite or to any trustee or other person on behalf of any enemy alien or Hutterite. 7.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on

summary con viction to a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both fine and imprisonment. 8. This Act may be repealed by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 9. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to, and upon so coming into force shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after the tenth day of March, 1942. SECOND SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 6 GEORGE VI 1942 BILL

An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutter ites for the Duration of the War. Received and read the First time Second time .. Third time ..................................... . HON. MR. Low. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's PrInter 1942 Title: 1942 (9th, 2nd) Bill 60,

An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L9 S2 7796
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L9 S2 7796
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	23656da4f0fd75fe72e355e5636f3902a8533b7e

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