Bill 25 (Legislature 4, Session 1)

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Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 25 of 1918.

An Act to amend The Village Act. (Assented to , 1918.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Village Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1913 (First Session), is amended as follows: 1. By adding immediately after

section the following: "lOa. Where the residents of a summer resort desire the same to be erected into a village, the provisions of this Act shall apply, with the following exceptions: "(

a) The word 'resided' or 'occupied' shall have refer ence to a temporary residence or occupation of one month or more during the summer; "(

b) The meetings of the council may be held at anyplace decided upon by a majority of the members of the council; II (

e) The appointment of an auditor shall be made before the first day of July in each year; "(

d) Subsections 1, 2 and of

section shall not apply; "(

e) The annual nomination meeting shall be held on the first Monday in August, and the election, if necessary, of the three councillors on the second Monday in August; and all proceedings preliminary thereto shall be taken at conesponding times beforehand; "(

f) No such village may issue debentures."

Section 47, subsection 3, clause (a): By inserting after the word "roll" where it occurs in the third line thereof the words "and who has paid all taxes due by him or her to the village up to the thirty-first day of December last." 3. By adding after

section thereof the following: "117a. The council may by resolution allow a rebate or allowance not exceeding ten per cent. of the amount of the said taxes by way of a discount for payment of the afore said taxes on or before a date fixed by such resolution." <t. By repealing clause of

section and substituting therefor the following: "29. Controlling, regulating and licensing livery, feed, and sales stables, laundries, money lenders, automobile liveries, real estate dealers and agents, employment or intelligence offices or agents, butcher shops or stalls, skating, roller or curling rinks, and collecting license fees for same."

(2) By adding to

section the following: "61. Authorizing the reeve and secretary-treasurer to sign and execute any contract with any person (in this clause called 'contractor') to supply light, power, gas, natural gas or water for the use of the corporation for any period not exceeding ten years subject to the approval of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners and the ratification of the by-law, so approved, by two-thirds of the electors voting thereon; "(

a) Any such contract shall, whether or not it contains an express provision to that effect, be subject to the following condition, namely, that at the expiration of the term thereof, the same may be renewed for a period not exceeding ten years (and so from time to time) with such alterations, if any, as may be agreed upon by the parties and approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, and that, if either party refuses to renew such contract, or if the parties fail to agree as to the conditions of such renewal, then the council may, subject to the consent of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, purchase all the rights of the contractor in all matters and things under such contract and in all apparatus and property used for the purposes thereof, for such price and on such terms as may be agreed upon with the contractor, or, failing such agreement, then for such price and on such terms as may be fixed and settled by the Board of Publio Utility Commissioners, on the appli cation of either of the parties."" (3) ~By adding immediately after

section the following: "63a. Thf} council shall have power by r.esolution to grant'and pay to the Red iCross Fund or to any association, established under

chapter of the Statutes of 1917, being, A n Act to incorpOrate the War ',Veterans' Association, such sum or sums as shall by such resolution be determined."

Section 65, subsection 2: . By striking out the words "seventy-five cents" where they occur in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the words Hone dollar".

Section 124, clause 1: By adding thereto the following: "In case any revised assessment roll has been lost or destroyed in any way, the Minister may authorize the making of a tax enforcement return from any material or information at the disposal of the secretary-treasurer."

Section 134, subsection 4: By striking out the figures "130" where they occur in line two thereof and substituting therefor the figures" 132".

Section 138: By inserting the words "or to a city school district" immediately after the word "district" where it last occurs in the fourth line thereof, and where it occurs in the last line thereof. No. 25. FIRsrr SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BII....IT ...

An Act to amend The Village· Act. Received and read the First time ........... . Second tiIne~ .............. . Third time .......... , .. . HON. MR. GARIEPY. EDMONTON: J. W. JIID'BBY, KDrQ'. PIIDI'ftIB A.D. 1918 Title: 1918 (4th, 1st) Bill 25,

An Act to amend The Village Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S1 9714
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S1 9714
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	26266cddc59883661f055834c67467728d615642

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