Bill 70 (Legislature 7, Session 2)

L7 S2 8809

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 70 of 1932. A BILL RESPECTING THE BERRY CREEK AREA. NOTE This Bill provides for the constitution of a Board with the powers of administering the affairs of an area more particularly described in the Bill and in the vicinity of Berry Creek. The provisions contained in this Bill are similar to those contained in a similar Act passed in 1927 with respect to the Tilley East Area. .R ANDREW SMITH, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as a partial explanation of some of its provisions.) BILL No. 70 of 1932.

An Act respecting the Berry Creek Area. ( Assented to ,1932.) 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 Berry Creek Area Act." 2.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power to constitute a Board consisting of such persons as may be from time to time appointed as members thereof by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and the Board so consti tuted shall be charged with the duty of administering the area described as follows, namely: All that tract of land comprising that part of Township 23 lying to the north of the Red Deer River, and all of Town ships 24 to 31, both inclusive, in Range 7; those parts of Townships 22 and 23 lying to the north of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 24 to 31, both inclusive, in Range 8; that part of Township 22, and all of Townships 23 to 31, both inclusive, in Range 9; those parts of Townships 21 and 22 lying to the north of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 23 to 33, both inclusive, in Range 10; that part of Township 21 lying to the north of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 22 to 33, both inclusive, in Range 11; that part of Township 21 lying to the north of the Red Deer HiveI', and all of Townships 22 to 33, both inclusive, in Range 12; that part Of Township 22 lying to the north of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 23 to 30, both inclusive, in Range 13; that part of Township 22 lying to the north-east of the Red Deer River; those parts of Town ships 23 and 24 lying to the north-east of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 25 to 30, both inclusive, in Range 14; those parts of Townships 24 and 25 lying to the north-east of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 26 to 28, both inclusive, in Range 15; those parts of Town ships 25 and 26 lying to the north-east of the Red Deer River, and all of Townships 27 and 28, in Range 16, and that part of Township 27 lying to the north-east of the Red Deer River, and all of Township 28, in Range 17, all west of the Fourth Meridian, in the Province of Alberta. 2 3.

The Lieutenant Gov~rnor in Council may from time to time- (

n) increase the said area by the addition of land for the time being not included therein or decrease the said area by the withdrawal of land for the time being included therein; (

b) close up road allowances; (

c) deal with any of the public lands within the district or any interest therein in such manner as may seem to be for the benefit of the residents of the said area; (

d) lease public lands within the area at such rentals, including taxes, as may seem advisable; (

e) arrange for the exchange of lands with any person or corporation, whether any such lands be within the area or not; (

f) set aside for community grazing any area within the said area; (

g) receive the money payable in respect of any leases granted by the Board, and to expend such part thereof as seems advisable for the betterment of the area, and without derogating from the general ity of the foregoing, for the purpose of investigating the means of water supply and for the purpose of procuring a water supply; (

h) arrange for the payment of the total debenture in debtedness of school districts within the said area, or such portion thereof as may be agreed upon with the debenture holders to be paid out of the revenue derived from the leases granted under the provisions of this Act; (

i) exercise upon the dissolution of any municipal dis trict within the area all the duties or rights imposed or conferred by law upon the council thereof im mediately prior to such dissolution, including the duty and right to continue all tax enforcement pro ceedings and all other proceedings to recover money due to such district; (

j) delegate any or all of the powers set out in para graphs (

d) to (

i) hereof, inclusive, to the said Board; and (

k) do all such matters and things and make such regu lations as may be deemed necessary or convenient for effecting the interest and purpose of this Act. 4. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. SECOND SESSION SEVENTH LEGISLATURE 22 GEORGE V 1932 BILL

An Act respecting the Berry Creek Area. Received and read the First time .................... . Second time ................... . Third time .................... . RON. MR. REID EDMONTON: W. D. McLEAN. KING'S PRINTER 1932 Title: 1932 (7th, 2nd) Bill 70,

An Act respecting the Berry Creek Area

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L7 S2 8809
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