Bill ID 3614 (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3614

Alberta — Bills

1984 BILL PR 6 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PR 6 CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SEMINARY ACT MR. SZWENDER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent ...

BiU PR 6 Mr. Szwender

Definitions Incorporation BILL PR 6 1984 CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SEMINARY ACT (Assented to , 1984)

WHEREAS the Lutheran Church-Canada was incorporated by Act of the Parliament of Canada on the 4th day of June, 1959; and

WHEREAS the Church is operating a Seminary in the City of Edmonton under the name of Concordia Lutheran Seminary; and

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 In this Act, (a) "Board" means the Board of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary; (b) "Corporation" means the body corporate created by this Act under the name Concordia Lutheran Seminary; (c) "teaching staff" means the professors, associate profes sors, assistant professors, lecturers, instmctors and all others engaged in the work of teaching, giving instmction or carrying out research on behalf of the Seminary. 2 Reverend Roger Winger of Kitchener, Ontario, Mr.

Curtis Stei- man of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Reverend Milford Murray of Saska toon, Saskatchewan, Reverend Roy Holm of Regina, Saskatchewan, Mr. Gary Gabert of Bruderheim, Alberta, Reverend Edwin Lehman of Edmonton, Alberta and Reverend Cari Wolski of Edmonton, Alberta and such other persons as are from time to time appointed to be members of the Board, as hereinafter provided, are hereby constituted and established a body corporate under the name of Con cordia Lutheran Seminary.

Powers 3 The Corporation (

a) has perpetual succession; (

b) shall have a common seal, with power to change, alter, break and renew same when and so often as it thinks proper; (

c) may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded with, answer and defend in all courts and places whatsoever; (

d) may acquire by gift, purchase, devise, bequests, transfer or otherwise, property of every nature and have, hold, possess, enjoy, take and receive the same for the general uses and pur poses of the Corporation; (

e) may from time to time, give, sell, exchange, convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, encumber, demise or otherwise dis pose of all or any of the property of the Corporation or any interest therein; (

f) may borrow, raise or secure the payment of money for any of the purposes of the Corporation in such manner as it deems expedient; (

g) has all the other powers and privileges and immunities vested by law in a corporation, necessary or proper for the carrying out of its objects. Objects 4 Yi^g objects of the Corporation are: (

a) to recmit and train pastors, and other professional church workers for service within the Lutheran Church, and provide opportunity for their continuing growth; (

b) to conserve and promote unity within the Lutheran Church; (

c) to strengthen congregations and their members in giving bold witness by word and deed to the love and work of God, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit and extend that Gospel witness into all the world; (

d) to do all such things as may be incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the above objects. Income and Property 5(1) All income and property of the Corporation shall be applied toward the furtherance of the objects of the Corporation, and no portion of such income or such income or property shall be paid or transferred or be made available directiy or indirectiy for the benefit of any member or members of the Corporation.

Liability Board of Regents Powers of Board

(2) If upon the winding up or dissolution of the Corporation there remains, after satisfaction of all of its debts, liabilities and obliga tions, any property or assets whatsoever, the same shall not be paid or distributed generally among the members, but it shall be paid or transferred to Lutheran Church-Canada, or in the event such organ ization, or a legal successor thereto, no longer exists or does not wish to receive the property or assets, to such other charitable organ ization in Canada the objects of which, in the opinion of the Board of Regents, most closely resemble those of the Corporation. 6 The liability of the members is limited. 6(1) The Corporation shall be managed and administered by a goveming Board of Regents of not more than 12 members.

(2) The first Board shall be the persons named in

section 2.

(3) The Board shall by by-law prescribe the terms of office and method of election, appointment, replacement and retirement of members of the Board subject to the provisions of this Act.

(4) The Board shall by by-law prescribe the procedure to be adopted regarding the calling and conduct of meetings. 8(1) The conduct, management and control of the Corporation and its property, revenues, business and affairs are vested in the Board and the Board has all the powers necessary or convenient to perform its duties and achieve the objects and purposes of the Cor poration, including, without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing, the power (

a) to appoint and to remove and to fix the number, duties, salaries and other emoluments of officers, teaching and admin istrative staff and any other employees, servants or agents; (

b) to make rules goveming the educational policy, the admis sion of students, the curriculum and any other matter whatsoever in connection with the operation of the Corporation; (

c) to appoint an executive committee and such other com mittees of the Board as it deems advisable and to delegate to any such committee any of its powers; (

d) to enact such by-laws, regulations and orders as are deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and from time to time to amend, alter or repeal the by-laws, regulations and orders, or any of them, as the Board deems fit and proper.

(2) The

interpretation of objects and the exercise of powers by the Board in the areas of policy, procedure, management and operations shall be subject to the constitution and by-laws of Lutheran-Church Canada now or hereafter in force.

Investment of funds 9 The funds of the Corporation not immediately required for its purposes and the proceeds of all property that come into the hands of the Board, subject to any tmst or tmsts affecting same, may be invested and re-invested in such investments as the Board deems advisable.

Transfer of land Accounting 10 Upon presentation to the Registrar of the North Alberta Land Registration District of any transfer or other instmment whereby any land or interest in land is being transferred from the Lutheran Church- Canada to the Seminary hereby created, the Registrar may without fee or charge therefor do all things necessary to vest the land or interest therein in the name ofthe Seminary, subject to any encumbr ances or charges as may be registered. 11 The Corporation shall at all times when called upon so to do, render an account in writing of its property and affairs to the Lieu tenant Govemor in Council. 12 The powers herein provided shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province.

In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives RoyalAssent. Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill Pr6, Concordia Lutheran Seminary Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S2 3614
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Volume / chapter	L20 S2 3614
Language	en
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