Bill 48 (Legislature 4, Session 2)

L4 S2 10190

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 48 of 1919.

An Act to amend The Public Utilities Act. (A.~sented to ' 1919.) HIS MA.TERTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of A1berta, enacts as follows: · The Publ·ic Utilities Act, being

chapter G of the Rtatutcs of Alberta, HH5, is hereby amended aR follows:

Section 48: By adding thereto the following Ruh Rection: "

(2) Any application, petition, matter or com}'laint over which the board has jurisdiction under this Aet or any other Act may be heard by a Ringle member of the hoard who, after such hearing, shall 1'eport his finding,s to the board, and the board may thereupon deal with the npplication, petition, mn,tt<•r or complaint as if such h~arinp; had heel! before the full hoard."

Section 86a: By adding to clause the followillK words: ·II and may direct that such lands he taxed at a less<>r rate than that adopted g.:.merally throughout the city, town or village, and may fix a maximum rate at whieh such land may bn taxed and for such time as the hoard may determine, and may direct that such land shall be liable to pay to the city, town or village a certain inerement i.n value npo11 (~nch R1Jhscqnent sale thNcof, Ruch increment nml the md.hod of nnymeut thereof i.o hn fixed by t.lw hoard." And hy udding t.herct.l• the following subsections: " ( 4) \V1lCre from the numlwr of ayrplications for separa tion from the limits of a city, tow:tl 01' village, or from nw evidenne adduced at the hmtrin~ of any applic:n.tion th' bonnl iR of the opinion that l'ome general plan FhHIId IJI' ndopted, r~overing lands eomillg within thP provil'ions of the first eluuw~ hereof, so that all such lands rnny he dcnlt with by the board, whetl·,er included in any applkntimts before it or not, the l)oa.:nl mn>' upon giving sueh not.i<'<' to a1! parties int.Prested a,; to it sc-:~ms proper- " (

a) Withdr~mr from the limits of the city, tow!l or village, any land, whether included in any applicnt.ion befom it or not, upon Hur.h terms and conditions as tl:P board may hy order provide: 2 "(

b) Direct that any land shall remain within the limits of the city, town or village, awl ma.y (lireet that in such ease the city, town or villa•.;c shall assess said land upon such basis or principle of assessment that may to the board seem proper, and for such tim~~ as the hoard may ddcrmiJH~, and may direct that such lands be taxerl at a lesser rate than that adopted ge:ne:rally throug;hm1t the city, town or village, and may fix a maximum rate at whieh s1wh lands may be taxed and for such time as the hoanl may determine; "(

c) Direct that either in the case of land separated hy order of the honnl from ihe limits of the city, town or village, or wbcre la:wl is din~ctcd to remain within :-;ueh limits, S'.teh ln,n(l sball he liable for the payment of n portion of the inerease in value on each sale subseque11t to the hoard's o:r;dcr, and may fix the basis upon which SlH~h payment ~;_, to be arrived at, and the mode of eollceting or providing 'for the payment to the city, town or villnp:e of s11eh increase; "(

d) Require the city, town or village to prepare a map or plan of the whole city, town or village, showing cuch

section and subdivision, nnd containing such information and particulars of streets, pavements, sidewalks, water and sewer mains, eleetri(~ light and street railway lineR, the nmnhcr and class of buildings in the locality, the areas thnt arc served by the public utilities of the city, town or village, and any other information the board may require; "(

e) Where the board ifl of the opinion tha.t it is ndviRahle to adopt a plan such as is referred to in this section, it may, notwithfltanaing anything in the first clause of this section, deal with parcels of land less than twenty ::wre13 in extent or lund which is still subdivided, but it may make special terms and conditions in regard to such land as it thinks H,dvisahle; "(

f) Where land is separated from the limits of any city, town or village under the provisions of this

section it shall notwithstanding such separation continue liable for the nayrn,~nt of any debenture indebtedne:-m of the city, town or village incurred prior to the date of the order of separa tion in the same manner as if such separation had not taken place; - "(

g) No reduction in the rate of taxation in any order made by the board shall affect the right of the city, town or village to levy and collect the debenture rate necessary to meet the payment of any debenture indebtedness incurred prior to the date of the Board's order. "

(5) Any terms or conditions contained in a:ny order under this

section shall ha-v-e the flame effect as a covenant numing with the land a:nd shall be hindin~ upon each owner during his ownership, and a copy of any order under this

section may be registered in the land titles office of the hmd registration .district in which the land is situate." No. 48. SECOND SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The Public Utilities Act. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . HoN. A. G. MAcKAY. EDMONTON: J. W. Jzrn:aT, Kmo'a l'aufTml A. D.llllll Title: 1919 (4th, 2nd) Bill 48,

An Act to amend The Public Utilities Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S2 10190
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S2 10190
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3e1022a8d431c5e582b870bb8fa018fa8f565e16

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