Bill 29 (Legislature 2, Session 4)

L2 S4 10632

Alberta — Bills

BI~L No. 29lof 1Ul3.

An Act to lucorpurate 'l'he Qalgary St. Andrews Golf Club. (A ssenjted to 1913) W IlEREAS the persons h~einaf.ter named and others are a.~socia.ted togel.her as a Ch under the name uf "The Calgary ~t. .Andrews Golf Club" oo pr mote the physical welfnre of ib members and encourage the g Jes of golf, tennis, bowling and other games, hunting, or any ot er form of exerci::1e and for social ,purposes; and Whereas th~ said persons he[inafter named have prayed to be incorporated by the name of "'l' e Calgary St.

Andrews Golf Club" and it is expedient to grant thei prayer; Thooofore His Majesty, by a d with the ·advioo and consent of the Legislative Assembly of t Province of Alberta, enacts us follows: 1. William Tait White, Fre erick Searson, Samuel C. Boyd, John A. Brookbank, David J. Broomfield, David F. Davidson, David M. Stirton, Alexander elville Hogg, Stanle:y L. J onee, Sirlney H. McCulloch, P. Bran wayt Potts, John Reid, William H. Sellar and Thomas J.

Willi s, and such other persons as are now or shall hereafter become embers of the corporation to be hereby incorporated shall be a d are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by and un er the name of "The Calgary St.

Andr{lWS Golf Club," and by th t name shall have perpetual !SUC cession and a common seal and all have pDwer from time to time 11nd alt all times hereafter, to pu chase, acquire, hold, possess, lease and enjoy for t·hem and their s ccessors flor tJhe use and benefit of said corporation all lands, tenen ents, hereditaments, and real and movcahl·e woperty and estate s tuate whether within or without the limits of the City of Calgn y, and the same to sell, alienate, ;exchange, lea.~e u ud otherwil'·e d spose of or encumber whensoever the s:1id corporntion shall dem it proper so to do, and by the ~ame namo shall and may be nabled to sue ·and to be sued. to plead and to be impleaded, to a 1swer and to be anwsered unto in any ma.tter or cause whatsoever. 2. 'The mem her;,; of the corpo ·::tlion shall have the sole power to frame a constitution and to ma (e by-laws, rules and regulations for the management of the aff irs of the corporation, including the regulating of the allotment aud pri~e of stock, m.aking calls thereon, the payment thel'eof, nd the Issue and registration of ('ertifkatos of stock and forfeit e of stock for non-payment, the (lisposal of forfeited stock and of the proceeds thereof and the transfer of stoek, the declarati and payment of dividends, re gulating the issue of the Clu' shares of stock and fixing the qnnliflca,tions of persons who sh be competent to hold the ~arne, the manner in which the same shall be held and formalities re qui.sit·~ to n Yalid transfer there fl and the persons to whom they may be transferred.

The eon81:itution, rules, by-la s and regulations of the corpora tion shall be formulated at a neral meeting thereof called for that purpo~·e and of which at le st ten days' not•ice shall be given by public advertiecmcnt or oth rwise to all the members thereof. and the constitution, rules, tby-1 ws and regulations then adopted shall, subject to the approval o the Attorney General, have full force and effect in ::K~ far as the c shall not be inconsistent with the laws in forc:e in the Provi ce of Alberta and' the provisions of this Act: Provided always that the sa~d corporation may from time to time alter, repeal and change st ch constitution, rules and regula tions in the manner therein pr ·ided. 3.

The said corporation sh l have power to take over and acquire the assets, rights an franchises of The Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club at present e isting or any other club hereafter to be incorporated ha.ving obje s altogether or in part similar to those of this corporation, and to issue fully or partly paid up shares to the members of such other club for such assets, rights and franchittes and on snch ten s and conditions as may be agreed upon. 2 4.

The said corporation shaU have a capital of $100,000.00 divided into shares of $50.0 each, and only tho:se holdring at lenst one share in the said corp ation shall be members of the 11aid corporation in full standin . Such shares shall and are hereby vested in the several persor s to whom they shall 'be allotted, their legal representatives and ass gns, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and regula ons of the corporation : Provided, howev~n·, that the sa d club may by their rules and regulations allow others to bccom members with restricted privi lleges on such conditions as they tl ink fit. 5.

The said corporation may rom time to time borrow money at such ra:te of interest and upo such terms as they mcty Jeem proper, and may for such purp se make, execute or issue any mortgages, bonds or debentures r other instruments, under the seal of' the said <lOrporation, wh ch bonds or debentures shall operate su)Jject to any mortgage given in part payment of the purchase money of real property acquired for a site for th~ elub buildings,. or of the erection of s ch buildings and appurtell!lLnces thereto, as. mortgages and charg against the lands and effects of the said eqrporation without refd: tra.tion; :md each holder of any of the saiQ.1 debentures or. bonds, i ued un~r the. provisions of this

section shall be deemed to be a ort§agee and encumbrancer pro rat.¢ willh the oth.er holders there f :upon .any interest in any real estate.held by the said corporati n,:·and also upon any such in terest.in a:J!l.y poliqy or pol~cies of nsurance against loss or damage .byitire effected upon thehuildin owned by the.corporation. 6.

Said corporation s4all have ower to draw, make, accept and endorse all bills of exchange an promissory notes necessary for the purposes of the said corpor bon under the hands ot. such officers as.may be designated by e by-laws or constitution of the Dlub, ·and. in no case shall it b nooessary that the seal of the Cl)rporation shall be affixed to . h bill or note nor shall .,;uch officer ,jgning the same be liable r responsible therefor: Provided that nothing herein ntruned shall .be construed to authorize the corporation to is•me otes or bills of exchange payable 1o bearer or intended to he eire la.ted 'as money or as notes or bills of a bank. 7.

No member of the corpo-ra ion shall be <in any way liable for or ehargeable with the payrn nt of any debt or demand dn12 by the :·etid eorporation beyond t e amount unpaid on any shm·e or the munwl subscriptions remai iu,g unpaid by the said member or fur nny other indebt,cdness to t e Club, and any members of the ... a.irl Cluh not so inrlebted to the s id corporation may retire there fnml and eerr.~e to be a member o ceasing to be a holder of such .~hare and ou dving notice to t club in such form as may be .required by the con~titution an by-laws of the sajd club and heneeflorth shall be free from any liability for any debt or engage ment of the Ct)rp-oration. 8. 'l'he sai:d corporation shall~,ave full power to erect new lmildin.~s or improve their real estate, or rent ,any portion of E.Jme, and do all thiug8 necessa for the oarrying out of the objects of the said corporation. 9.

The persons na.med in S ion of this Act shall be the first board of management of the aid corporation with full power to adn.:inister the affaim thoceof ntil such time !lB other officer~ ar<) elected. 'l'he affairs of the cl b shall be managed by a board of twelve directors who shall be elected by the members at the annual meeting of the club and ho shall be styled the Board of Management, the number of dli ctors and their term of office being subject to change 'by the m mbers. 10. 'The club hereby constitutefshall be subject to all provisions for the inspection, oontrol and re lation of cluhs ion the province, which may hereafter be passed b the Legislature. 11. 'This Ac.t may be cited as "The Calgary St.

Andrews Golf Club A,ct." No. 29 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to Incorporate The Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club. Received and read the First time .................... . Second time . . . . . . . ........... . Third time .................. . L. 1\{. ROBERTS EDMONTO~: J. W. JEFFERY, Governn1ent Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 29,

An Act to Incorporate The Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S4 10632
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S4 10632
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3e111d4f6a3d6d2c764aa20442ce0b97807b8501

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