Bill 73 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10778

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 73 of 1912. (Assented to 1912.) HIS MAJ"ESTY, 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 u The Townsite and Subdivision Act."

INTERPRETATION. 2.

In this Act the word- (a) "Minister" shall m Minister. of Public Works; (b) "Key map" sha ap drawn to a stated scale and shall ow II of e proposed subdivision and its location 1ati e to the municipality within or nearest to ich · is ituate; it shall also show dis tinctly al the c rp ate limits of the said munici- pality d eire) ne-half mile apart of which the main ost offi in said municipality shall be the centr ., and on or more of which circles shall extend be nd and i c de the proposed subdivision. (c) "Municipality ' shall mean a city, town or village whether incorp~ted by special Act of the Province of Alberta or otherwise.

NO SALES BEFORE REGISTRATION. 3. No lots shall be sold under agreement for sale or other . wise according to any townsite or subdivision plan until after the same has been duly registered in the Land Titles Office ift. this prminee for the registration district in which the land shown on said plan is situate. SIZE OF LOTS SALE.~PS. 5.

The original of every ma r plan used in soliciting sales of any property sh n ther either in a newspaper advertise ment otherwis shall certified by an Alberta land sur veY- and sha incl e a "key map"; it shall also show s cient topo p to ~ indicate the nature of the round and 11 ills, raVines, water-courses and sloughs; before any s es rc made therefrom, said original shall be filed with the mi er, and every map used in soliciting sales of said proper shall be an exact and true copy of the said original.

2 NEW TOWN SITES. 6. No plan of ~bdivision of a proposed new townsite shall include a subdiVided area of more than eighty acres. 7. No plan~ubdivision of any proposed addition to a town- site shall be 'stered until at least one hundred people are resident upo e · sajd townsite:~ 8. No ~I n f subdivision of a proposed new townsite on any existi o roposed line of railway shall be registered until the siding w · h is to serve the said new townsite has been definitely fi d, and approved by the minister. 9.

En of subdivision of a proposed new townsite not on an ! isting or proposed line of railway shall be registered until 1cient evidence is submitted to satisfy the minister that the p ·oposed subdivision is in the public interest. SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN OR NEAR EXISTING MUNICIPALITIES. 10. No plan of proposed subdivision purporting to be an addition, annex or suburb of a village or town shall be regis tered until all the land contained in the proposed subdivision is included within the limits of said village or town. 11.

No plan of proposed subdivision purporting to be an addition, annex or suburb of any city of 20,000 inhabitants or under shall be registered unless all the land containf'd in the proposed subdivision lies within one mile of the corporate limits of the said city. 12. No plan of proposed subdivision purporting to be an addition, annex or suburb of a city of more than 20,000 in habitants shall be registered unless all the land contained in the proposed subdivision lies within two miles of the corporate limits of said city. 13.

When the land shown in the plan of a proposed subdivision is situate within the limits of any municipality or withia t\YO miles thereof the minister may require a report from the council of the municipality setting forth whether or not in its opinion the placing of the proposed subdivision on the market for sale is in the public interest. 14. Nothing in Sections 10 to 13 hereof shall apply to sub divisions into lots or blocks of an area of five acres or more each. · GENERAL PROVISIONS. 13.

Every plan of subdivision shall show a reservation for a park and recreation grounds of an area equal to at least five per cent. of the total area subdivided; Provided that the minister may approve or plans without such reservation where the total area subdivided is less than ten acres; upon registration of any plan showing any such reservation the reserved area· shall vest in His Majesty for the use of the Province. 16.

No plan of any townsite or subdivision of any land shall be registered until the minister has certified thereon that all the provisions of this Act and of any other Act or regulations with reference to registration of plans have been complied with.

3 17. Should any of the provisions of any other Act or of any regulations heretofore passed or made conflict with or be repug nant to any of the provisions of this Act then in every such case this Act shall prevail. PENALTIES • . 18. Any person who sells any Jots contrary to the provisions of

section 3 of this Act shall be liable on

summary conviction before two justices of the peace to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100 and costs for every lot so sold, and all such sales shall be absolutely null and void at the option of the purchaser. 19. Any person who uses a. map or plan not in accordance with the provisions of

section 5 of this Act shall be liable on sum mary conviction before two justices of the peace to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and costs or to imprison ment for a. term not exceeding six months, or both and such penalty shall be without prejudice to any action which may be taken against him by any individual for misrepresentation or fraud, and all sales so made shall be declared absolutely null aud void at the option of the purchaser.

No. 73 THIRD SESSION 2 GEORGE V 1912 BALL A\A~-t- r.R-~: ~ Surv~ Regisrati - ;- ~ - -~~. -~ -ToW"fisite and ub s1o .. ropert1es Received and Jllead· the ..... t" --'·lrst- nne ._. ........ -~. ----~- - Second time _ _ ... _ .. ,. ..... ~ . , .. Third: time •. =- __ ••.••••••••••••• EDMONTON: JA1\IES E. RICHARDs, Government Printer ·\.D. 1912 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 73,

An Act to regulate the Survey, Registration and Sale of Townsite and Subdivision Properties

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10778
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Volume / chapter	L2 S3 10778
Language	en
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