~V H E R E A s the persons hereinafter named. and others in the City of Calgary and vicinity in the Province o:f Alberta, ha·ve associated themselves together ror the establishment o:f a ~lub for social purposes~ A~ p f ~ E' R.E ~ s the said persons hereinafter named ~ave prayed to be incorporated by the name ·of "THE ~libto,JCt- o~'(]B• in the City of' calgary in the Province of Alberta, and it is eXPedient to grant their prayer. ?

T H E R E r o ~ l His Ma~esty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province o:f Alberta, enacts as :follows: J.. lrancis Xavier Stahle, Fritz Ahrens, Otto Frank, Oswald Nestler, Paul Bergmann, Chris Niemann oonz Gegenbauer, Robert w. Weber, Otto Haac, Otto Hough, A. H. Brttnsing, Henry Beahring, Alexander Dodds, Frederick Tetzer, Joseph Henrich, Edwards Dams, A .. Von Meolicki, Samuel A. Burroughs, William Olenman, Paul Berg, Carl Scholz, Dr. A. Estey, William Strock, E. w.

Burroughs, and all such other persons as now are, or hereafter shall become members of the said association shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate a.nd'politic, in . deed and in name, by the ruune .of •m HA~oue ctrJri3,• and by that name shaTl-nave perpe»ual succession and a eommon~)eal, and shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to be able and capable to p·urchase, acquire, hold, possess and en~oy, and to have, take: and to receive to them and their successors to and :for the actual use o:f the said corporation~ any lands, tenements, ..

2 hereditaments and real and immovable property anA •sstate situate_,lying and being within the said City of' Calgary, and the same to sell, alienate, exchange and otherwise dispose of' or incumber whatsoever the said corporation may deem 1 t proper so ·~o do~ and by the same name Jmay be, al:>l~ ... and capable" to · sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, ansel' and be answered unto in any ma.nne:r whatsoever. 2.- ~e constitution rules and !'egulations -touching the admin~tration of the said yorporation shall ' be formulated at a general meeting thereof called for r that purpose and of which ten daYI' s' notice shall be . 'I given;bY :public advertisement or otherwise, to all the members thereo~: and the constitution, ru1es and re~ations then adopted shall, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, have fUll force and effect in so far as the same shall not be inconsistent with the laws in force in the Province of Alberta and the provisions of this Act: Provided always that the said corporation may from time to time alter, repeal and change such constitution~ rules and regulations in the manner therein provided, any amendments so made to be sub~eot to the approval of' the Attorney General as aforesaid. 3.

The said co:rpara tion may' from time to time f borrow money, not to exceed in the whole the smn of fifteen ~ousand iollars ctrs,ooo),at such rate of' interest and u:pon such terms as they may deem proper: and llllay for such :purpose make, execute or issue any mortgage, bonds, debentures or other instruments, under the seal of' the said corporation, which bonds or debentures shall operate subject to any mortage given in part payment of th.e purchase money of real property acquired for a aite for

3 the club buildings or of the erection of such buildings and appurtenances thereto, as mortgages and charges against the lands and effects mf t~ said corporation J without registration; and each holder of any of th1B said debentures or bonds issued under the provisions of this

section shall be deemed to be a mortgagee and encumbrancee '. - pro ra1a with the other bolders thereof upon any interest in any real estate held by the said co~oration, and also upon any such interest in any policy or policies of insurance against loss or damage by fire effected 11pon the buildings owned by the corporation. 4. Any such mortgage, bond, debenture c:>r other instrument shall be signed by the president c)f the said corporation and countersigned by the secretary. 5. ;;:- The moneys authorized to be raised 1xnder

section 3 of this ~os shall be applied exclusively in the purchase of a site for the club buildings and in the purchase, improvemEmt or erection of a club house and dependencies thereon together with necessary furnitureor for the purchase of any freehold interest therein and in the payment of any mortgage or charge thereon and for the redemption of the said debentures and reissues as they become due respectively from time to time and at all times. s.

No member of the corporation shall be in any way liable for or chargeable with the payment C)f any debt or dema~ue by the said corporation beyond the extent of the entrance fee and -annual subscriptionfs remaining unpaid by said member, and for any unpaid account he may have incurred to the incorporation for articles ordered by him in said club or otherwise indebted to the clubJ and any member of the said club not so indebted to the said corporation may retire theref:l:•om

4 and will cease to be a member on giving notice to that effect in such form as may be required by the constitution, rules and regulations of the said club and thenceforth shall be free rrom liability for any debt or engagement of the corporation. '1. !he ·'said corporatidbl.shall~ have power to draw, make, accept and endorse all, c~eques, bills of exchange and promissory notes for the purpose of the said . ,. corporation under the hands of t~e president and secretary thereof or such ,other off'ic.ers as may be designated after ·au then t~i./ot' a colii!rlttee ·of the said corporation so to do, and in no; case:.shall lbt be necessary that the seal of' the corporation be affixed. to >~ : J any such bill or note, nor shall the}president or secretary be individually liable or responsible therefor: Provided that nothing herein contained shall b0 construed to authorize the corporation to issue notes or bills of exchange payable to bearer or intended to be circulated as money or as notes or bills of a bank.

B. Notwithstanding anythigg herein . . contained the said corporation shall have power to rent any portion of' the real estate held by the said corporation upon such terms and for such period as may be agreed upon. 9. !he club hereby constit~d shall be subject to all provisiorls f'or the inspection, control and regulation of' clubs in the province which may be hereafter passed by the Legislature. Title: 1908 (1st, 3rd) Bill 15,

An Act to Incorporate the Harmonie Club