Bill ID 4566 (Legislature 16, Session 1)

L16 S1 4566

Alberta — Bills

1968 Bill Pro 7 First Session, 16th Legislature, 17 Elizabeth II" THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTAI BILL Pre 7

An Act to Incorporate St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Vermilion MR. ELLS First Reading ............................................................. . Second Reading ........................................................ .. Third Reading .......... " .......... , ..................................... " Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

Preamble Incorpor ation Objects Bequests Buildings and equip ment BILL Pre 7 1968

An Act to Incorporate St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Vermilion (Assented to , 1968) '''THEREAS a petition has been presented by The Most Reverend Henri Routhier, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard - McLennan, to be created a cor poration by the name of "St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Ver milion": and

WHEREAS 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 the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.. The Most Reverend Henri Routhier, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard - McLennan, herein after referred to as the "Archdiocese" and each of his suc cessors in the Archdiocese, in communion with the Church of Rome, is hereby created a corporation with the name "St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Vermilion" for the herein after set out purposes and obj ects. 2.

The objects of the corporation are to carryon charit able works and activities consisting of the operation of hospitals, missions, convents, schools of nursing, novitiates and the like, to impart education and religious and other training, to care for the aged, skk and unfortunate, and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent activities. 3.

The corporation has power to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit of the corporation any real or personal estate and may nlort gage, lease, charge, encumber or dispose of it by sale, trans fer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwise. 4.

The corporation has power to acquire, erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings, and other improvements for the proper carrying on of its hospital, educational and other charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the ob jects in which the corporation may become engaged or occupied.

Powers Operation Branches Attorneys Use of funds Vacancy 5. The corporation m.ay, in addition to all other powers: (

a) borrow or obtain credit with or without security; (

b) obtain credit or borrow or raise or secure the pay ment of money by negotiable or other instruments including but not restricted to debentures deben ture stock, bonds, mortgages, or obligations charged upon all or any assets or revenue of the corporation, and may vary or extend all or any of such instruments, and may purchase, redeem, pay or repay all such credits, instruments or securities in whole or in part; (

c) invest its funds, or any portion thereof, either di rectly in the name of the corporation or indirectly in trust as it considers advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion thereof with or with out security; (

d) ensure or guarantee payment of any debt, loan, mortgage, bond or debenture issue, obligations or securities. 6. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain and sell the products of such activities provided it conforms to the laws of the Province of Alberta. 7. The corporation may have or establish and maintain any number of branches thereof to promote the objects of the corporation. 8. The corporation has the power to appoint one or more attorneys for such purposes as it thinks fit. 9.

The funds or credits of the corporation, whether re ceived as revenues, gifts, proceeds from borrowing, or from the disposal, charging or use of assets, or otherwise, shall be used and applied for the furtherance of all or any of the objects and activities in which the corporation may engage, the maintenance of its members, the exercise of its powers and for furtherance of works of charity or benevo lence. 10. All powers and authority of the corporation herein authorized to be exercised by the Archbishop may be exer cised in like manner by 2 (

a) the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese, or (

b) the Archbishop or ~ishop Auxiliary to the Arch bishop of the ArchdIOcese, or (

c) the Vicar General of the Archdiocese, or (

d) the member of the Clergy canonically elected or appointed to administer the affairs of the Arch diocese.

General laws Transfer of land Head office Accounting

Short title Coming into force 11. The powers herein granted are subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. 1~2.

Upon presentation to the Registrar of the proper land titles office of any transfer or other instrument where by any land or interest in land situated in Alberta is being transferred from La Corporation Episcopale Catholique Romaine de Grouard to the corporation hereby created, the Registrar may without fee, charge or tax therefor do all things necessary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation, subject to any limitations, en cumbrances or charges that are registered against the title thereof. 1:3.

The head office of the corporation shall be at the Town of McLennan, in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the Province as may from time to time be determined by by-law of the corporation. 14. The corporation shall at all times when called upon to do so by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of its property and affairs. 15. This Act may be cited as The St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Vermilion, Act. 16. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3 Title: 1968 (16th, 1st) Bill Pr7,

An Act to Incorporate St. Theresa Hospital, Fort Vermilion

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L16 S1 4566
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L16 S1 4566
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	45ada8cdd4cfd74daea740927ddc02ab70367b82

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