Bill 88 (Legislature 6, Session 1)

L6 S1 9257

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 88 of 1927.

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals Act (Municipalities) . (Assented to , 1927.) HIS MAJESTY, 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 "The Domestic Animals Act (Municipalities) Amendment Act, 1927." 2. The Domestic Animals Act (Munici]!ulit'ies), being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1923, is amended as to

section thereof, by striking out subsection (4) and by substituting therefor the following: "( 4) For the purpose Of any such <by-law a person who holds the land in question either in freehold or as a lessee of patented land for a year at least ata rent which can reasonably be considered the full annual value of such land, or occupies land under an agreement for sale or by virtue of a homestead entry, and only such persons, shall be deemed to own the land." 3.

Section of the said Act is amended by inserting therein after the word "pound" the words "within the municipality in which such animal is captured." < 4.

Section of the said Act is amended- (

n) as to subsection (1) thereof by adding at the end thereof the following: "and if damages are claimed he shall at the same time deposit with the pound keeper the sum of two dollars as security for the cost of any investigation under subsection (4) of this section'" < , (

b) as to subsection (4) thereof by inserting after the word "damages" the words "and shall as a condi tion to such appeal deposit with the council the sum of two dollars as security for the cost of any in· vestigation" ; (

c) by adding at the end thereof the following subsec· tion: "( 5) The councilor a committee of the council up~:m con ducting an investigation on any appeal shall be entitled to charge a fee of two dollars, which shall belong to the general revenue of the district, and may order that the deposit of either party to the appeal be applied for that purpose, and that any other deposit be returned to the party making the same, provided that if no investigation is held no fee shall be chargeable and the said deposits shall be returned to the persons making the same." 5.

Section of the said Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "together with a deposit of the sum of two dollars as security for the cost of an investi gation upon an appeal." G.

Section 58a is added to the said Act immediately after

section 58, as follows: "58a.-

(1) A council may with the consent in writing of the Minister by by-law provide for the holding of a round up of all horses and cattle unlawfully running at large in the municipality and may further provide that a charge of one dollar may be made in respect of each such animai rounded up, and that after the expiration of forty-eight hours from the completion of the round-up all such animals as may have been rounded up and shall not then have been claimed shall be deemed to be impounded and shall be dealt with and disposed of under the provisions of this Act. "

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to time prescribe rules and regulations governing and regu lating all or any round-ups under this section." 7. This Act shall come into force on ................. . No. 88. FIRST SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The D~mestic Animals Act (Municipalities). Received and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. REID. EDMONTON: W. D. McLEAN, ACTING KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1927 Title: 1927 (6th, 1st) Bill 88,

An Act to amend The Domestic Animals Act (Municipalities)

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S1 9257
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L6 S1 9257
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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