Bill 79 (Legislature 2, Session 4)

L2 S4 10684

Alberta — Bills

B[LL No. 79 of 1913.

An Act Respecting Cp-operative Associations. ~ ssented to 1913) HIS MAJESTY, by and ith the advice and consent of Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:- SHORjr TITLE. 1. This Act may be citedl as "The Co-Operative Associa- Bhortjt:itl• tiom Act." 2. "Registrar"shall mea~ the Registrar of Joint Stockrntet-fretation Companies for the 'Province f Alberta; "Association shall mean any Association incorporated under this Act. 3.

The registrar shall hav}and exercise the powers by this Pow·t"r Act granted to such regist ar, and shall receive all fees ~"j~ ~~r payable to him, and shall ave all the powers given him~~! "'"i•• and perform all the dutie prescribed by this Act with reference to any association . .f.

Any seven or inore p rsons who desire to associate Proc~ure themselves together as an ncorporated association under r~~: ~ration this Act, for the purpose of arrying on any labor, or fulfill- ~lo~n ~~~:•a ing the requirements of any contract or undertaking this ct by or on behalf of laborers, r for the purpose of conducting and carrying on any co-oper tive store or business, whether wholesale or retail, may, in the presence of a witness, sign in duplicate and cause to be led in the office of the registrar a memorandum of associati n in writing (to which shall be attached an affidavit verify ng the signatures) in the form mentioned in

schedule A to this Act, or to the same effect, together with a copy of the ules or by-laws agreed upon for the regulation, government nd management of the associa- tion, signed by such persons espectively.

(2) The signatures to the ules or by-laws shall be verified ~~er!~!'!~~e• by the affidavit of a subscri · g witness thereto.

(3) The said rules or by- aws shall contain provisions in respect of the following matt rs: (

a) Mode of convenin general and special meetings, and of altering rule or by-laws; (

b) Provisions for the dit of accounts; (

c) Power and mode withdrawal of members, and provisions for the laims of executors or admini strators of member ; (

d) Mode of applicatio of profits; {

e) Appointment of tr stees, i}l number three, five or seven, whose dutie shall be to conduct and manage all the business of the association and who shall appoint a chairm and secretary, and, if they deem it advisable a manager or managers and other officers whose resp ctive duties they shall define

2 and whose remurj.eration they shall fix; filling any vacancy that frdm any cause may occur on the trustee board.

(4) It shall be the duty f the registrar to carefully peruse the said rules and by-law and, if considered workable, to receive and file the same nd the memorandum of associa tion, otherwise to return t m to the subscribers. (.5) Upon the filing of th memorandum of association andfi~o~;:" rules, or by-laws as afore aid, and payment of the proper ~ed fees, the subscribers to th said memorandum of association shall become a body corpo te by the name therein described, having perpetual successio and a common seal, with power to sue and be sued, plead nd be impleaded, in all courts in the province, and to hold uch lands as are required for the carrying on of the busines of the association.

(6) The registrar shall · dorse upon the duplicate memo- ~Vo<l,;,~<;.:t~~" randum of association, an upon a duplicate of the rules or by-laws, certificates of t e originals having been filed in his office, with the date f filing; and every such indorse- ment shall be prima facie e idence of the facts stated therein, and of the incorporation the association.

(7) The registrar shall use the memorandum of associa- ~~f~uestion tion mentioned in schedul A to this Act to be advertised for~~~~~~ four weeks, at the expense of the association, in The Alberta oCiat•on Gazette, and shall, at the time of filing, receive the charges provided for such advertis g in

schedule E to this Act.

(8) All rules or by-laws f the association may be repealed, :~~~"w~~d altered or amended by ot er rules or by-laws passed at any r ea~ t. meeting of the association specially called for that purpose, : ~noren or at any annual meeting when at least thirty days' notice of such intention to repea , alter, or amend such by-laws or rules has been given; pro ided that no new rule or by-law, Pf"viso or amended rule or by-la , shall have any force or effect until a copy thereof, prov d by the affidavit of the chairman or secretary of the board of trustees to be a true copy, of the rule or by-law, or rule· or by-laws, passed by the associa- tion at a meeting specially called for the purpose of consider- ing the same, has been re eived and after perusal has been found workable and has b en filed by the registrar. 5.

No association sha 1 be registered under a name ~fference identical with that by w . ch any other existing association r :-;~sting has been registered, or so early resembling such name as to" soOlatlOns be likely to deceive the m mbers or the public, and the word "Limited" shall be the la word in the name of any associa-1· imited" tion registered under this ct. I st word 6. Any memorandum ~f association so to be filed may ead designate any one or mor places where the business is to be o ce etc. carried on, but shall de ignate where the head office or principal place of busines of the association shall be. 7.

A member of an as~ociation · incorporated under this $umb"{ or Act may have shares th rein to an amount mentioned in" ah:id 'h~· any by-law of the associ tion, but no member shall have" member more than one vote. 8. The rules or by-la~ of every association under this ¢w rules Act shall bind the assoc· tion and the members thereof to d member• the same extent as if eac member had subscribed his name and affixed his seal there , and there were in such rules or

3 by-laws a covenant on the part of himself, nis heirs, execu tors and administrators, to conform to such rules or by-laws subject to the provisions of this Act. (

a) Al~ moneys payable by a member to an association ~~b~i" under this Act shall be a d bt due from such member to the association, and shall be re overable as such in the District Re<jomy of Court of the district in wh" ,h the head office of the associa- tion is situate, or in that of he district in which such member resides, at the option of th association. (

b) Every association un er this Act shall have a lien on Lief of ehare• the shares of any membe for any debt due to it by him, and may set-off any sum credited to the member thereon in or towards payment of ch debt. SHARES! AND CALLS. 9. The capital of every ar.somation under this Act shall be ~·tmination in shares of such denominatJion as may be mentioned in such o ' .... rules or by-laws. . 10.

The shares may be p f1ble by i~stalments, not exceed- ~~1~~.joW.ta. mg twenty per cent. at such t1mes and m such manner as may be mentioned in the rules r by-laws; but no member shall be entitled to draw more t an his proportion of interest on the paid-up portion of his hares, and shares shall not be transferable unless the r les provide for their transfer. Members may from time t time withdraw upon such terms Wi~11lrawai as may be specified in the r les or by-laws; and the associa- tion may repurchase shares wld by any member. 11.

The liability of the areholders shall be limited, that Lfabillity is to say: No shareholder n any association under this Act a "l'"r•• shall be in any manner liabl for or charged with the payment of any debt or demand du by the association beyond the amount remaining uncalle and unpaid of the face value of his share or shares subsc ibed for; and any shareholder having fully paid up the a aunt of his said share or shares shall be absolved from all fu ther liability. 12. All elections shall be py ballot, and each member shall Ele~tiions be entitled to one vote only.l 13.

In case it happens t any time that an election of ~~t!:~:I~ trustees is not made on t e day designated in the rules or on !Proper day by-laws of the association hen it ought to have been made, the association shall not fo that reason be dissolved, but an election may be held on a y other day in such manner as may be provided for in the rules or by-laws, or at a general meeting of the members o be specially called for that purpose, due notice being iven of such election as in the rules provided for calling a general meeting; and all acts of trustees, until their succes ors are appointed, shall be valid and binding.

DUTIES AND OBLIG~TIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS. 14. With respect to the Qluties and obligations of associa- ~~ties_and tions under this Act, the I following provisions shall have 0 jl!l•uons effect:-

(1) Every association shll- (

a) Have a head office o which all communications and H••d office notices may be ad resscd, and at which all process

may be served, and lsend to the registrar notice of the situation of such office, and of every change therein; (

b) Paint or affix, and keep painted or affixed, its=:ia~on name on the outsi of every office or place in which the business o the association is carried on, in a conspicuous pla e, in letters easily legible; and have its name engra en in legible characters on its seal; and have its n me mentioned in legible char- acters in all notice , advertisements, and other official publications f the association, and in all bills of exchange, p missory notes, indorsements, cheques, and orders or money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of such association, and in all bills of parcels invoices, receipts, and letters of credit of the asso ·ation; (

c) At the close of ever year submit its accounts for !~Jft"t· audit to two or mor persons appointed as the rules or by-laws of the ass iation provide, who shall have access to all the boo s and accounts of the associa- tion, and shall exami e the general statement of the receipts and expendi ures, funds and effects of the association, and veri y the same with the accounts and vouchers relatin thereto, and shall either sign the same, as found by them to be correct, duly vouched, and in ace rdance with law, or specially report to the associa ion in what respect they found any entry or accoun incorrect, unvouched, or not in accordance with I w; (

d) In the month of Jan ary in every year send to the Annua1 return registrar a general statement (to be called the annual return) of he receipts and expenditure, funds and effects the association as audited, which shall show parately the expenditure in respect of the severa objects of the association, and shall be made out and inclusive of the thirty- first day of Decemb then last past, and shall state the name, address a d calling or profession of each such auditor, and t e manner in which, and the authority under w ch, he is appointed, and to- gether therewith sh ll send a copy of the auditor's report; (

e) Allow any member person having an interest in~f~o"~J~"n the funds of the asso iation to inspect the books and by me¥'bers the names of the me hers at all reasonable times, at the head office of t e association, or at any place where the same are kept, subject to such regula- tions as to the time and manner of such inspection as may be made fro time to time by the general meetings of the as ciation, except that no such member or person, nless he be an officer of the association, or be s cially authorized by a resolu- tion thereof, shall h ve the right to inspect a loan or deposit account f any other member without the written consent f such member; (

f) Supply gratuitously to every member or person Ann~~ ret~re:; interested in the f ds of the association on his~ e oupp application, a copy f the last annual return of the association for the ti e being i (~;) Keep a copy of the ast balance sheet for the time :,aaa~ij~:,~eet being, together _wit the !eport of th.e auditors, f:~~t ~ always hung Up lll conspiCUOUS place lll the head conopi uously office of the associat on.

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(2) It shall _be an offence !against this Act if any associa- :~:jtutes twn under th1s Act- offen~e" (

a) Fails to give any n tice, send any return or docu ment, or do, or all w to be done, any act or thing which the associa ion is by this Act required to give, send, do allow to be done; (

b) Wilfully neglects o refuses to do any act, or to furnish any inform tion required for the purposes of this Act by the egistrar, or other person auth orized under this ct, or does any act or thing forbidden by this ct; (

c) Makes a return, or wilfully furnishes information, . in any respect fal or insufficient. (

a) Every offence by an ssociation under this Act shall oge:f""· by be deemed to have been a so committed by every officer ;.,,;:;,pued of the same bound by t rules thereof to fulfill the duties whereof such offenc is a breach, or if there be no such officer, then by ea h of the trustees, unless such member or trustee be prov d to have been ignorant of or to have attempted to pr ent the commission of such offence; and every act an default under this Act con stituting an offence, if con inucd, shall constitute a new offence in every week durin which the same continues.

(4) Every return and ot er document required for the~';~~· purposes of this Act shall b made in such form, and shall contain such particulars, the registrar requires and prescribes.

(5) All documents by t1s

section required to be sent Re111itrar'• to the registrar shall be dep sited with the rules or by-laws~,:::; t'>~ of the association to whic the same respectively relate, docu ents and shall be registered or ecorded by the registrar, with such observations thereon, i any, as he shall sec fit. PRivJILEGES. lo.

A member of an asso iation not being under the age No~m ~~tion f. · t b 't' d h" h d d 1' dol t nsferree o six een years, may, y w 1 1ng un er IS an , e 1vere ?' Bh r"• at or sent to the head offi e of the association, nominate d':..:'n e or any person not being an offi er or servant of the association, unlE'-SS such officer or serva t is the husband, wife, father, mother, child, brother, sistc , nephew or niece of the nom- inator, to whom his shares i the association shall be trans- ferred at his decease, and ay from time to time revoke or vary such nomination b writing under his hand, sim- ilarly delivered or sent, but not otherwise; and every such association shall keep a b ok wherein the names of all Book! to persons so nominated shall be regularly entered, and the be k<jPio shares comprised in any s ch nomination shall be trans- ferable to the nominee, alth ugh the rules of the association declare its shares to be gen rally not transferable; and on receiving satisfactory proof of the death of a nmninator the trustee shall either tra fer the shares in manner dir- ected on such nomination, r pay to every person entitled thereunder the full value o his interest at their option.

(2) If any member of an ssociation entitled at his death To~""' to an interest in the associa ion dies intestate, and without t,~i~ in having made any nominatio under this Act_, which remains case 1 death unrevoked at his death, su h interest shall be transferable or payable without letters f administration to or among the persons who appear to majority of the trustees upon such evidence as they may eem satisfactory, to be entitled by law to receive the same.

(3) Whenever the trus ees, after the decease of any Trt•f•r to u,oh member, make any pay ent or transfer to any persOnpe nvslid who at the time appears t them to be entitled under this section, the payment or tr nsfer shall be valid and effectual against any demand rna e upon the eomm.ittee or the association by any other erson. ( 4) Where a member or erson claiming through a member ~~~b;r of of an association is insane, and no committee of his estate or trustee of his propert has been duly appointed, the association may, when it ·s proved to the satisfaction of the trustees that it is just and expedient so to do, pay the amount of the shares, loan and deposits belonging to such member or person to any person whom they shall judge proper· to receive the sa e on his behalf, whose receipt shall be a good discharge to the association for any sum so paid.

(5) A person under the age of twenty-one, but above:io~!".:ler the age of sixteen, may e a member of an association unless ·provision be made in the rules or by-laws thereof to the contrary, and may, subject to the rules or by-laws of the association, enjoy al the rights of a member (except as herein provided), and e ecute all instruments, and give all acquittances necessary to be executed or given under the rules or by-laws, but shall not be a member of the committee, trustee, mana r, or treasurer of the associa- tion.

(6) A promissory note or bill of exchange shall be deemed Pr~r. 850ry to have been made, accept d, or indorsed on behalf or any ~f~o:f:~on association under this Act if made, accepted or indorsed in the name of any such ssociation, or by or on behalf or account of the associat on by any person acting under authority of the associatio .

(7) Any register or list o members or shares kept by any:;;;~·~~~. ~sociation under this Ac shall b~ prima facie evidence:; ~~~;!1 m any court of any of t e followmg partwulars entered the ein therein: (

a) The names, ad sses and occupations of the members, the nu ber of shares held by them respectively, the umbers of such shares, if they are distinguished by numbers, and the amount paid, or consider d as paid, on any such share; (

b) The date at whic the name of any person, com pany or associati n was entered in such register or list as a memb (

c) The date at whic any such person, company or association ceased to be a member. CO:tfTRACTS. 16. Contracts on behalf of any association under this Corjtraots Act may be made, varied discharged as follows: (

a) Any contract wh ch, if made between private By ~eoia.l persons, would be y law required to be in writing to and under seal, ay be made on behalf of the association in ting under the common seal of the association and may in the same manner be varied or disc ged; (

b) Any contract wh ch, if made between private Simi" ts persons, would e by law required to be in :~e e • writing signed b the persons to be charged ~t ~te therewith, may b made on behalf of the asso- by • atute

7 ciation in writ~· g by any person acting under the express or i plied authority of the association, and may in th same manner be varied or dis charged; (

c) Any contract ~ich, if made between private ~~:&~cot• persons, would e by law valid, though made by parol only, and ot reduced into writing, may be made on behalf of the association by a writing not under seal, · gned by any person acting under the express or mplied authority of the associa- tion; (

d) A signature pumr rting to be made by a person.f!;gnft\ture holding any offi e in the association shall, prima cf " eer facie, be taken t be the signature of a person hold ing, at the time hen the signature was made, the office so stated. And all contracts which~may be or have been made, varied or discharged according1 o the provisions herein contained, shall, so far as concerns t e form thereof, be effectual in law and binding on the associ tion, and all other parties thereto. PROPEJlTY AND FUNDS. 17. With respect to t~e property and funds of associa- ~""ociations tions under this Act, th~ following provisions shall have ay effect:-

(1) An association ma (if its rules do not direct other- ~old ""'d • ) h ld h k 1 . • •.l With l&n w1sc o , pure ase, or t e on ease 1n 1ts own name any land and may sell, excha ge, mortgage, lease or build upon the same, and no purcha er, assignee, mortgagee or tenant shall be bound to inquir as to the ·authority for any such sale, exchange, mortgage or lease by the association, and the receipt of the associ tion shall be a discharge for all moneys arising from or n connection with such sale, ex- change, mortgage or leas

(2) The rules may pro\ ·de for the advancing of money by ~dvanc1, the association to member· on the security of real or personal ::.:;i •• cunty property.

(3) An association rna , if its rules so allow, invest any 1 , •• tin part of its capital in the shares or on the security of any" o.re• other association or corp ration registered under this Act, or under any Act relati g to Joint Stock Companies for the time being in force n this province, or incorporated by Statute; provided th , no such investment be made in the shares of any associa ion or corporation other than one with limited liability; an an association so investing may make such investment in its registered name.

(4) Any other body orporate, may, if its regulations ther . permit, hold shares by it, corporate name in an association. :o~~~i~; under this Act. • shar••

(5) The profits of the +-ssociation may be applied to any :Cftlis it• lawful purpose. ><fully

(6) A receipt under the hand of the chairman of the board stisraction f mortgage of trustees of any associa ion under this Act, countersigned ~~~~ther by the secretary, in the f m contained in

schedule B to this Act, or in any form speci ed by the rules of the association, or any

schedule thereto, for all moneys secured to such association by any mort age or other assurance, indorsed upon or annexed to such ortgage or other assurance, shall, when registered in the p oper office, vacate the same, and shall vest the property t erein described in the person en- titled to the equity of edemption of the same without any conveyance, and a r gistrar under The Land Titles Act

8 shall accept such recei~, provided the same is in the forn} required by The Land "tles Act, as satisfactory proof of th¢ satisfaction of the mort age or other assurance. 18. Every person ap ointed to an office touching the re ceipt, managenent or ex enditure of money, or with there ceipt of goods, wares, or merchandise for the purposes of a association under this ct, shall, before entering upon th duties of his office, give uch security, as is deemed l'lufficien by the trustees, which ecurity may be varied in amoun or renewed from time t time, and may be in the form con tained in

schedule C to t is Act. 19. Every dispute bet een any member or members of a association under this ct, or any person claiming throug or under a member, or under the rules or by-laws of th association, and the t ustees, treasurer, or other office thereof, shall be decidec by arbitration in manner directe by the rules or by-laws of the association, and the decisio so made shall be bin · ng and conclusive on all

partie without appeal, and ap lication for the enforcement thereo may be made to the Di trict Court. Security 1..o be g~von hy offi.~iBIA Disputes t.o be settler by srbitrati 20. With respect to special resolutions by a.ssoeiation ~::;,~~~~on• under this Act, and to t e proceedings which may be take by virtue thereof, the fo lowing provisions shall have effect

(1) A special resolut on is one which is pa.ssed by Elpecial resolution majority of not less tha three-fourths of such members o d,efined an association, for the ime being entitled under the rule to vote, as may be pre ent in person or by proxy (wher the rules allow proxies) at any general meeting, of whic notice specifying the i ention to propose such resolutio has been duly given cording to the rules, and whicl resolution ie confirmed y a majority of such members, fo the time being entitled nder the rules to vote, as may b present in person or proxy at 3. subsequent genera meeting, of which noti e has been duly given, held no less than fourteen days nd not more than one month fro the day of the meeting at which such resolution was firs passed.

(2) An association m y, by special resolution, change it. Change of name, but no such chan shall affect any right or obligatio name of the association, or of ny member thereof, and any pend ing legal proceedings m y be continued by or against th association, notwithstan ing its new name.

(3) Any two or more ssociations under this Act may, b Amalgamati special resolution of bo h or all such associations, becom amalgamated together one association, with or withou any dissolution or divisi n of the funds of such a-ssociation or either of them; an any association may, by specia resolution, transfer its e gagements to any other registere association, which may ndertake to fulfill the engagement of such association.

(4) No amalgamation! or transfer of engagements shal~ prejudice any right of a breditor of any association which i~ a party thereto.

(5) A copy of every1special resolution for any of th~!~egn.,;,~~ion purposes mentioned in t is section, signed by the chairma r<e.!'iutions of the meeting and co ntersigncd by the secretary, shal be sent to the registrar nd registered, and until such cop is so registered such spe ial resolution shall not take effect

9 21. An association un r this Act may be dissolved by qu.oolu~io11 consent of three-fourths f the members, testified by their ol ""•o••abon signatures to an instrume t of diRsolution. (

a) The instrument f dissolution shall set forth the liabilities and as ts of the association in detail, the number of mem ers, and the nature of their inter ests in the asso iation respectively, the claims of creditors (if any , and the provisions to be made for their payme ,, and the intended appropriation or division of the funds and property of the associa tion, unless the s me be stated in the instrument of dissolution to be ]eft to the award of the registrar. (

h) A statutory declara ion shall be made by the chairman and the secretar of the board of trustees that the provisions of thi Act have been complied with, and shall be sent to t e registrar with the instrument of dissolution. (

c) The registrar shatcause a notice of the dissolution to be advertised, at the expense of the association, in The Alberta azette, and in some newspaper circulating in th district in which the head office of the associatio is situated. 22.

In case ~f :0: dissol tion of an association ~nder this d ~~ution Act, the assoClatiOn sh l nevert,heless be considered as i:""iation subsisting and be in all espects sub~ect to the provisions! l:~~t,:. of this Act, so long and s far as any matters relating to then ~i~:'{~P same remain unsettled, the intent that the association may do all things necessar to the winding up of the concerns thereof; and may sue an be sued under the provisions of this Act, in respect of all uch unsettled matters. 2!J.

Any one guilty of an offence under this Act shall, ()ffenc•• on the complaint of the a ·sociation or any member thereof, or of the registrar, be lia le, on

summary conviction betore any two justices of the p ace, or any magiRtrate having the powers of two justices mder The

Summary Convictions Act, to a penalty not e eeding one hundred dollars and ~enalty costs. 24. All fees which mayte received by the registrar under :}ppnc,tion or by virtue of this Act s all be paid by him into and form ~·~~~:r~T part of the general reven e fund. 25. The registrar shalliupon the written request of any person and the payment f the fees mentioned in

schedule E, prepare a set of rul s or by-laws for tpe regulation, government and manage ent of any proposed association under thiR Act, provided he said person outline to the regis trar the aims, object an business of said proposed asso ciation. SClJIEDULE A. (~ection 3.) FORM OF MEMOlfANDUM OF ASSOCIATION. We (insert the name, rdition and address of each sub scriber), do hereby expre our desire to form an association under the provisions The Co-Operative AssociaHons Act. The corporate nan of the association is to be (insert

10 name of association), Li ited, and the objects for which the association il:'l to be rmed are (insert objects .for which association is formed); tl:i number of shares is to be unlim ited; and the capitalist consist of shares of (insert amount o.f shares) each, or of s ch other amount as shall from time to time be determi ed by the rules or by-laws of the association.

The numbe of the trustees who shall manage the concerns of the asso iation shall be (insert the number of trustees), and the na es of such trustees, until their successors are appointed under the rules or by-laws of the association to be formed, are (insert names), and the name of the place where the he d office is situate is (insert name) . Dated the ..... . . . . day of ........ . SC~EDULE B. RECEIPT OF ACKNOWLED < MENT OF PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE OR OTH R ENCUMBRANCE.

I, C.D., the mortgag e (encumbrancee or assignee as *hedulelB the ca.se may be) do ack owledge to have received all the moneys due or to beco e due under the within mortgagl:' (or encumbrance, as the case may be) and that the same is wholly rlischarged.

In witness whereof I h ve hereunto subscribed my name this ........................ day of........ . .. 19 ... . Signed by the above n med C.D.,} in the presence of .......... : ........ . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••• 1 • • • • • • • • • (Stgnature.) SCJIIEDULE C. FOJtM OF BOND. Know all men by thes presents, that we, A.B., of. . . . .......... , one of the o cers of the ................... .

Association, Limited, e ablished at. . . . . . . . . . . .. , in the district of. . . . . . . . . , in the Province of Alberta, and C.D., of. ............... , (as surety on behalf of the said A.B.) are jointly a d severally held and firmly bound to the said association i the sum of ................... . to be paid to the said ssociation, or their attorney, for which payment well and ruly made, to be made, we jointly and severally bind ou lves, and each of us, and each of· our heirs, executors, nd administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals.

Dated the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... day of. . . . . . . . . . .

Whereas, the above bo nden A.B., has been duly appoint- ed to the office of. . . . . . . . . .. of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. association, established s aforesaid, and he together with the above bounden C.D , as his surety, have entered into the above written bond, ubject to the condition hereinafter contained: Now, theref re, the condition of the above

11 written bond is such that the said A.B. do render a just and true account of all m neys received and paid by him on account of the said a sociation, at such times as the rulles or by-laws thereof a point, and do pay over all the moneys remaining in his ands, and assign and transfer or deliver all property (incl ding books and papers) belong ing to the said association in his hands or custody to such person or persons as the aid association or the trustees thereof appoint, according o the rules or by-laws of the said association, then the abo e written bond shall be void, otherwise it shall remain i full force.

In witness whereof we ve hereunto set our hands and seals :tpis. . . .. ...... d y of .... · ........ 191. Signed; sealed and delive d,} in the presence of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ~EGIWRY OF THE ASSOCIATION. The:,. . . . . . .... ,. . . ,, -~· . Associatidn, Limited, hav ing filed a duly ex~uted em()tandum iof Association and the ~res (or ~y-law.S) ?f ~h associat_ion, :is registered under The Co-operatwe As8octatw Act, this. . . . . .......... day of ................. . (STAMP me REGISTRAR.) SCHJ!;DULE E. TABLE OF FEES TO BE Pftlnl TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS ACT.

Filing application for regist ation ................. $10. 00 Registrar filing by-laws or ules, or amended by-laws or rules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Each search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . Every cancellation of regis . . . . . . ......... . Filing· any document.. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. Every certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Filing change of name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Advertising Certificate, Sc edule A, in Gazette, four weeks............. . .................. .

Preparing a set of Rules r By-laws for any pro 2.50 .25 2.50 .25 1.25 2.50 10.00 posed association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 00

No. 79 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE 3 GEORGE V 1913 BILL

An Act respecting Co-operative ~<\.ssocia tions. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · .. Third time .................. . HoN. C. R. MITCHELL EDMONTON: J. W. ]~Y, Government Printer ·1 91 3 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 79,

An Act respecting Co-operative Associations

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S4 10684
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S4 10684
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	509c1b31fff2a98471e8163379144e6d2c878c79

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