Bill 45 (Legislature 13, Session 2)

L13 S2 6404

Alberta — Bills

No. 45 2nd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 4 Elizabeth II, 1956 BILL 45 A Bill to Incorporate The Elks Club of Lethbridge MR. LANDERYOU (Private Bill) EDMONTON, ALBERTA Printed by- A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1956

BILL No. 45 of 1956

An Act to Incorporate The Elks Club of Lethbridge (Assented to , 1956)

WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named, and others

Preamble in the city and district of Lethbridge, in the Province of Alberta, have associated themselves together for the establishment of a club for social and charitable purposes; and

Whereas the said persons hereinafter named have prayed to be incorporated by the name of "The Elks Club of Leth bridge", and it is expedient to grant their prayer: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. John A. B. Gillies, Accountant; William R. Kirk, Pro- Corporation prietor; Bernard J. Merchant, Agent; James D. Paterson, Barrister; William K.

Price, l\1:anager; Michael Rath, Brew- master; and Sydney J. 'Vallis, Retired, all of the City of Lethbridge and such other persons as now are or hereafter shall become members of the said corporation as hereinafter set out are hereby constituted and established a body cor- porate and politic in deed and in name by the name of "The Elks Club of Lethbridge" with the objects, powers and purposes hereinafter set out. 2.

All members in good standing fronl time to time in Membership Lethbridge Lodge No. 37, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, shall be members in good standing of "The Elks Club of Lethbridge". 3. The persons designated by name in

section 1 shall Directors constitute the first board of directors of "The Elks Club of Lethbridge" . 4. The constitution, rules and regulations touching the <;onstitutiOl1, administration of the said corporation shall be formulated ~~~~~afi~~s at a general meeting thereof, called for that purpose, and of which at least ten days' notice shall be given, by public advertisement or otherwise to all the members thereof, and the constitution, rules and regulations then adopted shall, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, have full force and effect in so far as the same are not inconsistent with the laws in force in the Province of Alberta and the provisions of this Act.

Objects, powers and purposes Application of The Co-mpa-nies Act Application of The Liquor Control Act 2 5. The said corporation shall have the following objects, powers and purposes, namely: (

a) to encourage, pronl0te and support the social and charitable activities and undertakings of Lethbridge Lodge No. 37, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; (

b) to acquire by gift, purchase, devise, bequest, trans fer or otherwise, real or personal property of every nature in the said city of Lethbridge, and to have, hold, possess, enjoy and take and receive the same for the general uses and purposes of the said cor poration or any part thereof; (

c) to borrow, raise or secure the payment of money for any of the purposes of the corporation in such man ner as shall be deemed expedient, and in particular by negotiable instruments and by issue of deben tures or debenture stock, bonds, mortgages or obli gations charged upon all or any of the property of the corporation, and to purchase, redeem or payoff any such securities in whole or in part; (

d) to give, sell, exchange, convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, encumber, demise or otherwise dispose of all or any of the property, real or personal, of the said corporation or any interest therein; (

e) to lease or rent any portion of the real estate held by the said corporation; (/) to draw, make, accept and endorse all bills of exchange and promissory notes necessary for the purposes of the corporation under the hands of the president and secretary thereof after authority of the board of directors of the said corporation to do so, and in no case shall it be necessary that the seal of the corporation be affixed to any such bill or note, nor shall the president or secretary be individually liable or responsible therefor; (

g) to have all the other powers and privileges and im munities vested by law in a corporation, necessary or proper for the carrying out of its objects. 6. Th..e corporation is exempt fron1 each of sections 7, 76, 77, 81, 87 to 93, 117 and 255 of The Companies Act and amendments thereto or substitution therefor. 7.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of The Liquor Control Act, the club licence and the club liquor licence presently held by the Lethbridge Lodge No. 37 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks expiring on the thirty-first day of March, 1957, may with the approval of the Alberta Liquor Control Board be transferred to the corporation.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of The Liquor Con trol Act, the Alberta Liquor Control Board may issue a club licence and a club liquor licence to the corporation for the next ensuing year after the expiration of the licences re ferred to in subsection (1). 8. The club hereby constituted shall be subject to all pro- Govern visions passed by the Legislature for the inspection, control ~~~~~l and regulation of clubs in the Province. 9. This Act may be cited as "The Elks Club of Lethbridge

Short title Act". . 10. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it g~~lrirce IS assented to.

SECOND SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1956 BILL

An Act to Incorporate The Elks Club of Lethbridge Received and read the First time ..... Second time ....................................... . Third time. MR. LANDERYOU Title: 1956 (13th, 2nd) Bill 45,

An Act to Incorporate The Elks Club of Lethbridge

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S2 6404
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