BILil.. ~o. 19 of ~913.

An Act to Incorporate "trhe Opus Club." (Assente~ to 1913) W HEREAS the persons hereina~ter named and others in the Cit.J: of_ Edmonton and vicini y, in the Provinoo of Alberta, have assoewtcd themselves togcthe for the establishment of a club for social purposes; ~ nd whereas the sa. id person:o; herl·nafter named have prayed tu he mcorporated by the name of ''T e Opus CluL" of th~ City of Edmonton, in the Province of Al erta, and it is expedient to grant their prayer; Therefore His Majesty, by and w~th the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts a~ follows: 1. .John E.

Loup, A. R Burke, P 1il. E. Taylor, Jflrry Lawson, John Holden and Geo. W.

Hilton, nd all such other persons as are now or hereafter shall become members of the association l'h:t.ll be and are hereby dedared to l a body corporate and politic in deed aud in name by tbe name Jf "The Opus Club," and by that name Hhall haYe perpetual succ ssion and a common seal and shall ha.ve power from time to time , nd shall at all times hereafter he able and eapable to purehase, ac uire, hold, possess, lease and enjoy and to have, take and receive to them and their suceessor~ and to and for the actual use of th said corporation any lands, tenements, hereditaments and real mm·able property and estate Hitua.te, lying and being within the said City of Edmonton, and the same to se.Jl, alienate, exchaug and otherwise dispose of or encumber wlw.tRoever the ~aid corpo ·ation shall deem it proper to do so and by the same name shall nd may be capa~ble to sue or he sued, implead or be impleaded, mwer and be answered unto in any rmumer whiltsoever. 2.

The con~titution, rules and reg lations touching the adminis­ tration of the said corporation sha. l be formulated at a general meeting thereof called for that p rpose and of which at least ten days' notice shall be given l!y blic advert~sen~ent, or other­ wise to all the members thereof; a d the consbtutwn, rules and regt{lations then adopted shall, su ject to the approval of the At'torney General, have full force a d effect in so far as the same shall no"t be inconsistent with the la ;vs in force in the Province of . 1\lberta and the provisions of 'this t: Provided always, that the said c rporation may from time to time n1ter, repea.i and change such onstitution, rules and regula­ tions in the manner therein provid d, any amendments so made to be subject to the approval of the Horney General as aforesaid. 3.

The said corporation may frof time to time borrow money not to exeeed in the whole the su of $15,000 a~ such rate of interest and upon ~uch terms as th y may deem proper and may for such purpose make, execute or issue any mortgages, bonds, debenture:s or other instruments nder the ~cal of the said corporation. 4. Any such mortgage, bond, d~benture or other instrument shall be signed by the president lof the said corporation and countersigned by the secretary. 2 5. The moneys authorized to e raised under the provisions of

section of this Act shall be ap lied exclusively in the purchase of a si!ID for the club buildings a d in the purchase, improvement or erection ofl a club huuHe and de 1endencies thereon together with necessary furniture or for the p 1rchase of any freehold interest therein and in the payment of ny mortgage or charge thereon and for the redemption of the sai debentures and reissues as they become due respectively from ti 1e to time and at all times. 6.

No member of the corporati n shall be in any way liable for or chargewble with the payment o any debt or demand due hv the ~airl corporation beyond the exte t of the entrance fee and ar;nual ~nb,criptions remaining unpaid by said member and for any unpaid accounts he may have ncurred to the corporation for Hrhcles ordered by him in said c b; and any member of the Rr.id clnb not so indebted to the said orporution may retire therefrom and will cease to he a member n giving notice to that effect in Puch form a.~ may be required by the constitution, rules and regulations of the said club an thenceforth shall be free from liability for any d'ebt or engage ent of the corporation. 7.

The said corporation shalll ave power to draw, make, accept and indorse all hills of exchang and promissory notes necc>:sary for the purposes of the said cor oration under the hands of the president and secretary thereof fter a-uthority of the committee of the tiaid corporation so to do; a d in no case shall it be neccs~ary that the seal of the corporation b affixed to any such bill or note nor shall the president or secre ary be individually responsil>lc therefor: Provided that nothing herein~eontained shall be construed to <lnthorii7.e the corporation to issue 1otes or bills of exchange payable to bearer or intended to be circul ted as money or as notes or bills of a bank. 8.

Notwithstanding unything~hereinbefore contained the said corporation shall have power t lease any portions of the real estate held by the said corporati n upon such terms and for such period as may be agreed upon. 9. T'he club hereby constitute~ shall be subject to all provi::ions for the inspection, control and r gulation of clubs in the province which may hereafter be passed b Lhe Legis1atnre~ 10. This Act may be cited as r'The Opw3 Club Act." ~0. 19 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BTLL

An Act to Incorporate ''The Opus Club.'' Received and read the First time ...•................. Second time . . . . . . . .......... . Third time .................. . EDMONTON: J. 'V. JEFFERY, Governn1ent Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 19,

An Act to Incorporate "The Opus Club"