BILL No.6 of 1944.

An Act to amend the Wetaskiwin City Charter. W HEIl,EAS a petition has been presented by the Council of the City of Wetaskiwin for the amendment of The Wetaskiwin Charter; and

Whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and con­ sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts ,as follows: The Wetmskiwin Charter, being

chapter 66 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1930, is hereby amended as follows: ~.

Section 8 is hereby amended by adding the following words to the s'aid section: "Provided that after the end of the term of the incumbent of the office of mayor for the year 1944 the mayor shall hold office for a term of two years."

Section 15 is hereby amended by adding to paragraph (

a) thereof the following words: "and when the name of any person has been placed on the list of electors in ac-cordance with the provisions of this paragraph such name shall be continued on such list by the registrar of electors from year to year so long as such residence continues."

Section 114 is hereby repealed and the following new se,ction substituted therefor: "~~4. The Council may pass a by-law to authorize pay­ ment to the mayor of the City of a salary not to exceed $600.00 per annum and to authorize payment to the aldermen of a sum not to exceed $5.00 per meeting provided that the number of meetings for which each alderman shall be paid during any year shall not exeeed twenty-five." 4. By inserting immediately after

section 126 the follow­ ing new se·ctions: "~26a. The Council of the City of Wetaskiwin by by-law may appoint one or more commissioners (in which case the mayor shall be a commissioner ex officio) and may by by­ law delegate to the commissioners all or any of the powers, rights and authorities in this Act vested in the corporation other than legislative powers.

2 "12Gb. No commissiO'ner shall be appointed except by by-law passed by a vote of at least two thirds O'f all the members 'Of the C'Ouncil. Appointed commissioners shall hold office during the pleasure of the Council but shall not be dismissed except by by-law passed by a vote of at least two thirds of all the members thereof. "l26c. The Council shall fix the annual salary to be paid to each of the commissioners O'ther than the mayor and the salaries so fixed shall nO't be decreased during the tenur~ of office of such cO'mmissioner. "12Gd.

Every ,commissioner shall before taking office give such security for the perf.ormance 'Of his duties as the Council shall require. "12Ge. No commissioner shall personally have or hold any contract in connection with works within the City or be directly or indirectly interested in the s·ame or any O'f them. "126/. The commissioner or commissioners shall also from time to time furnish such information as may be required by the Council. "126g.

The commissioner O'r ,commissioners shall be sworn before a Justice of the Peace or Police Magistrate for the faithful performance of their duties and shall keep a book for the purpose of recording the whole O'f their official proceedings."

Section 146 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphs at the end thereof: " (rrr). Establishing a sys'tem for the collection, removal or disposal 'Of ashes, garbage or other was·te matter either as a municipal undertaking or by contract, and, establishing rates to be ,charged for such removal, and providing a pen­ alty for refusing or failure to pay such rates for the removal of such material, and providing that such rates may be charged as taxes against any land where the said ashes, g·arbage or other waste matter originated. "(SSiS).

To authorize the police of the City of Wetaskiwin to impound the bicycles of any and all minors operating a bicycle in contravention to any provisions of the by-laws of the City and to retain the same impounded for a first offence fO'r a period of seven days·, and for a second offence for a periO'd of fifteen days, provided a parent of such minor does not serve the Chief of Police or O'ther official of the City with a nO'tice in writing obje,cting to' such im­ pounding.

If a parent does serve such notice then in c~s~ such minor is cO'nvicted o~ an offence under the pro­ VISIOns 'Of any by-law of the CIty with respect to the use of a bicycle within the City the Magistrate or Justice of ~he Peace ,so convicting may in addition to any penalty Imp~sed WIt~ respect to any such offence order and direct the Impo~nd.Ing by the PO'lice of the bicycle concerned in th~commIssIOn of such offence for a period not exceeding thIrty days~" .

3 G. By inserting immediately after

section 146 the follow­ ing new section: "l4Ga. The Council of the City of Wetaskiwin may by 'by-law grant to any officer or employee who has been in the service of the City for at least twenty years and who while in sU,ch service has become incapable- thr'Ough age or illness of efficiently discharging the duties of his office, an annual pension or retiring allowance." 7. By inserting immediately after

section 157 the follow­ ing new section: "157a.-

(1) The value of any assistance given by the City of Wetaskiwin to any person who is a resident thereof, whether indigent 'Or not, for food, fuel, clothing, shelter, medical advice or attention, surgical treatment, hospital­ ization or for any other assistance, together with the amounts of all moneys expended by the City for such assistance, shall be a charge- on the lands, 'Of any person for whose benefit it was given 'Or paid, and shall constitute a debt due to the City from the person for whose benefit it was given or paid, and from any other person who was legally re­ sponsible for the maintenance of the person aforesaid for whom it was given 'Or paid, and may be rec'Overed from him or from his estate or from the persons responsible for his maintenance by action or by distraint upon any of his or their goods found within the Province.

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(2) The Council shall have a charge upon the lands owned by any such person situate within the Province for the expenses incurred under this

section and may lodge a caveat for the protection 'Of such charge in the proper land titles office."

Section 173 is hereby repealed and the following new

section substituted therefor: "173. Except in the case 'Of gross negligence the City shall not be liable for injury to property or person caused by snow or ice on any sidewalks, streets, highways or lanes in the City of Wetaskiwin, 'Or for want of repair to any sidewalk."

Section 194 is hereby amended by the substitution fqr paragraph (

i) of ,a new paragraph (

i) as follows: " (

i) The lands not exceeding one acre and the buildings thereon owned and used by any school division, and the lands not exceeding two acres and the buildings thereon owned and used by any municipal district." And by the addition of a new paragraph (

j) as follows: "(

j) The buildings and grounds exempt under para­ graphs (b), (f), (

g) and (

i) hereof shall nevertheless be liable to be assessed for local improvements." 10. By ins,erting immediately after

section 230 the following new section:

4 "230a. The Clerk may from time to time by writing under his hand appoint any person to make and execute any levy which the clerk is authorized· to m·ake under the Charter of the City of Wetaskiwin; and any person so appointed shall have the same powers to make and exe~ute the levy as are conferred upon the clerk." 11. This Aet shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FOURTH SESSION NINTH LEGISLATURE 8 GEORGE VI 1944 BILL

An Act to amend the Wetaskiwin City Charter. Recei ved and read the First time ................................. . Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . MR. WINGBLADE. EDMONTON: A Shnitka, King's Printer ltU Title: 1944 (9th, 4th) Bill 6,

An Act to amend the Wetaskiwin City Charter