Bill ID 4309 (Legislature 19, Session 1)

L19 S1 4309

Alberta — Bills

1979 BILL PR 10 First Session, 19th Legislature, 28 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PR 10 THE OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY HOSPITAL, CASTOR ACT DR. PAPROSKI First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen’s Printer for the Province of Alberts, EDMONTON Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill Pr10, The Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor Act

Bill Pr 10 Dr. Paproski BILL PR 10 1979 THE OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY HOSPITAL, CASTOR ACT (Assented to , 1979)

Preamble

WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named have by their petition prayed for legislation for the incorporation of an association of religious women as a body corporate by the name of Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions1. In this Act “corporation” means the body corporate incor porated by

section 2. Incorporation2. Sister Mary Hamill, Sister Lise Therrien, Sister Claire Charlebois and Sister Claudette St-Onge, all of the City of Edmon ton, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the corporation, are incorporated as a body corporate under the name of “Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor”. Objects 3.

The objects of the corporation are to carry on charitable works and activities consisting of the operation of hospitals, mis sions, convents, schools of nursing, novitiates and the like to impart education and religious and other training, to care for the aged, sick and unfortunate and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent activities. Perpetual succession and seal 4. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a com mon seal and may at all times hereafter contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded on any manner whatsoever in all courts and places.

Acquisition and disposition of property 5. The corporation shall have power to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit of the corporation, any real or personal property and may from time to time mortgage, lease, charge or encumber it or any part of it or dispose of it or any part of it by sale, transfer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwise.

Buildings 6. The corporation shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings and other improvements for the proper carrying on of its hospital, educational and other charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the objects in which the corporation may become engaged or occupied. General powers 7. The corporation may, in addition to all other powers, (

a) borrow or obtain credit with or without security, (

b) obtain credit or borrow or raise or secure the payment of money by negotiable or other instruments including but not restricted to debentures, debenture stock, bonds, mort gages or obligations charged upon all or any assets or revenue of the corporation, and may vary or extend all or any of such instruments, and may purchase, redeem, pay or repay all such credits, instruments or securities in whole or in part, (

c) invest its funds, or any portion of them, either directly in the name of the corporation or indirectly in trust as it may deem advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion of them with or without security, or (

d) insure or guarantee payment of any debt, loan, mortgage, bond or debenture issue, obligation or security. Activities 8. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain or sell the products of such activities. Branches 9. The corporation may from time to time have or establish and maintain any number of branches to promote the objects of the corporation. Attorneys 10. The corporation shall have the power to appoint one or more attorneys for such purposes as it may think fit. Application for funds 11.

The funds or credits of the corporation, whether received as revenues, gifts, proceeds or from borrowing or from the disposal, charging or use of assets or otherwise, shall be used and applied for the furtherance of all or any of the objects and activities in which the corporation may engage, the maintenance of its mem bers, the exercise of its powers and for the furtherance of works of charity or benevolence. By-laws 12.

(1) The corporation may make by-laws, rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs and interests of the corporation and for the en forcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of mem bers, the appointment, expulsion or removal of any persons as members of the corporation or bearing office in it and also gener ally for the internal government of the affairs of the corporation, and to repeal or amend any of them. 2

(2) Until otherwise provided by by-laws made hereunder, the rules presently being followed by the petitioners in the operation of Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor, shall be the by-laws of the corporation. General laws 13. The powers herein granted shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. Vesting of title14.

Upon presentation to the Registrar of the proper land titles office of any transfer or other instrument whereby any land or interest in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from Les Filles de la Sagasse, Daughters of Wisdom, to the corporation, the Registrar may without fee, charge of tax do all things necessary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation, subject to all limitations, encumbrances or charges as may be regis tered against the title. Head office15.

The head office of the corporation shall be in the Town of Castor, or at such other place in the Province as may from time to time be determined by by-law of the corporation. Accounting16. The corporation shall, whenever called upon to do so by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, render an account in writing of its property and affairs. Coming into force17. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3 Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill Pr10, The Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Castor Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S1 4309
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L19 S1 4309
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5cb49c129d1bcc11c821ff5d09e911d1e304efc5

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