Bill 58 (Legislature 14, Session 2)

L14 S2 2014

Alberta — Bills

No. 58 2nd Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 9 Elizabeth II BILL 58 A Bill to incorporate The Sisters of Charity of Providence of High Prairie MR. ELLS Printed by L. S. WALL. Printf'r to the Queen's Most Excellent ~Ia.i.·sty, Edm?nton, Alberta, 1961

BILL No. 58 of 1961

An Act to incorporate The Sisters of Charity of Providence of High Prairie (Assented to , 1961)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for ,the incorporation of an association of religious women as a body politic and corporate in deed and in name by the name of The Sistsrs of Charity of Providence of High Prairie; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the L€gislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: Preamlble 1.

Sister Damian, Sister Henri Emile, Sister Margaret Incorpora Martha, Sister Genovefa, being all mE:mbers of Les Soeurs tlon de Charite de la Providence des Territoires du Nord-Ouest and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the hereinafter mentioned corporation, shall be and are herE:by declared to be a body politic and corporate in deed and in name by the name of The Sisters of Charity of Providence of High Prairie for the purposes and ObjEcts hereinafter set out. 2.

The corporation shall have power to conduct charit- Powers of able institutions of any kind or nature whatsoever, and corporation without in any way restricting the generality of the fore- going, shall have power to conduct schools, hospitals, out- patient clinics, schools of nursing, homes for the aged, convents and chapels and to impart education and moral training to students. 3.

The corporation shall have perpetual succession and Idem a common seal, and may at all times hereafter contr2ct and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be im pleaded in any matter whatsoever. in all courts and places whatsoever in the Province of Alberta. 4. The head office of the corporation shall be at the town Head offIce of High Prairie, in the Province of Alberta, or at such other places in the Prodnce as may from time to time be de- termined by the by-laws of the corporation.

Bequests Buildings Profits Borrowing powers, ete. By-laws 2 5.

The corporation shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, be quest, transfer, purchase or othErwise for the benefit of the corporation any land or real or personal estate and the cor poration may from time to time dispose of the same or [lny part thereof by sale, transfer or mortgage, leas'e, exchange or otherwise, and with the proceeds therefrom may acquire other lands, tenements, herEdi,taments and other property, real or personal, or invest the same in any security whatso ever for the use of the corporation. S.

The corporation shall have power to 'erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings, and other erections for the proper carrying on of its educational, hospital and other charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessary for the carrying out of the objects that the corporation may become engaged in or occupied with. 7.

The rents, revenues and profits of all property, real or personal, held by the corporation and the assets and property of the corporation shall be appropriated and applied to the maintenance of the members of the corpora tion and the construction and maintenance of the institu tions carried on by the corporation, and the construction and maintenance of buildings and the acquisition of pro perty, real or personal, requisite for tl:e advancen1ent of charity and benevolence and for the furtherance of any or all the objects and works in v.;hich the corporation may engage. 8.

The corporation in addition to all other powers shall have power (

a) to borrow or raise or secure the paYlnent of money by negotiable instruments and by the issue of de bentures or debenture stock, bonds, mortgages or obligations, charged upon the property of the corporation, and to extend the period for payment of the same, and to purchase, redeem or payoff any such securities in ,,,hole or in part, (

b) to invest its funds, or any portion thereof, either directly in the name of the corporation, or in directly in the name of trustees, in the purchase of such securities as it may deem advisable, and also 111ay lend its funds or any portion thereof on any such securities, (

c) to ensure or give any gnarantee for payment of any loan, mortgage, bond or debenture issue, obligations or securities made or issued by the corporation situate within the Province of Alberta, and (

d) to n10rtgage or charge all or any part of the property of the corporation either for the payment of security for a debt or otherwise. 9.

(1) It shall be lawful for the corporation to make by laws, rules, orders, and regulations for the government

3 and proper administration of the property, affairs, and in terest of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same from time to time, including the enforcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appointment, deposition or renloval of any persons as members of the corporation, or bearing office therein and generally for the internal government of affairs of the said corporation.

(2) No by-law shall be valid or take effect unless or until it has been approved by the Provincial Superior of Les Soeurs de Charite de la Providence des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 10. Until otherwise directed by by-laws the incorporators Officers mentioned herein shall be the officers of the said corpora- tion. 11. The corporation may exercise any activity that may Main help i,t to maintain its institutions and may bargain and tenance sell the products of the same provided it conforms to the laws of the Province of Alberta. 12.

Upon presentation to the Registrar of the proper Vesting land titles office of any transfer or other instrument where- ,)f LItle by any land or interest in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from Les Soeurs de da Charite de la Providence dES Territoires du Nord Ouest, being a corporation in corporated by

chapter 13 of the Ordinances of the N orth- west Territories of 1902, to the corporation hereby created, the Registrar may without fee or charge therefor do all things necessary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation, subject to all such encumbrances or charges as may be registered against the title thereof. 13. The corporation shall at all times when called upon Accountll1~ to do so by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of its propertr and affairs. 14.

The powers herein granted shall be subject to the C:"lJeral general laws of the Province now in force or hereafter en- laws acted. 15. This Act may be cited as uThe Sisters of Charity of Rhort title Pro1.,idence of High Prairie Act". 16. This Act comes into force on the (la~' upon which it ~cmlng is assented to. ntc force

No. 58 SECOND SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 9 ELIZABETH II 1961 BILL

An Act to incorporate The Sisters of Charity of Providence of High Prairie H.eceived and read the First time ..... . Second time. . ............................ . Third time.. . ........................ . MR. ELLS Title: 1961 (14th, 2nd) Bill 58,

An Act to incorporate The Sisters of Charity of Providence of High Prairie

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S2 2014
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L14 S2 2014
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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