Bill 70 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10775

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 70 of 1912.

An Act to Validate and Confirm By-laws Numbers 1 and 2 of the Town of Blairmore. (Assented to 1912.)

WHEREAS ·the council of the Town of Blairmore purporting to act under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon it by The Municipal Ordinance did pass By-laws numbers 1 and 2 of the said town authorizing the issue of debentures of said town for the sums of $40,000 and $5,000 respectively for the purposes set forth in 'said by-laws; And

whereas certain doubts have arisen as to the validity of said by-laws numbers 1 and 2 and of the debentures issued or to be issued thereunder by the said Town of Blaim10re; And

whereas the said Town of Blairmore has by its petition prayed that the said by-laws be confirmed and yalidated; And

whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. By-laws numbers 1 and 2 of the Town· of Blairmore set forth in the

schedule to this Act are hereby confirmed and declared legal, valid and binding upon the said Town ofBlair more notwithstanding any want of jurisdiction, power or auth ority on the part of the said Town of Blairmore to pass the said by-laws and notwithstanding any defects or errors in substance or in form of either of said by-laws and each and all of the debentures issued or to be issued under each of the said by-la,ws are hereby declared valid, legal and binding on the· said Town of Blairmore and the ratepayers thereof. SCHEDULE. BY-LAw No. 1.

A by-law to provide for the borrowing of a .sum of $40,000 to be .expended in connection with the construction and extension as a public works of a system of waterworks for the supplying of water to the inhabitants of the Town of Blairmore for fire and domestic purposes·.

Whereas the council deem it expedient that a system of waterworks should )Je constructed and extended by th!il muni- cipality as a municipal public works; · And

whereas it is estimated that the cost of constructing and extending a system of waterworks will amount to $40,000; And

whereas the municipality is authorized and empowered to borrow on the credit of the municipality for the purpose of constructing or extending' as a public works a system of waterworks for supplying water to the inhabitants for fire and domestic purposes;

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whereas it is expedient that the said proposed indebted ness of $40,000 should be payable during"a period of twenty years from the date on which this by-law is to take effect and . should bear interest at a rate not exceeding five and one-half per cent. per annum and the same should be repayable in twenty equal annual instalments from the date on which this by-law takes effect; · And

whereas the amount of the whole rateable'property in the municipality according to the last· revised assess!fient roll is $462,230.00; · · . . And

whereas the total debt of the pmnicipality outside of the debt due for current expenses for the yeat is $ (nil) whereof no

part is ,in arrear; And

whereas it is expedient that this by-law should take ('f\'Cct Oll the 9th day of January, 1912; And

whereas the said Town of Blairmore has obtained from tlie Provincial Board of Health for the Province of Alberta a certificate signed by the chairman certifying as . provided for in sections 11 and 12 of The Public Health Act, being

chapter 17 of the Acts of the Legislature for. the year 1910 (Second Session);

Now therefore the municipality of the Town of Blairmore _ duly assembled enacts as follows:' 1. The council of the Town of Blairmore are hereby author, ized and empowered to borrow on behalf of the municipality a sum or sums of money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $40,000. 2. The said sum of $40,000 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of constmcting and extending as a public works a sy~tem of waterworks for supplying water to the inhabitants. of the municipality for fire and domestic purposes. 3.

The said indebtedness shall be paid dut:ing a per.iod of twenty years from the date on which the by-law takes effect and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five and one-half per cent. per annum and shall be repayable in such manner that each instalment of principal and interest shall be equal in each year of the said twenty years. 4.

That the said sum of $40,000 shall be raised by way of loan upon the credit of the municipality, and the mayor and secretary-treasurer are hereby authorized and empowered to issue debentures therefor said debentures' to be for the sum of · $100, or any multiple thereof not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $40,000 payable in twenty equal annual payments of prirteipal and interest from the date on which this by-law takes effect and that coupons .-hall be attached to the said debentures for the p~·incipal and interest payable annually in the meantiine. 5.

That the said debentures shall be sealed with the corporate seal and signed by the mayor and countersigned by the sec retary-treasurer of the Town of Blairmorc. 6. That the coupons .shall be signed by tl;J.e .mayor and coun tersigned by the secretary-traesurer. 7. That the said debentures and coupons shall be payable at the office of the secretary-treasurer of the Town of :Blair more. 8.

During the currency of the said several debentures there shall be raised annually by a special geii~ral- rate .on all the - rateable property in the municipality at the same time ·and in the same manner as the ordinary general municipal taxes a sum sufficient to meet the ammal instal:q~ent of principal and· interest.

3 9. This by-law shall take effect on the 9th day of January, 1912. 10. The votes of the electors duly qualified to vote on this by-law shall be taken on the 22nd day of December, 1911, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon at the 'secretary-treasurer's office in the Town of Blairmore. 11. W. L. Shera shall be the returning officer for the said el~ction, and shall attend at his office at the Town of Blairmore at five o'clock in the afternoon of the said 22nd day of Decem ber, 1911, to sum up the number qf votes for and against this by-law.

ProvisionalJy passed in council assembled in' the Town of Blairmore in· the Province of Alberta this 27th day of N ovem ber, 1911.. HARRY E. LYON, Mayor.· W. L. SHERA, Secretary-Treasurer. Finally passed in council assembled in the Town of Blairmore 'in the Province of Alberta this 8th day of January, 1912. HARRY E. LYoN, Mayor. W. L. SHERA, Secretary-Treasurer. BY-LAw No. 2. A by-law to provide for· the borrowing of the sum of $5,000 to be expended in purchasing a lot and in connection with the construction and equipment as a public works of a Fire Hall for the Town of Blairmore. And

whereas the council deem it expedient that a fire hall should be constructed and equipped by the municipality as a municipal public works; And

whereas it is estimated that the cost of buying lots and of constructing and equipping of the said fire hall will amount to $5,000; And

whereas the municipality is authorized and empowered to borrow on the credit of the municipality for the purpose of buying lots and pf constructing and equipping as a public works a fire hall; And

whereas it is expedient that the said proposed indebted ness of $5,000 should be payable during a period of twenty years from the date on which this by-law is to take effect and should bear interest at a rate not exceeding five and one-half per cent. per annum and the same should be repayable in twenty equal annual instalments from the date on which this by-law takes effect; · And

whereas the amount of the whole rateable property in the municipality according to the last revised assessment roll is $462,230.00; And

whereas the total debt of the municipality outside of the debt due for current expenses for the year is nil whereof no

part is in arrear; · . : And

whereas it is expedient that this by-law should take effect on the 9th day of January, 1912;

Now therefore the municipality of the Town of Blairmore duly assembled enacts as follows: 1. The council of the Town of Blairmore are hereby author ized and empowered to borrow on behalf of the municipality a sum or sums of money not exc~eding in the aggregate the sum of $5,000.

4 2. The said sum of $5,000 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of purchasing a lot and of constructing and equipping a fire hall for the said municipalit~. 3. The said indebtedness shall be paid during a period of twenty years from the date on which this by-law takes effect and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five and one-half per cent. per annum and shall be repayable in such manner that ·each instalment of principal and interest shall be equal in each year of the said tvventy yea~'~!. 4.

That the said sum of $5,000 shall be raised by way of a loan upon the credit of the mui1icipality and the mayor and secretary-treasurer are hereby authoriz(Xl and empow~red to issue debentures therefor said debentures to be for. the sum of $100.00 or any multiple thereof not exceeding in the aggregat~ the sum of $5,000 payable in "twenty equal annual instalments of principal and interest from the date on which this by-law takes effect and that coupons shall be attached to the said debentures for. the principal and interest · payable annually in the meantime. 5.

That the said debentures shall be sealed with the corporate seal and signed by the mayor and countersigned by. the sec retary-treasurer of the Town of Blairmore. 6. That the coupons shall be signed by the mayor and counter signed by the secretary-treasurer. 7. That the said debentures and coupons shall be payable at the office of the secretary-treasurer of the Town of Blair more. 8.

During the currency of the said several debentures there shall be raised annually by a special general rate on all the rateable property in the municipality at the same .time and in the same manner as the ordinary general municipal taxes a mm sufficient· to meet the annual instalment of principal and interest. 9. This by-law shall take effec,t on the 9th day of January, 002. . 10.

The votes of the. electors duly qualified to vote on this )y-law shall be taken on the 22nd day of December, 1911, )etween the hours of nine o'clock in the· forenoon and five >'clock in the afternoon at the secretary-treasurer's office in ,he Town of Blairmore. 11. W. L. Shera shall be the returning officer for the said :lection and the said returning officer shall attend at his office ,t the Town of Blairmore at five o'clock in the afternoon of the :2nd day of December, 1911, to sum up the votes for and .gainst this by-law.

Provisionally passed in council assembled in the Town of Uairmore in the Province of Alberta this 27th day of November, 911. HARRY E. LYoN, Mayor. . , W. L. SHERA, Secretary-Treasurer. Finally passed in council assembled in the Town of Blairmore 1 the Province of Alberta this 8th day of January, 1912. HARRY E. LYON, Mayor. W. L. SHERA, Secretary-Treasurer.

No. 10 THIRD SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE 2 GEORGE V 1912 BILL

An Act to Validate and Confirm By-laws Numbers ·1 and 2 of the Town· of Blairmore. Received and read the .1:•1.rst time .......•............ Second time .....•.... ,. ...... . Third time .... ,. ............. . EDMONTON: JAMES E •. RICHARDS, Government Printer .\.D. 1912 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 70,

An Act to Validate and Confirm By-laws Numbers 1 and 2 of the Town of Blairmore

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10775
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