Bill 4 (Legislature 12, Session 2)

L12 S2 6550

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.4 of

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect a Special Franchise Agreement and the By-Law Authorizing the Same between Northwestern Utilities, Limited and the Village of Legal. (Assented to ,1954)

WHEREAS Northwestern Utilities, Limited is a corpora-

Preamble tion incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta with power inter alia to supply natural gas through- out the Province of Alberta; And

whereas the agreement hereinafter referred to granting to Northwestern Utilities, Limited a special fran chise to supply natural gas to the undermentioned munici pality and the inhabitants thereof has been duly executed under the authority of a by-law approved by a vote of two-thirds of the burgesses voting thereon; And

whereas the said by-law and the said agreement have been duly approved as required by law by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the Province of Alberta but subject in each case to ratification of the agreement by

an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Alberta; And

whereas Northwestern Utilities, Limited has duly filed its petition for such ratification and it seems expedient that the prayer of the said petition be granted:

Now therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The By-Law and agreement named and described in Specia~

Schedule of this Act granting to Northwestern Utilities, ~~~~~~~t Limited a special franchise for the supply of natural gas confirmed to the municipality in the said

Schedule referred to and the inhabitants thereof, and all the rights, powers, liberties and privileges, exclusive and otherwise, granted by and all the terms, provisoes and conditions contained in the said by-law and agreement are hereby declared to be in full force and virtue and effect, and to be legal, valid and binding upon the municipality, notwithstanding any informalities, irregularities or defects therein either in substance or form, or any informalities, irregularities or defects in the passing thereof, and notwithstanding that the municipality may Coming into force

Schedule not have had power to pass the said by-law or to enter into the said agreement, or to grant the said rights, powers, liberties and privileges, exclusive or otherwise, or any of them. 2. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

SCHEDULE I Village of Legal, Agreement dated March 23rd, 1953, authorized by By-Law No. 142. SECOND SESSION TWELITH LEGISLATURE ELIZABETH II BILL

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect a Special Franchise Agreement 3.nd the By-Law Authorizing the Same between Northwestern Utilities, Limited and the Village of Legal. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time. Third time ... MR. H. B. MACDONALD Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 4,

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect a Special Franchise Agreement and the By-Law Authorizing the Same between Northwestern Utilities, Limited and the Village of Legal

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S2 6550
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S2 6550
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7242c35e941a20ee9442986979fe1d6fb08c37e3

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