No.3 1st Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 8 Elizabeth II BILL 3 A Bill Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Authorizing the Same Between Can­ adian Western Natural Gas Company Limited and the Villages of Acme, Barons, Beiseker, Carbon, Carmangay, Champion, Irricana and Vauxhall, and the Town of Strathmore. MR. DIXON Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1960

BILL No.3 of 1960

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Authorizing the Same Between Can­ adian Western Natural Gas Company Limited and the Villages of Acme, Barons, Beiseker, Carbon, C'armangay, Champion, Irricana and Vauxhall, and the Town of Strathmore. (Assented to , 1960)

Preamble

WHEREAS Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta with power inter alia to supply natural gas throughout the Pr~vince of Alberta; Special franchise agreements confirmed AND

WHEREAS the agreements granting to Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited special franchises to supply natural gas to the undermentioned villages and towns and their inhabitants, and hereinafter referred to, have been duly executed under the authority of by-laws approved by a vote of two-thirds of the proprietary electors voting thereon in each case where such approval is re­ quired by law; AND WHER,EAS the said by-laws and the said agree­ ments 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 Canadian Western Natural Gas Com­ pany Limited has duly filed its petition for such ratifica­ tion 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-laws, and agreements named and described in

Schedule 1 of this Act granting to Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited special franchises for the supply of natural gas to the villages and towns 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-laws and agreements

2 are hereby declared to be in full force and virtue and effect, and to be legal, valid and binding upon the said municipalities, notwithstanding any informalities, ir­ regularities or defects therein either in substance or form, or any informalities, irregularities or defects in the passing thereof, and notwithstanding that the municipalities may not have had power to pass the said by-laws or to enter into the said agreements or to grant the said righs, powers, liberties and privileges, exclusive or otherwise, or any of them. 2. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is ~ming assented to. into force

SCHEDULE 1 Village of Acme, Agreement dated May 7, 1959, author­ ized by By-law No.5. Village of Barons, Agreement dated May 5, 1959, author­ ized by By .. law No. 189. Village of Beiseker, Agreement dated May 11, 1959, authorized by By-law No. 135. Village of Carbon, Agreement dated May 2, 1959, author­ ized by By-law No. 255. Village of Carmangay, Agreement dated May 25, 1959, authorized by By-law No. 268. Village of Champion, Agreement dated July 8, 1959, authorized by By-law No. 114 NG. Village of Irricana, Agreement dated March 19, 1959, authorized by By-law No. 126.

Village of Vauxhall, Agreement dated October 14, 1958, authorized by By-law No. 102. Town of Strathmore, Agreement dated May 28, 1959, authorized by By-law No. 359.

Schedule

FIRS'f SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 8 ELIZABETH II 1960 BILL

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-Laws Authorizing the Same Between Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited and the Villages of Acme, Barons, Beiseker, Car­ bon, Carmangay, Champion, Irri­ cana and Vauxhall, and the Town of Strathmore. Received and read the First time ........ . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . MR. DIXON Title: 1960 (14th, 1st) Bill 3,

An Act Ratifying, Confirming and Declaring to be in Full Force and Effect Certain Special Franchise Agreements and the By-laws Authorizing the Same Between Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited and the Villages of Acme, Barons, Beiseker, Carbon, Carmangay, Champion, Irricana and Vauxhall, and the Town of Strathmore