Bill 83 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10788

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 83 of 1911-12.

An Act to regulate Theatres, Entertainment Halls and Cinematographs. (Assented to 1912.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of th~ Legislative Assembly· of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Theatres Act.~' Citation 2.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power 1Regut1ations f ' • k J • th d'ff t or•aetyu( r~>rn t1me to t1me to ma e regu at10ns, · e same or eren theatres for different localities, governing the erection, operation and safety of all classes of theatres and entertainmen.t halls, and to provide for the supervision and inspection of same. 3. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power ::.::::1'~~"" to make regulations for- ~rn;;.~~.:'"'~!ph (

a) Licensing, controlling and governing the use and opera- tion of cinen:atograrhs, moving picture machines or similar apparatus; · (

b) Regulating or prohibiting the exchange, leasing, sale or exhibition of fihns; (

c) Licensing, controlling and governing the operation of film exchanges. 4. The owner, user or exhibitor of every cinematograph, License fee moving picture machine, or other similar apparatus, the owner, leasce, or manager of every film exchange and the person operating such cinematograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus shall each pay in advance to the Provincial Secretary an annual license fee, the amount of which may from time to time be fixed by the Lieutenant Gover- nor in Council. 5.

The Lieutenant Governor in Col}ncil Iimy appoint a censor~~:'dro1r or board of censors, of not more than three persons, and fix cenoors his or their remuneration, and such censor or board of censors shall hold office during pleasure, and shall have power to permit the exhibition of, or absolutely to prohibit or reject any or all films which it is proposed to use in the Province of Alberta, and to suspend for cause the licence of any operator or other· licensee.

(2) There shall be an appeal from the censor or board of ~,;.;,~1 ;;om censore to the person, body or court· designated and subject board of to the conditions prescribed by regulation of the Lieutenant censor• Governor in Council. 6.

No cinematograph, moving picture machille, or other Films to be similar apparatus shall exhibit any films which have not been ~~~r 't!ard stamped by the censor or board of censors, and no such cine- or censors matograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus shall be kept or exhibited for entertainment until the owner, user or exhibitor of such apparatus has complied with the regulations made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and obtained a license from the Provincial Secretary. 7.

All films passed or pennitted to be e:ffiibited by the said~~~~~ ~nva• censor or board of censors shall be stamped m such manner that the stamp will show upon the canvas, and no exhibition of such stamped film shall be prohibited by any police officer, or constable, or other person, on account of anything con- tained in such film. 8 . .Any person in charge of such cinematograph, moving Offepcea picture machine or other similar · apparatus, or the owner, proprietor, manager or person having control thereof, who uses any such machine for public, entertainment without having complied with, or who violates the regulations passed by · the Lieutenant Governor in Council, or without having ther~for a license from the Provincial Secretary, or who exhibits films not approved by the censor or board of censors, as required by this Act, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 9.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act, Penaltieo or any of the regulations of the. Lieutenant Governor in Council . passed hereunder, shall, on

summary conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 with costs, and to a further fine of $25 per diem during the time after con viction during which such offence continues, a~d in default of immediate payment thereof: to imprisonment. for a. period not exceeding three months. '10.

The Alberta Provincial police are hereby empowered Inspection of l d. t d t t• . . to h • Alberta am 1rec e a any 1me to Inspect any cmema grap , movmg Provincial picture machine, or other similar apparatus which is used Pohce or kept on premises licensed under this Act; and to enforce the provisions of this Act and the regulations passed here- under. 11. In cities, towns and incorporated villages, it shall also, Dut.y of chief be the duty of the chief constable, or chief of police, to enforce constable the provisions of this Act and the regulations passed here- under. 12.

All penalties recovered under this Act shall be, paid to A~plicati?n the Treasurer of the Province of Alberta for the use of said penalties province. 13. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power Regulations to make such regulations as may be deemed necessary, advisable or convenient for the purpose of carrying into effect the pro- visions of this Act. No. 83 THIRD SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE-V

An Act to regulate Theatres, Enter tainment Halls and Cinematographs. -Received -and read ·'the ·First time ............•• ~ .•.••. Second time .......••.•..•.... Thir:d . time . . .• . .. . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . HoN. C. R. MITCHELL .. EDMONTON: JA~ES E. RICHA nns, Government Printer 4..0. 1912 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 83,

An Act to regulate Theatres, Entertainment Halls and Cinematographs

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10788
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S3 10788
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	789d4cbcc70260e29783a17cf9d4c189c1a23d95

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