Bill 17 (Legislature 5, Session 5)

L5 S5 9957

Alberta — Bills

A BILL RESPECTING THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. NOTE. The accumulation of public documents, and the exigencies of storing space seem to require that provision should be made for the destruction of some public documents, and the transfer of those of historical value, etc., to the archives of the Province. This Bill makes provision for such destt>uction or transfer. WALTER S. SCOTT, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as a partial explanation of some of its p1'ovisions.) BILL No. of 1925.

An Act respecting the Preservation of Public Documents. (Assented to , 1925.) H IS MAJESTY, .by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The P1"ese1'vation of Public Documents Act." 2. In this Act, "Public document" shall include certifi cates under the Great Seal of the Province, legal documents, securities issued by the Province under The Provincial Loans Act,. vouchers, cheques, and accounting records. 3. All public documents shall be preserved by the depart ment to the affairs of which they relate for the period of ten years from the date of their coming into existence or until their transfer or destruction is ordered by the Lieu tenant Governor in Council as hereinafter set forth .. 4.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may at any time require that any such document, or any class 01' series of such documents, shall be transferred to the archives of the Province, or shall be destroyed at any time after the expir ation of the said period of ten years. 5. This Act shall come into force on the ............ day of ........................ 19 ... . No. FIFTH SESSION FIFTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BII~L

An Act respecting the Preservation of Public Documents. Received and read the First time .................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFERY, KING'S PRINTER. A.D. 1925 Title: 1925 (5th, 5th) Bill 17,

An Act respecting the Preservation of Public Documents

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L5 S5 9957
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L5 S5 9957
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7993fd926dbb4b0ad051ff55b7e20a6a9c03abc2

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