Bill 3 (Legislature 12, Session 3)

L12 S3 6448

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.3 of 1955

An Act to Incorporate the Calgary Community Foundation, and to Empower such Foundation to Receive and Admin ister Donations in Trust for Charitable Purposes. (Assented to , 1955)

WHEREAS certain citizens of the City of Calgary have

Preamble by their petition prayed for the passing of

an Act in corporating the Calgary Community Foundation, and that the said Foundation be empowered to receive and admin ister donations in trust for charitable purposes; and

Whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore Her 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 Calgary Community

Short title Foundation Act".

Interpretation 2. In this Act, ~rot;:rpreta- (a) "Foundation" means the Calgary Community "Founda- Foundation incorporated by this Act; tion" (

b) HCalgary district" means the City of Calgary and "~alga;,Y such part of the surrounding areas as, in the dIstrict opinion of the Board, are readily accessible thereto; (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors as consti- "Board" tuted pursuant to this Act; (d) "Nominators" means the Committee of Nominators "Nomin- constituted pursuant to this Act. ators" Co'nstitutio·n of Foundation 3. J. W. Grant MacEwan, Alderman, Vernon L. Hawkes, Constitution Realtor, and Edward M.

Bredin, Solicitor, all of the City F!oundation of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, and such other persons as are from time to time appointed members of the Board are hereby constituted and established a body corporate and politic, under the name of the "Calgary Community Foundation", and by that name shall have per- petual succession and a common seal with power to change, alter, break and renew the same when and so often as it shall think proper, for and with the following objects, powers and purposes, namely:

Application of The Oompanies Aot (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 2 to accept gifts, grants, legacies, devises or be quests, in trust, of real or personal property of e;er~ nature and wheresoever situate, for the objec S °d the Foundation, and according to the terms an conditions set forth in this Act; to acquire by purchase, gift, transfer or other wise real or personal property of every nature ~nd wheresoever situate, and have, hold, possess, enJoy, take and receive the same for the general uses and purposes of the Foundation; to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded with, answer and defend in all courts and places whatsoever; to from time to time, give, sell, exchange, convey, tr~nsfer, assign, mortgage, encumber, demise or otherwise dispose of all or any of the property, real or personal of the Foundation, or any. interest therein, and of all or any property held In trust, subject only to the provisions of this Act; to borrow raise or secure the payment of, money for any of the purpos·es of the Foundation in such manner as it deems expedient, and, in particular, by negotiable instruments and by the issue of de bentures, bonds, mortgages or obligations, charged upon all or any of the property of the corporation, and may purchase, redeem or payoff any such securities in whole or in part; to invest all moneys of, or in possession of, the Foundation arising from or connected with its objects or operations, or any of them, in such securities, real or personal, as by law or statute in force in the Dominion of Canada, trustees may la-wfully make investments; (

g) to pass on and entrust to one or more trust com panies, banks or other fiscal institutions the custody and management of all or any portion of the property at any time or from time to time received or held by the Foundation, in such manner and in such portions as the Board may deem proper, and enter into agreements with such trust com panies, banks or other fiscal institutions in regard thereto; (1J;) to lease any lands at any time held by the corpor ation; and (i) ~o hav~. all the other P?wers and privileges and lmmunltIes vested by la'Y In a corporation, necessary or proper for the carrylng out of its objects.

Exemptio,ns from Sections of The Companies Act 4. The Foundation is exempt from each of sections 7 76, 77, 81, 107, 117 and 255 of The Co'mpanies Act and amendments thereto or substitutions therefor.

3 Objects o·f the Fo,undation 5. The objects of the Foundation are to use the funds Objects entrusted to it for such charitable purposes as will in the sole discretion of the Board most effectively assist, en courage and promote the well-being of mankind, and primarily the inhabitants of the district of Calgary, re gardless of race, color or creed. Committee o,f Nominators 6.

(1) The Board of the Foundation shall be nominated Committee and appointed, in conformance with the provisions of this ~ominators Act, by a Committee of Nominators, which shall be the persons from time to time holding the following offices: (

a) the Mayor of the City of Calgary, who shall be chairman; (

b) the senior judge, resident in Calgary, of the Dis trict Court; (

c) the President of the Calgary Chamber of Com merce; (

d) the President of the Council of Social Agencies of Calgary; and (

e) the Senior Bencher, resident in the district, of the Law Society of Alberta.

(2) In the event that any officeholder as designated above refuses or is unable to carry out his duties as a member of the Committee of Nominators, or in the event that any such office ceases to exist, or becomes known by another name, or that any such office is reconstituted, the Board, by resolution unanimously approved, and with the approval of a two-thirds vote of the Nominators, may tem porarily or permanently substitute for the offices named in the preceding subsection such other offices as may in their belief more nearly meet the original intent of this Act, and shall file a copy of such resolution as approved by the Nominators with the Registrar of Companies.

First Meeting of the Committee of Nominators 7.

(1) Within six weeks of the conling into force of F~~~·ttee this Act the first named of the petitioners shall call the ~eeti~g Nominators to meet with himself and the other petitioners named in this Act, and the Nominators shall thereupon nominate and appoint a first Board for the Foundation, with the advice of the petitioners, who shall not vote in the matter.

(2) After selection of the first Board the Nominators shall determine by lot the terms of the members of the Board, so that the term of one'member shall expire in each successive year.

Committee meetings Board of Directors Tenure of office Meetings of the No,minators 8.

(1) The Committee of Nominators shall meet there after at. least once in each calendar year, on the ca!l ?f the ChaIrman of the Board, and during the quarter WIthIn which the anniversary of their first meeting shall fall, for the purpose of nominating and appointing such number of persons as are required to fill vacancies and to succeed members whose terms expire.

(2) The committee may act by a majority of its mem bers present at a meeting, but shall not act unless a majority of the committee are present.

(3) Each member of the committee shall have one vote. The Board of Directors 9.

(1) The Foundation shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be managed and administered by a governing board of not less than five and not more than nine members, nominated and appointed by the Committee of Nominators from among men and women who in the opinion of such Nominators have evinced an interest in the welfare of the community, which shall be known as the Board of Directors of the Foundation.

(2) The Board may recommend to the Nominators an increase or decrease in the number of members of the Board, but the said Nominators shall have sole discretion to act or not act on such recommendation. Tenure of Members of the Board 10.

(1) Each member of the Board shall with the exception of the members of the first board serve for as many years as there are members for the time being of the Board, except that when a member has been nominated and appointed to complete the unexpired portion of a pre viously serving member's term, he shall 8erve only for as many years as are required to complete such term.

(2) In the event that the number of members of the Board is increased or decreased, the terms of all continuing serving members of the Board shall be increased or decreased by a like number of years, so that at all times· the term of at least one member of the Board shall expire in each year. . ~

(3) No member of the Board shall serve for more than ten continuous years; but any member who has so served shall be eligible for re-nomination and re-appointment after one year's absence from the Board, for a further period of five years. ( 4) The term of office of members of the Board shall begin on the first day. of May of the year of their app~int ment,. and ~hall termInate on .the last day of April of the year In WhICh then' ~rm expIres,

(5) The term of office of any Inember of the Board shall immediately terminate: (

a) upon his death, resignation, or removal from the Calgary district; (

b) upon his having served ten continuous years, or a total of fifteen years as a member of the Board; (

c) in the event of his absence without excuse accept able to the Board from three consecutive meetings of the Board; or (

d) by resolution of the Board, when in the opinion of the Board, a member is guilty of gross mis conduct; or (

e) by resolution of the Board, because of incapacity for any cause which in the opinion of the Board may prevent him from discharging his duties for nine months or more.

(6) Upon any vacancy occurring in the Board the Chairman of the Board shall notify the Chairman of the Committee of Nominators. (7) ,The Chairman of the Committee of Nominators may call a special meeting of the Nominators to nominate and appoint a suitable person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term, and shall call a special meeting for such purpose if the numbers of the Board have by such vacancy fallen below a majority of the full Board. Meetings of the Board 11.

(1) The Board shall meet at least once in each Board quarter of the year. meetings

(2) The Board shall act by a majority of its members present at a meeting, but shall not act unless a majority of the Board are present.

(3) Each member of the Board shall have one vote. Powers o,f the Board 12. The powers of the Foundation are vested in and ~ow~s of shall be exercised by the Board, and without restricting oar the generality of the foregoing, the Board may: (

a) elect its own President and Vice-President, and appoint a Treasurer and a Secretary, or a Secre tary-Treasurer, and such other officers and em ployees of the Foundation as it deems expedient, and may prescribe their respective duties, powers and authority, and may determine the tenure of each suoh office or the period of employment of each such employee; and such officers and em ployees, other than the President and Vice-Presi dent of the Board, need not be members of the Board;

Distribution of funds Application of donations (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 6 fix and determine the remuneration of officers and employees of the Foundation, provided that m~m bers of the Board shall receive no compensatIon for their services except reasonable expenses; in each quarter, use and distribute such portion. of the funds that become available to the FoundatIOn in the preceding quarter, according to the pro visions of this Act; act by such committees of, or appointed by, the Board as it deems proper to constitute or appoint; make by-laws, resolutions, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act touching or respecting any or all of the afo;esaid powers of the Foundation or of the Board and also in respect of all matters pertain ing to' the business, meetings and proceedings of the Board; and subject only to the provisions of thi.s Ac~, shall exercise in its full and absolute dIscretIOn all powers and authority that under this Act are exer cisable by the Foundation or the Board, saving such as are vested in the Committee of Nominators. 13.

(1) The Board is empowered subject to the pro visions of this Act, to use and distribute in each quarter such portions of the funds available to the Foundation from the preceding quarter, as it may deem proper, to ad vance the objects of the Foundation.

(2) To effect the objects of the Foundation the funds may be used for the assistance of such institutions, organiz ations, agencies, and bodies as may be engaged in the pro motion or advancement of the objects of the Foundation or any of them; and the Board may determine what insti tutions, organizations, agencies or bodies, whether or not the same are within the Calgary district, are to benefit by that assistance in each year, and to what extent. Wishes o·f Donor . 14.

(1) The Board shall, in deciding the manner in which funds shall be. used or applied, respect and be governed by any trust Imposed by the donor in the instru me~t creating the trust or effecting any gift to the FoundatIon.

(2) If, however, in the course of time and after the death of su~h .donor, or if the donor was a corporation, af~er the ~~ndlng-.up thereof, either voluntarily or other WIse, condItIons arIse whereby in the opinion of the Board the departure from the terms of the original trust would further the true intent and purpose of the donor the Board may in its absolute discretion make such a depa~ture to the extent necessary to further the true intent and purpose of such trust.

(3) If, further, changed conditions make it no longer possible, wise or practical in the opinion of the Board, to meet the expressed wish of the donor, the Board may in its absolute discretion use and apply such funds for such purposes as are in their opinion most nearly related to the original intent and purpose of the donor.

(4) If no conditions are imposed by a donor with regard to the use of his gift, the Board may in its absolute dis cretion use and apply such gift for such purposes as it may deem proper having regard to the provisions of this Act.

(5) This

section of this Act shall be deemed to have been assented to by every donor to the Foundation, as a condition to accepting his gift. Property Held in Trust 15.

Where any person holds any property in trust for Prop~r.ty any purpose of a nature similar to the objects of the Foun- rre~~t In dation, and by reason of the object of the trust having ceased to exist, or the trust having for any cause become incapable of performance, or the trust having for any cause become difficult to perform, such a person as trustee may upon notice to the Foundation apply to a judge of the District Court of the District of Southern Alberta for an order directing him to hand over such property to the Foundation to be used by the Foundation in the same manner and for the same purposes as other donations made to the Foundation under this Act; and such judge is hereby empowered to make such order for the handing over of such property to the Foundation; and any trustee com- plying with such an order shall thereupon be relieved and and discharged of all further responsibility in respect of such property.

Ap;po,intment o,f Trustees 1-6.

(1) The Foundation, as soon as practicable after Appoint a donation has been received, shall appoint, subject to the ~~~ie(~f provisions of any trust imposed by the donor, one or more trust companies, banks or other fiscal institutions authorized to carryon business in the Province, to assume the custody and management of the property comprising such donation, or such portion or portions thereof as may be allotted by the Board to such trust companies, banks or other fiscal institutions, and to act as trustees for the Foundation.

(2) The Foundation may at any time, by resolution of the Board, revoke the appointment of any trust company, bank, or other fiscal institution as such trustee, and may appoint such other trust company, bank or other fiscal institution as trustee in place thereof, as the Board may deem advisable.

Transfer, etc., of property Powers uf truste('s 8 Transfer, Etc., of ·P'l-operty 1. 7. All transfers, assignments or conveyances of pro perty by the Foundation shall be executed by and on behalf of the Foundation in such manner as the Foundation may from time to time by resolution prescribe, and shall further be executed by the trustee for the time being of the property to be so transferred, assigned or conveyed. Powers of Trustees 18. Every trust company, bank or other fiscal institu tion during its. continuance in office as trustee for the Foundation shall: (

a) have the custody of and efficiently manage all property entrusted to it by the Foundation or by any donor on behal~ of the Foundation .and make all investments, re-Investments, converSIOns, sales or dispositions thereof which may at any time or from time to time appear necessary or desirable, but no trust company shall make any new invest ments or re-investments in any property or secur ity other than securities in which a trustee or trust company may invest trust moneys under the laws of the Dominion of Canada; (

b) observe, carry out, perform and give effect to all terms, provisions and conditions expressed in any instrument creating a trust; (

c) give effect to and observe all directions with re gard to any prop€rty entrusted to it by the Foun dation under the provisions of this Act, which may at any time or from time to time be given in writing by the Board, provided such directions are consistent with the provisions of this Act; (

d) distribute from the moneys in its possession such sums and in such manner as the Board shall at any time or from time to time by resolution direct; (

e) pay all such accounts and expenses of the Foun dation as the Board shall direct in writing. Donations Donations 19.

(1) Any form of words shall be sufficient to con- stitute a donation for the purposes of this Act as long as the donor indicates an intention to contribute presently or prospectively to a fund or foundation of the general character indicated in this Act.

(2) This Act is to be construed liberally and in further ance of the idea that the courts of the Province will assist in making ·effective gifts for charitable purposes and will in case of any failure on the part of the Foun'dation or those entrusted with the powers of appointing the Board or otherwise howsoever, do what is necessary to carry out the true intent and purpose of this Act.

9 Rule Against Perpetuities Not to Apply 20. The rule against perpetuities shall not apply to Rule against donations made to the Foundation. r;~~l~i!bEf! Donations in Trust with Future Effect 21. When a donation has been made to the Foundation Donations in trust of any property to take effect in future, the Board in trust is empowered to accept and exercise any powers of ap pointment, settlement or distribution with respect to the income in whole or in part derivable from such property in the interim, and also power to nominate executoFs and trustees in the manner provided in the instrument creating the trust.

Donations for Use Outside- the Calgary District 22. Where property has been donated to the Founda- D~n?-Jions tion and the donor is desirous that the donation shall be ~r~:;ic~ used in accordance with the objects of the Foundation but in whole or in part for the benefit of persons not resi- dent in the Calgary district, the Board may accept and exercise the trust in respect of such donation as fully and effectually as if it were made for the benefit of residents of the Calgary district. Annual Audit 23.

(1) The Foundation shall cause an audit to be :-gcr~al made at least once in every fiscal year of the receipts and 1 disbursements of each separate donation, by an indepen dent auditor, and shall cause to be published in a daily newspaper published in the city of Calgary a certified statement by such auditor showing the investments made of all funds donated to and vested in trustees for the Foundation, the amount of income received during the preceding fiscal year, and the purpose for which the income has been used, and a classified statement of the expenses of the trustees and of the Board.

(2) It shall be the duty of the trustees to give such auditor full information and permit him to make all nec essary inspections to enable such audits to be made. Reports to Registrar of Companies 24. The SecretarY of the Board shall, once in each cal- Re~orts endar year, file with the Registrar of Companies the fol- ~~ c~~~~~~s lowing: (

a) a statement in the form of a balance sheet, audited and signed by the Foundation's auditor, and don taining general particulars of its liabilities and assets, revenue and expenditure;

Adminif'tra tive costs Coming into force 10 (

b) a list of members for the time being of the Board, with their addresses and occupations; and (

c) a copy of any resolution made in the preceding year required by this Act to be filed with the Registrar. Administrative Costs 25. Reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the Board may be charged against all trusts1 on a pro Tata, basis. Co,ming into Force 26. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

11 APPENDED NOTE

Section 5 of the foregoing Bill exempts the Foundation from sections 7, 76, 77, 81, 107, 117 and 255 of The Com panies Act,

chapter 240, R.S.A. 1942,

section 5 of which provides: "Every company heretofore or hereafter incorporated by Act of the Legislature, to which The Insurance Act or The Railway Act does not apply, shall be subject to and shall comply with sections 7, 76, 77, 81, 87 to 96, 107, 117, and 255 of this Act, and in the case of any conflict be tween those sections and any

section of the Act of incor poration those sections shall prevail, unless the Act of incorporation expressly exempts the company from any such section." As the body corporate created by the proposed Bill is a non-profit corporation and has no share capital, it is sug gested that it should be made clear that all of the sections of The Companies Act referred to in

section 5 thereof should be excluded excepting sections 87 to 96 of The Companies Act which relate to, and provide for the regis tration with the Registrar of Companies of any debenture or floating charge mortgage. If the Foundation referred to in the Bill should raise money by such type of mortgage it is suggested that it should comply with sections 87 to 96 of The Companies Act insofar as applicable.

THIRD SESSION 1WELFTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1955 BILL

An Act to Incorporate the Calgary Community Foundation, and to Empower such Foundation to Re ceive and Administer Donations in Trust for Charitable Purposes Received and read the First time ................ . Second time ............ . Third time. lVIR. H. B. MACDoNALD Title: 1955 (12th, 3rd) Bill 3

An Act to Incorporate the Calgary Community Foundation, and to Empower such Foundation to Receive and Administer Donations in Trust for Charitable Purposes

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Citation	L12 S3 6448
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