Bill 3 (Legislature 4, Session 3)

L4 S3 9635

Alberta — Bills

B I L It No. of 1920. An Aot Respeoting the Practioe of Chiropraotio. ( Assented to • 1920) His Jlajest», b.v and wi th the adVice m d oonsent of the Legis1stl .... Assembll ot the ProTince d. Alberta, enaots as follows: 1. This Aot mal be oited as "!rhe ChlropJ:aot1o Aot"'. 2. In this Act, unless the oontext ot h •• ise requires; (

a) The praotice of ob1ropraotio sbaU be deemed w be the udjustmen t bl hands onll of the ar t1cula tions of the spi:ne; but it shall not lnolude osteopath3, operati'9'8 surger, nO!' the administrating or presoribing of ana bug or medioine now or hereafter inoluded in materia medioa. (b) "Ohiropraotor" means one who praotises ohiropraotio as herein defined. (0) "OounoU'" means the oounoil of the School ct: Oh1r 0- praotio as herein established. 3. ~e sub Jeots of examination for applioation for regis- tration as herein provided for. sball inolude anatom;, phlsiologJ, slmptomatologa, diagnosis, ohlroprao tio or thopedl. principles of ohiropraotio and adjusting, nerTe-traoing, ohiropraotio phil 0 eoph3, sanitation and hlgiene, palpation, and suoh at he!' su.b~eots as shall from time to time be added thereto 1)1 snend ment to this Aot.

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All graduates at an, sehool or Gollege f1 ohi1"opraotl0 having a COUl'se of at least three ,ears ·of sU: monll s Ql' more in eaah ,ear. 01" it 8 equiTalent, aDd who haTe been in aotual attendanoe at suoh school or oollege dwing suoh 0a1l'S8, who have for at least s1x months p1"lor to the passing of tlWl Aot, pr&et1sed ahil'Opraotic in the proT1noe, are hereb, oonstltuted the School r:L Ohil'Oprac tic at t he Province of Alberta, and suoh graduates and all other persons hereafter registered under the proT1 sions of this Aat shall be a bodl oorporat. and d1 all have perpetual aUDaesslon and a oommon seal wi th power to acquire, hold, and 41 spose ~ real ana eha tt.1 pl'ope.rt, fez the purposes of the cOlporation and to aue and be SQ.ed. 6.

The tust cOllnol1 shall be oomposed tIL three pel'iJOD8 to be named b.v the Lieu tenant GOTel'ncr in Oounol1 from among such of the praotitloners desorlbed in Beetlon 4 hereof 8S shall within the period of thil'tl ds.ve atter the' passlng ot this Aot send wr 1 ttan no ti1'1on tion to the Depar tment fI1 Eduoatlon of their naTIl8S, a4,dresse., qual11'1oatlon8, and endenoe of the:1r haTing graduate' from suoh sehool CD.' coll.se as 18 set out in paragraph 4 hereot and ot th.l~ havlngprao tlset oh1rop%aot1c in the proTince fo.r at 'least s1 x month 8 immediatelJ' prior 10 the pass1ng of 1his Aot. (a) .

A maJo1'1t; of the oouncil mall be a qucrum, and an,v resolution passed b.v a majori.t 1 of those present at an.v meeting sball be eftee tlve.

- 3 - 6. Fer thw1 th upon their 8Jpointment the oouncU shall oause to be opened and k~t a register in whioh shall be inso.r1bed the names and addresses of all persons eligible . . . to membership unde~ the terms hereof in the said sohool who snall appl.v to be so regl stered. 'T. Tbe oounoU shall give publlonotloe ba advel!tlsement in on$ newspaper in Edmonton, and one newspap8l' in OalgS1"1 of the opening of Buell .reglstel' and the pUl'p8se thereof. 8.

The 000.n011 81811.)$4.801d8 upon the eligibl11t, of all ',"",1:"," persona app1.v1ng to be .r egiste.red. 'and shull issue to all pe.r Bona BO registered a oertifioate of regletl."atlon upon paJment of suoh registration fee as shall be fixed hI the oounoil; but Goh fee thall not exoeed the sum of fina 401181's. 9.

The oounCil sballpl'OT.l.de bl .regulatloll f.01' the hold- ~llg wi thin one yesz of their appointment. at an e1eot10n rL the members of the oQlnoll hI the persona who shall SO l'eg1stel', and for the number and tel'm of offloe of Sll oh members 80 to be eleoted., and such oounoil vb en eleoted (and the fi.rst counell until suoh counoll ahall be elected) shall haTe the following powers and be chs.rged with the foUowmg dutles. namely: Cal The designation of the offloe.rs of the oorper ation, the fixing at their l'emmeration and the defining of the1.r several d uti 8S. (

b) The .regulation of the meetings at the ooun011, inoluding the number, time an d plaoe of such meetings.

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c) The regulation of and provlaion for elec'tlons of the 0011%1911 including the power to pr ovide for the hOlding of .ol'floe on the ccuncll for anI period up to three 18ars hS oer tam of the member a thereof, pr0"V14e', however t 'that one 01' more members 0 f the oounoil shall be eleoted eaoh lear. (

d) The keeping of the register'of praotitioners of ohiropraotic in the proVince; the issue of oertifioates of registration. whioh oert i:fioates mal be under the seal ~ the oorporation, and, the fin ng of the fee for regiat1'ation sub jeot to the l1mi1iatlon thereof hereinbefore pr OTlded. e

e) The inves t1ga tiOD af all ma t'ter a ooncerning th 8 oo.rpol'a tion. cr aff'eot1ng its interost, 01' oome1'ning the III aoUae of ohirppl'aot1o hI the members thereof or 0 there with power to oanpel the attendanoe of. and 1D examine. Wi finesses under oath f or the purpose of 8D3 suoh investigation. (

f) Provide for the examination at applioants fer 1'8g-' istration and the form and mannel' of applications. (

g) Pr oVide for OOUl'ses of studl and inst1'O.0tion fer stua.ents of ohlropraotl0. theIr registration as studEll ts aaa the fees ps-vsble b.v them, and :for tho examinations of such stu den to and their l'egieil'ation as fullS qualified practi tionel's after thel ha~ passed the examination tests and served the neceasar.vt1me acoording m the regula 1iI.ons or the ootUloi 1, pro vided that the fees pa.vable bl a student m all not exoeed in an.v one lear the swn of trial t.v-:t'l '18 dollars.

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h) Provide for the revooatiOn of anI registration made undel' t hi.s Aot.

(1) Provide for the holcU. ng of meetings of the m-.bers of the oorpol's tion and pre.Bribe regulations go-verniD$' Sllch meetIngs. ( 3) .Provide for the filling of B.nJ' 'V80anc3 Or vaoancies oocu.r.rlng in the lJ8mbOl!sh.i.p of the conncil b.v election by the registel'eit menbers of the oorporation; proVided that in the event of a vaoanol 01' vaoanoies ooourring p.reviou.s1.v to the .f1rs t meeti. ng 0 f the regi stered members 0 f the o01".Poration file said vacanoy or vaoanoies shall be fill ed )1 appOintmen t b.v the Lieutenant Go vernol' in Oouncil; and no Aot or .Aots of the re mainder of the Oou.nol1 shall be innlld b.v reaoon OnJ.1 of tm nonil1l1ng of suoh Taounol o.r vaoano1as b.v the I,ieutenant Gov ernor in Oauna 11.. (

k) Provide for the reglntration .. thout examinatIon at lioensed p.raotltloners of ohiropraotl0 from other pl'oUnoes ~ Oanada t 01' fl'om other '0 ountri aD or s tatefl haVing edueatlonal reqt!1.remen1is at leaat equal to those prov1 ded for by thi • .Aot.

(1) Generall.v to do all such acts and haTe all 8mb. pon!". 8S shall be necessarl for the proper perfornwn ee o! thelr duties and for the enforoement of the 11 anaione of this Aot. 10. Eve:y pol'8)n 1'ogls • .re4, under tho ll' OVls10118 at. ibis Aot shall be en t 1t18d to pJ:..aotlse ohlroprActic in tl'e province aDd to dem:arfdand l'eoo "Vel" in the (l)U rts there of ream nab le charges

- G - for his or her services. 11. No person unless registered pursuant to the provisions hel.'eof, and \vhose registration has not been revoked, shall practise ohiropractic in the province; (mt anI person who shall so praotise ohiropractio with~ut being so registered shall be liable all summar.v canvio tion to a penal t.v not exoeetl in6 one hundred dollars. 12. Any person who pretends to be a ohiropraotor wi thout baing registered under the provi sions at this .80 t shall be liable on

summary oonviotion to B penalty not exceeding ftfty dollars, provided that the offence is not of snoh nature ae to make the defendant liable to the penal ty prov! ded for by Seotion Eleven (11) heroof. 13. Every prosecution under this Aot enall be commenced w1thtn three months from the date of the ulleged offenoe. 14. Nq 0 ivi1 a.ction sball be oommenceCl. against any Cluly registered ohiropraotor under this bot after one year from th~ oa.te on which the Gause of aation arose for CiDJ act done as chiropractor. 16. One moiety of the amount of an.v penal ty reoovered under this Aot shull be paid over to the School of Chiropraotio. and too 0 t'her mOiet.v amll belong to the orown.

M/mv. liD. mlm> SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE 10 GEORGE V 1920 B 1 L L .An Ao t Itespeotlng the Pl'aoti 0. o~ Ohlropr 80 tio Reoei '9'8d and read the First time ~hil.'d t 1m. Jlr. T11r gEt on. Title: 1920 (4th, 3rd) Bill 3,

An Act Respecting the Practice of Chiropractic

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S3 9635
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S3 9635
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	852d9db51c1d1d3a8b87d46f5ded509dd0045810

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