Bill 14 (Legislature 4, Session 4)

L4 S4 10053

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 14 of 1921.

An Act to incorporate The Temple of Science and Spiritual Philosophy of the Province of Alberta. (Assented to ' 1921.)

WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named and others in the Province of Alberta are associated together as a religious body for the furtherance of the philosophy of spiritualism, and

whereas the said persons havEl prayed to be incorporated under the name of "The Temple of Science and Spiritual Philosophy of the Province of Alberta," and it is expedient to grant their prayer; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. W. W.

Bell, Alfred Hindf'!, and Joseph Tilden Hays, all of the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, and such other persons as are now, or may hereafter become, members of the said association, shall be, and are,, hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by and under the name of 11 The Temple of.

Science and Spiritual Philo sophy of the Province of Alberta," and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to purchase, acquire, hold, possess, lease and enjoy for them and their successors, for the use and occupation of the said association, lands, tenements, hereditaments and real and movable property and estate within the Province of Alberta, and the same to sell, alienate, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of, or encumber whensoever the said association shall deem it proper to so do, and by the same name shall and may be enabled to sue and to be sued, to plead and to be impleaded, to answer and to be answered unto, in any mat ter or cause whatsoever. 2.

The said association shall have power- (

a) To promote the social improvement, as welll as the intellectual, moral, and spiritual progress of its members.; and for the furtherance of the philosophy of spiritualism; (

b) To establish and maintain any number of branches thereof in the Province of Alberta, and to establish and maintain churches, schools, colleges,. obser vatories, seminaries, and similar. institutions;

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c) To engage in and encourage investigation in lan guages, history, philosophy, science and all other branches of learning; (

d) To establish and. maintain districts and missions and to carry on or aid in such works as u.re cus tomary for the religious, moral, and social advance ments of the people. 3.

The said association shall have power to draw, make, accept, and endorse all bills of exchange, and promissory notes necessary for the purposes of the said association, under the hands of such officers as may be designated by the by-laws or regulations of the association, and in no ca>se shall it be necessary that the seal of the association shall be affixed to such bill or note nor shall such officer signing same be liable or responsible therefor: Provided that notl ing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the ~ssociation to issue notes or bills as money or as notes or bills of a bank. 4.

The said association shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, purchase, lease, or otherwise, for its benefit any real or personal property, stocks, bonds and all other securities and to dispose of same by sale, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise and with the proceeds thereof acquire other real or personal property or invest the same in any other pro perty or security whatsoever for the use and benefit of the said association. 5.

The said association may borrow money for its pur poses, and for securing the repayment thereof may mort gage all or any of the real or personal property of the asso ciation. 6. The domicile or head office of the association will be at Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the said province as may from time to tilme be determined by the association. 7.

The constitution, rules, by-laws, and regulations governing the administration of the said association shall be formulated at a general meeting thereof called for that purpose and of which at least ten days' notice shall be given by public · advertisement, or otherwise, to all mE~mbers thereof, and the constitution, rules, by-laws, and regu lations then adopted shall have full force and effect in so far as the same shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or with the laws in force in the Province of Alberta:

3 Provided that the •said association may from time to time alter, .repeal and change such constitution, ll'Ules, by-laws and regulations, in the manner therein provided. 8. All instruments relating to real property shall be execu ted unCler the seal of the said association attested as pro vided by the by-laws, rules and regulations of the asso ciation. 9.

No member of the association shall be in any way liable for, or chargeable with, the repayment of any debt or demand due by the association beyond the amount of any entrance fee or annual dues remaining unpaid by the said member or for any other indebtedness· to the asso ciation, and any member not so indebted to the said asso ciation may retire therefrom and cease to be a member on giving notice in writing to the association of his intentions to withdraw and thenceforth such person shall be free from any liability for any debt or engagement of the association. 10.

The said associat,ion shall have full power to erect new buildings or improve its real estate and do all things necessary for the carrying out of the objects of the said association. 11. The affairs of the association shall be managed by a council of members who shall be elected by the members of the association at a general meeting to be called within six months from the date of the passing hereof and shall be styled "The Executive Council." The number of mem bers of the council and their term of office shall be fixed by a by·law of the association. The persons named in

section 1 of this . Act shall be the first executive council of the said association and shall have full power to administer the affairs thereof until the election of a council at the meeting to 'be called as provided for herein. 12. The association shall at all times when called upon to do so, by the Lieutenant Govemor in Council, render an account in writing of its property and business affairs.

No.14. FOURTH SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE 11 GEORGE V 1921 BILL

An Act to incorporate The Temple of Science and Spiritual Philosophy of the Province of Alberta. · Received and read the First -time ................. . Second time .... : ........ -... . Third time ................ . EDMONTON: J. W. JzrnaY, Xma't l'arHTJ:B. A.D.1V21 Title: 1921 (4th, 4th) Bill 14,

An Act to incorporate The Temple of Science and Spiritual Philosophy of the Province of Alberta

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S4 10053
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S4 10053
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	86523b6d2b75c97ea1d481b643404cb069f9a464

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