Bill 36 (Legislature 6, Session 4)

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BILL No. 36 of 1930.

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act, 1929. (Assented to ,1930.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Municipal Hospitals Act, 1929, Amendment Act, 1930." 2. The Municipal Hospitals Act, 1929, being

chapter 33 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1929, is amended as to

section 2 thereof- (

a) by adding at the end of paragraph (

a) thereof the words "or of The Municipal Hospitals Act"; and (

b) as to paragraph (

d) thereof, by adding after the word "established" the words "under the provisions of this Act or of The Municipal Hospitals Act."; and (c') as to paragraph (

k) thereof, by adding at the end thereof the words "in respect of property situate within the district."

Section 4 of the said Act is amended by adding thereto the following subsections: "

(3) Whenever the Minister by the receipt of opposing petitions or otherwise, is satisfied that there is a consider able difference of opinion as to what area should be included in a hospital district, he may, with the view of obtaining information upon which he may exercise the discretion given him by this

section or by

section 6, direct a vote or votes to be taken to decide the question, and in so dOting may prescribe the area or areas in which the vote is to be taken and the question upon which the vote is to be taken. "( 4) The persons entitled to vote shall be all persons who on the day of the poll subscribe to either of the declarations set out in Form A 1 in the

schedule to this Act. "

(5) After having taken into consideration the results of any vote or votes directed to be taken, the Minister may determine th.e area, consisting in whole or in part of any proposed area, which is to be established as a hospital dis trict. "

(6) The Minister shall give'directions as to the council or councils by whom the cost of any such vote is to be borne and such cost shall be a charge upon the taxes collected by it or them, and have priority over all other incumbrances, charges or liens whatsoever."

Section 5 of the said Act is amended by striking out subs'ection (1) thereof, and substituting therefor the fol lowing; "

(1) The Minister may, at his absolute discretion, estab lish the district as outlined in the petition or petitions or as so outlined and varied by him or determined by him after the taking of a vote or votes and, in such order, give it a name."

Section 6 of the said Act is amended- (

a) by adding after the words "may disestablish the same" the words "and in so doing may vary the content thereof and by order establish the district as so varied"; and (

b) by adding thereto, as subsection (2) thereof, the following: "

(2) Every such order shall be published in Th() Alberta Gazette and take effect in lieu of the original order."

Section 11 of the said Act is amended as to subsection (1) thereof- (

a) by striking out paragraphs (

c) and (

d) thereof and substituting therefor the following; " (

c) a hospital supporter's per diem fee charge able to ratepayers assessed in respect of property within the hospital district, and the wives, dependent families and domestic female help of such ratepayers, who are resident with them; "(

d) a variable contract per diem fee charge able to any: other class or classes of persons described in the scheme whether resident in the district or not, upon the payment of such yearly sum as may be prescribed by the scheme with respect to the class or each such class, as the cas'e may be';" and (

b) by striking out paragraph (

i) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following: "(

i) a statement that the proposed capital and maintenance expenditure will be divided among the various included areas in the hospital district in proportion to their popu lations, which statement shall be deemed to have been included in every scheme pre pared under the provisions of this Act or of The Munieipalllospitals .flet, either by way of addition thereto or in lieu of any other plan of division set out therein."

Section 25 of the said Act is amended by adding there to as subsection (3a) thereof, immediately after subsection (3), the following;

3 " (3a) In the event of a scheme being ratified the Minister shall give it a number."

Section 27 of the said Act is amended by striking out the word "board" wherever it occurs therein, and substitut ing therefor the words "provisional board."

Section 28 of the said Act is amended by adding after the word "Act" the words "or of The Municipal Hospitals Act." 1.0.

Section 31 of the said Act is amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "

(3) No doctor practising within a district shall be a member of the board thereof." 1.1..

Section 66 of the said Act is amended as to subsec tion (2) thereof-- (

a) by striking out the words "in accordance with the provisions of the scheme," and substituting therefor the words "based upon the populations of the in cluded areas"; and (

b) by striking out the words "after considering the general fairness of the variation"; and (

c) by striking out the word "said" where it first occurs in the proviso thereto, and substituting therefor thle word "any." 1.2.

Section 73 of the said Act is amended by adding after the word "board" where it first occurs, the words "or a pro visional board." 1.3. Form A in the

schedule to the said Act is amended- (

a) by striking out the words "Hospital District No." where they first occur and substituting therefor the words "Hospital District"; and (

b) by striking out the words "Hospital District No." where they occur for the second time, and substitut- ing therefor the words "the ............. Hospital District" ; and (

c) by adding after the words "improvement district taxes" wherever they occur therein, the words "in respect of property." 1.4. Form Al is added to the

schedule to the said Act, immediately after Form A, as follows: "FORM Al "(Section 4.) "Poll as to the content of Proposed Hospital District. "Area affected ................................... . "Dated this ........... day of ................ , 19 ... .

4 "The undersigned solemnly affirms- "1. That he is of the full age of twenty-one years; "2. That he is liable to pay municipal or improvement district tax.es in respect of property in the above area; and "3. That he has not voted before at the taking of this poll. "Or- "The undersigned solemnly affirms- "1.

That he or she is the husband or wife, or father or mother, or son or daughter of .... , ..................... . who Jives within the above area; and is liable to pay munic ipal or improvement district taxes in respect of property therein, and that he or she is of the full age of twenty-one years, and lives with the said (wife, husband, etc., respec tively) ; and "2. That he has not voted before at the taking of this poll." 15. Form B in the

schedule to the said Act is amended by adding after the words "improvement district taxes" where they occur for the second time, the words "in respect Of property." 16. Form C in the

schedule to the said Act is amended by adding after the words "improvement district taxes" wherever they occur therein, th4~ words "in respect of property."

No. 36 FOURTH SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE 20 GEORGE V 1930 BILL

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act, 1929. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time ................... . Third time ................... . HON. MR. HOADLEY EDMONTON: W. D. McLEAN, KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1930 Title: 1930 (6th, 4th) Bill 36,

An Act to amend The Municipal Hospitals Act, 1929

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S4 8947
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