Bill 3 — A Bill To Amend the Improvement Districts A'Ct, 1965 (Legislature 15, Session 3)

L15 S3 1307

Alberta — Bills

No.3 3rd Ses·sion, 15th Legislature, Alberta 14 Elizabeth II BILL 3 A Bill to amend The Improvement Districts A'ct, 1965 HON. MR. HOOKE Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Edmonton, Alberta, 1966

Explanatory Note 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 39 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1965.

Section 9 reads: 9. N otwithsta:nding anything in this or any other Act the Minister by order, may exempt from taxation, all or such percentage of the assessment of improvements as described in ,subclause (iii) of clause (

i) of

section 2 of The Assessment Act, 1960, as he considers advisable.

Section 43, subsection (1), clauses (

b) and (

d) presently read: 43.

(1) The Minister may, by order, (

b) authorize the purchase of apparatus and equipment for ex tinguishing fires and preservJng life and propel'ty from injury or destruction by fire in the rural fire protection area, (

d) authorize agreements with other municipalities for the joint purchase, use, control and management of the apparatus and equipment. 4. New sections are added authorizing the provision of ambulance services and the recovery of costs of extinguishing fires.

BILL NO'. 3 Qf 19'66

An Act to. amend The ImprQvement Districts Act, 196;5 (Assented to , 1966) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and cDllsent of the Legislative Assembly of the PrQvince of Alberta, enacts as fQllows: 1. The Improvement Districts Act, 1965 is her~by amended. 2.

(1) SectiQn 9 is repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding subsectiQn (1), any Ministerial Qrder made under sectiQn 9 Qf the Act continues in fQrce until the thirty-first day Qf December, 19 1 66. 3. SectiQn 43, subsectiQn (1) is amended (

a) by striking Qut the wQrd "and" at the end of clause (

c) and by adding the wQrd "and" at the end of clause (d), (

b) by adding the fQllQwing clause after clause (d) : (

e) authQrize agreements with any assQciatiQn fQr the jQint use Qf the apparatus and equipment. 4. The fQllQwing sections are added after

section 43: 43a.

(1) The Minister 'may by Qrder acquire and equip a mQtQr vehicle fQr the purpQse of prQviding an a'mibulance service in an imprQvement district.

(2) FQr the purpose Qf encouraging the establishment and maintenance Qf an ambulance service in all Qr part Qf the imprQvement district, the Minister by order may authQr ize the payment to. the Qwner Qf an ambulance of a grant nQt exceeding a sum equal to. Qne-quarter 'mill Qn the net tQtal assessment of land and im1prQvements in the improve ment district, Qr fQur thQusand dQllars, whichever is the greater. 43b.

Where charges have been incurred with respect to. extinguishing fires and preserving life and property frO'm injury Qr destructiQn by fire Qn lands in the imprQvement district and situated Qutside the boundaries Qf a rural fire prQtectiQn area, the Minister by Qrder may charge the CQsts to. the owner Qr occupant Qf the land and in default Qf pay ment 2 (

a) recover the CQsts as a debt to. the improvement district, Qr (

b) charge the CQsts against the land concerned as taxes due and Qwing in respect Qf that land and reCQver the CQsts as such.

5. A new

section is added authorizing agreements for joint projects by improvement districts, other municipalities and school boards. 6. Present

section 54 of The Child Welfare Act is moved to this Act where it more properly belongs as it relates to the powers of the Minister in connection with improvement districts. 2

5. The following

section is added after

section 45: 45a.

(1) The Minister may, on such terms and conditions as he considers proper and advisable, enter into an agree ment with res1pe,ct to an improvement district to (

a) co-operate with the councils of other municipalities or the board of trustees of a school district or school division for the construction, maintenance, operation and use of a public work, building or other facility or for the performance of any matter or thing considered by hi'm and the councils or boards concerned, to be of benefit to the improve ment district and the municipality or the school district or school division, and (

b) provide for the j oint control and management of any thing that concerns the improvement district, municipality or the school district or school division.

(2) Where an agreement is entered into pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister may (

a) appoint one or 'more Ipersons to be members of a joint committee or board with members appointed by the councils of ,municipalities or by the board of trustees of school districts or school divisions, and (

b) together with the council or board of trustees dele 'gate to such joint committee or board power to construct, maintain, control and manage such un dertaking, including the power to disburse the pro ceeds of debentures or other funds used for the purpose of such undertaking.

(3) Any costs or expenses payable by the Minister under an agreement entered into under this

section shall be paid out of the taxes and other revenues collected in the im provement district. 6. The following

section is added after

section 52: 52a.

(1) The Minister may, by order (

a) regulate the time after which ,children shall not be in a public place at night without proper guardian ship, and (

b) designate the age or apparent a'ge of boys and girls respectively to whom the order applies.

(2) A child to whom the order a'pplies and found in a public place after the time so fixed may be warned to go home by an inspector, constable or peace officer and if after the warning the child refuses or fails to go home he may be taken to his home or to a shelter by the inspector, constable or peace officer. 2

7. Commencement ot Act. 3

(3) A parent who permits his 'child to contravene the order is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary con viction for a first offence to a fine of five dollars, and for a second offence to a fine of ten dollars, and for a third or a subsequent off.ence to a fine of twenty dollars, and in each case in default of payment to a term of imprisonment of not more than three months. 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

No.3 T'HIRD SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 14 ELIZABET'H II 1966 BILL

An Act to amend The Im'provement Districts Act, 1965 Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. HOOKE Title: 1966 (15th, 3rd) Bill 3,

An Act to amend The Improvement Districts Act, 1965

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