Bill 10 (Legislature 13, Session 3)

L13 S3 6247

Alberta — Bills

No. 10 3rd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957 BILL 10 A Bill to Incorporate the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary MRS. WILKINSON (Private Bill) EDMONTON,ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1957

BILL No. 10 of 1957

An Act to Incorporate the Sisters of Charity of St.. Louis of Calgary (Assented to , 1957)

WHEREAS a petition has been _ presented praying that

Preamble the association of nuns known as the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary may be vested with corporate powers by the name of the "Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary" for the following purposes and objects, namely: the carrying on of charitable works comprising missions, convents, schools, boarding schools, novitiates, hospitals, boarding houses for young persons, and to impart educa tion and religious training to pupils in convents and schools; And

whereas it is expedient to grant its prayer; Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Reverend Sisters John of the Sacred Heart, nee Membeti ot Anne Thomas of Vannes, in the Province of Brittany, corpora on France; Mary Beatrice, nee Beatrice Lachance, of the City of Moose Jaw, in the Province of Saskatchewan; and Theresa of St. Louis, nee Mary C.

Kirby, of the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, and such other per- sons as are now or nlay hereafter become under the pro- visions of this Act members of the said corporation shall be and are hereby declared to be a body politic and cor- porate in deed and in name by the name of the "Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary", for the purposes and objects aforesaid. 2.

The said corporation shall have perpetual succession ::~~~:!~n and a common seal and may at all times hereafter contract and be contracted with, including the borrowing of money on mortgage or promissory note, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in any manner whatsoever in all courts and places whatsoever in this Province. 3. The corporation shall have power from time to time ~':~~ and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, be- ition of quest, transfer, purchase or otherwise for the benefit of rnr~l the corporation any land or real or personal estate and estate

Disposition of revenues, issues and profits Head office Power to establish branches Power .to construct, equip and mainta~n buildil1g.s Power to make rules for internal government of corpor ation 2 the same or any part thereof, may from time to time dis pose of by sale, transfer or mortgage, lease, exchange.or otherwise and with the proceeds therefrom, .may acqUIre other lands, tenelnents, hereditament~ and other property, real or personal, or invest .the sam~ In any securIty what soever for the use of the corporatIon. 4.

The revenues, issues and profits of all property. real or personal held by the corporation shall be approprIated and applied' to the n1a~nte~an~e of th~ members of the corporation and of the InstItutIOns car~Ied on ?y. the cor poration and the construction and repaIr of buIldIp¥s and the acquisition of property real or personal reqUISIte for the purposes of the corporation and for the advancement of charity an~ benevolence. 5.

The head office of the corporation shall be at the City of Calgary, in 'theProvince of Alberta, or .,at such other place in th~ Provipce as may from ti~e' to time ,be deter mined by the by-laws of the corporatIon. '6~ The·corporation may from time to time have or establish and maintain any number of branches ,thereof to promote the objects of the corporation and for such purposes may appoint such subordinate officers with such powers and' tenure of office as 'the corporation may deem advisable. 7.

In addition to its present undertakings, the said cor poration shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maint~in builqings and other erections, for the proper caJ;Fying on of its stated objects and other charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessa'ry for the, cai 4 ryingout of the objects in which the corpor ation now is or m.ay hereafter be engaged in or occupied with. 8.

It shall be lawful for the corporation to make by laws, rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs and' inter~sts of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same from time to time, including the enforceinellt or discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appoint ment, deposition or removal of any person as a member of the ,~orpor~tion or bearing office therein and generally Jor .the Internal government of affairs of the said corpo,ration. Disposition of revenue.s, assets and property 9.

AU' the rents~ revenues, assets and property of the said corporation shall 'be applied solely to the maintenance, of the members of the corporation, the construction and mainten,~nce.~ of -such buildings as may. be required for the purposes, of, t~e corporation, ~nd t?e furtherance ,of any ?rallof the :obJects and works In whIch the said corporqtion IS now'or may be hereafter engaged.

3 10. Until otherwise directed by by-laws the officers of Officers .of th 'd . t' ,,' corporatIOn e Sal assocla IOn named hereIn as Incorporators shall be !he officers of the said corporation and the present exist- Ing rules and regulations of the said association shall, mutatis rnutandis, be the rules and regulations of the said corporation until changed by by-law. 11.

All lands, tenements and hereditaments, property, Associat tion I I d II b 'ld" proper y rea or persona, an a UI Ings belongIng to, possessed vested i!1 or enjoyed by the said association at the time of the passing corporatIOn of this Act, and the lands thereto appertaining shall be and the same are hereby declared to be vested in the cor- poration for the purposes thereof. 12. The said corporation may exercise or carryon any !':;~fseto industry that may help it to maintain its institutions and industry may bargain and sell the products of the same, provided it conforms to the laws of the Province. 13.

The said corporation shall have the power to ap- Appoin.tment • • of attorneys pOInt one or more attorneys for such purpose as It may think fit. 14. No member of the said corporation shall be liable ~~ inldi individually or accountable for the debts, contracts or liab~lity securities of the said corporation. 15. The corporation shall at all times when called upon ~(f~~~!~t so to do by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an Governor t . 't' f 't t db' if . in Council accoun In wri Ing 0 1 S proper y an uSlness a aIrs. 16.

The powers herein ~ranted s~al1 be subject to the ;~bj:~~ ,to generals laws of the PrOVInce now In force or hereafter general laws t d of the enac e . Province 17. This Act comes into force on the day upon which ~~~ir!ce it is assented to.

THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act to Incorporate the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary Recei ved and read the First time ....................... . Second time ..... Third time ......................................... . MRS. WILKINSON Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 10,

An Act to Incorporate the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Calgary

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S3 6247
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S3 6247
Language	en
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