Bill No. 87 of 1936. A BILL TO AMEND THE MOTHERS ALLOWANCE ACT. NOTE. By this Bill the administration of the Act is transferred from the Attorney General to any member of the Executive Council for the time being charged with the administration thereof. By

section 5 a new provision is made as to the residence of a woman in receipt of an allowance. By

section 6 the liability of the municipality in respect of mothers' allowances is reduced from 50% to 25%. R. ANDREW SMITH, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely (~s a partial explanation of some of its provisions.)

BILL No. 87 o£ 1936.

An Act to amend The Mothers Allowance Act. (Assented to , 1936.) 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 Mothers Allowance Act Amendment Act, 1936." . 2. The Mothers Allowance Act, beirig

chapter 215 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is hereby amended as to

section 2 thereof,- (

a) by.inserting therein, immediately after paragraph (

a) thereof, the following new paragraph: "(a1) 'Minister' shall mean the member of the Executive Council for the time being charged with the administration of this Act;"; and (

b) by striking out paragraph (

c) thereof and by sub- stituting therefor the following: "(c) 'Superintendent' shall mean the Superintend­ ent of Child Welfare appointed under The Child Welfare Act." 3. The said Act is further amended as to

section 6 thereof by striking out the words "by the Attorney General", where the same occur therein, and by substituting therefor the words "by the Minister". 4. The said Act is further amended as to

section 7 thereof by striking out the words "by the Attorney General", where the same occur therein, and by substituting therefor the words "by the Minister". 5. The said Act is further amended by inserting therein, immediately after

section 7 thereof, the following new section: "7 a. The allowance granted to a woman under this Act shall be payable to her only so long as she actually resides within the boundaries of the municipality liable for pay­ ment of a proportion of the allowance: "Provided that a woman otherwise entitled to or receiving an allowance, upon obtaining the consent in writing of the municipality so liable or the Superintendent, may move to or remain in another municipality in the Province in which case the allowance payable to her shall be an amount which is fair and reasonable having regard to allowances paid under this Act to other women residing within the munici­ pality liable as aforesaid."

2 6. The said Act is further amended as to

section 8 thereof by striking out the same and by subRtituting there­ for the following: "8.-

(1) The Minister shall monthly forward or cause to be forwarded to the treasurer of each such municipality a statement of all moneys axpended under this Act during the next preceding month in respect o~' any woman or women; and the said municipality shall thereupon become liable to the Province for an amount equal to twenty-five per centum of the moneys so expended, and the said amount shall be paid to the Provincial Treasurer by the council of the said municipality within thirty days after such state­ ment is so forwarded, failing which the Provincial Trea­ surer may sue for and recover the same as a debt by action in his name against the said municipality as defendant. "

(2) The amount charged against an improvement dis­ trict under the provisions of this

section shall be reimbursed to the Provincial Treasurer by the Minister of Municipal Affairs out of the district fund of such improvement district." 7. This Act shall come into force on the first day of July, 1936.

No. 87. FIRST SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE 1 EDWARD VIII 1936 BILL

An Act to amend The Mothers Allow­ ance Act. Received and read the First time Second time ... Third time RON. MR. HUGILL. EDMONTON: A. Shnltka, KIng's PrInter 1936 Title: 1936 (8th, 1st) Bill 87,

An Act to amend The Mothers Allowance Act