Bill ID 4449 (Legislature 18, Session 4)

L18 S4 4449

Alberta — Bills

1978 BILL PRo 4 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PR 4

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, RADWAY MR. TOPOLNISKY First Reading ____________ - - - - - --- - --- - ----- - - - - - - - - - -- Second Reading ______________________________________ _ Committee of the Whole _________ ~ _______ --------------- Third Reading ___________________ _ Royal Assent -----------------------------------,------- Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Preamble

Short title Incorporation Objects Perpetual succession and seal Bill PRo 4 Mr. Topolnisky BILL PRe 4 1978

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, RADWAY (Assented to , 1978)

WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named have by their peti tion prayed for legislation for the incorporaHon of an association of religious women as a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by ,the name of St. Joseph's Hospital, &adway; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to g1!ant the pJ.1ayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER ,MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as The St. Joseph's Hospital, Radway Act. 2.

Sister Patricia Wallace of the Village of Radway, in the Pro vince of Alberta and Sister Anne Bachman of the City of Edmon ton, in the PJ.1ovince of Alber,ta ,and Sister Frances Rooney of the City of Prince Albert, in the Province of Sas~atchewan, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the pro visions of this Act, members of the said corporation, shall be and are hereby dec1aredto be a body ,corporate and politic in deed and in name and by the name of St. J os'eph's Hospital, RJadway, for the purposes and objects hereinafter set out. 3.

The objects of the corpo1!ation are to carry on charitable works and activities 'consisting of the ope1!ation of hospitals, mis sions, convents, schools of nursing, novitiates and the like, to im part education and religious ,and (jther training, to care for the aged, sick and unfortunate and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent activities. 4. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may at all times hereafter contract and be con traoted with, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded on any manner whatsoever in all oourts and places.

Acquisition and disposition of property Buildings General powers Aetivities Branches Attorneys Application for funds -5.. The corporation shall have power from time to time and at all tlDles hereaft~r to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, transfer, pur chase or otherwIse, for the benefit of the corporation any real Dr personal prDperty and may from time to time mortgage, lease, oharge or encumber the same Dr any part thereof or dispose of the same or any pa~ the:r:eof by sale, transfer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwtse. . 6.

The corpoflation shall have power to erect,oonstruct, equip and !llaintain buildings and other improvements flor the p:r:oper carrymg on of its hospital, educational and other charitable works and to do all 'Other matters and things necessary or convenient for the 'carrying out of the 'Objects in which the corpo:r:ation may be come engaged or occupi'ed. 7- The corpo:r:ation may, in addit-ion to all other powers, (

a) borrow 'Or obt'ain credit with Dr without security, (

b) obtain credit or borrow 'Or raise or secure the payment of money by negotiable or other instruments including but riot restricted to debentures, debenture stock, bonds, mortgages or .obligations charged upon all or any assets 'Or revenue 'Of the corp'Oration, and may vary or extend all or any of such instruments, and' may purchase, redeem, payor repay all such credits, instruments or securities in whole or in part, (

c) invest its funds, or any p'Ortion there'Of, either directly in the name of the corp'Oration or indirectly in trust as it may deem advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion thereof with Dr without security, or (

d) insure 'Or guarantee payment 'Of any debt, loan, m'Ortgage, hond Dr debenture issue, obligation Dr security. 8. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain or sell the products of such activities. 9. The corp'Orati'On may from time to time have Dr es,tablish and maintain any number of branohes thereof to p:r:omote the objects of the -corporation. 10. The said oorporation shaH have thepDwer to appoint .one or more attorneys for suoh purposes as it may think fit. 1,1.

The funds 'Or credi<ts 'Of the corp'Oration, whether received as revenues gifts proceeds or from borrowing or frDm the disposal, charging 0; use '~f assets or otherwise, -sh:al~ be used an~ ~~pli~d for the furthel'1ance of all or any of the objects and actIVItIes III 2

By-laws General laws Vesting of title Head Office Accounting Commence ment which the corporation may engage,the maintenance of itsmem bers, the exercise .of its powers and f.or the furtherance of works of charity or benevolence. 12.

(1) Irt shall be lawful for the corporation from time to time to make by--Iaws, rules, .orders and regul'ations £or the government and proper administration of the property, affairs and interests of the said corporation and for the enfoficement .of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appointment, expulsion or removal of any persons as members of the corpofiation or bear ing .office therein .and also generally fo1' the internal government .of the affairs 'Of the said corporation, and to repeal or amend the same.

(2) Until otherwise provided by by-laws made hereunder, .the rules presently being foll.owed by the pertitionefis in the operati.on of St. Joseph's Hospital, R:adway, shall be the by-laws of this oorporati.on. . 13. The powers herein granted shaH be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. 14.

Upon presentation to the Registrar of the pr.oper land ,titles .office .of any transfer .or 'Other inSitrument whereby any land or intere'st in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from The Sisters 'Of Charity of The ImmacuLate Conception to the CQr poration, the Regist'rar may without fee, charge Dr tax therefor do all things neceslsary to vest such land or interest therein in the name .of 1he oorporatiQn, subject to all limitations,encum brances Dr charges las may be registered against the title thereof. 15.

The head office of the corporation shaH be in the Village of Radway, in the Province of Alberta, or at such .other place in the Pfiovince as may from time to time be determined by by-law of the corporation. 16. The corporation shall at all times when called upon to do so by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of its property and af£airs. 17. Tms Act comes intO' force on the day upon which it is assented tn. 3 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill Pr4,

An Act to Incorporate St. Joseph's Hospital, Radway

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S4 4449
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L18 S4 4449
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b994bd8f748cb7e2e63248cd971c0b3921759c74

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