BILL No.2 of 1914.

An Act to empower the Town of Wainwright to Drill for Gas and to Issue Debentures for that Purpose .. (Assented to , 1914.) WHEREAS the council of the Town of Wainwright has by its petition requested that

an Act be passed to empower the said Town of Wainwright to develop the natural gas resources of the surroundin~ district and to borrow money for that purpose, and it is deemed expedient to grant the prayer of the said petit.ion; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and con­ sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: . 1.

It shall be lawful for the corporation of the Town of Wainwright, subject to the regulations prescribed by the Minister of the Interior of Canada in that behalf, to acquire natural gas rights and to drill and explore for natura1 gas within a radius of ten miles from the post office of vVain­ wright, and to take the requisite steps for the utilizing or disposal of such gas as may be found. 2.

The said town, its engineers, servants and workmen, under its authority, may from time to time, and at such times as the said town sr.all see fit, enter into and upon, take or use the land of any person, bodies politic or corpor­ ate in the said town or within ten miles thereof and may survey, set out and ascertain such parts thereof as are required for the r:urposes of waterworks, lZasworks or wells, pipe lines, sewers, telephones, or any other public works incidental to the exercise of powers conferred by this Act, and may cut and dig; up, if necessary, and may lay down pipes, excavate ditches, erect poles and wires through such lands and in, upon, through, over and under highways, streets, lanes, roads, squares, bridges or other passages, and cut trenches for such purpose (provided that lands thus inkrfercd with, not beill/!: the property of the said town, awl all highways, strccts, lanes. roads, f'quares, bridges, or other passage3, shall be restored to their original condition without delay) and the said town may contract with the owners or occupants of the said land and any person having a rilZht or interest therein, for the purchase or renting there­ of or of any privilege that may be required for the purpose of the works hereby authorized: a.

It shall be lawful for the ~r of the said Town of Wainwright on a by-law or by-laws authorizing the same being duly passed, to borrow a sum not exceeding $58,(")tlt).6e, for the purposes herein contaimd and to issue a debenture or debentures of the said Town of Wainwright to the extent so borrowed. No.2 SECOND SESSION THIRD LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to empower the Town of Wainwright to drill for gas and to issue Debentures for that purpose. Received and read the First time ..... Second time. Third time .. MR. HUDSON. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFERY, Government Printer A.D. 1914 Title: 1914 (3rd, 2nd) Bill 2,

An Act to empower the Town of Wainwright to Drill for Gas and to Issue Debentures for that Purpose