Bill 51 (Legislature 10, Session 3)

L10 S3 7484

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 51 of 1946. A BILL TO VALIDATE ORDER IN COUNCIL No. 1964-45 DATED THE 4th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1945, RELATING TO THE VOTING IN THE CITY OF WETASKIWIN AND THE WETASKIWIN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. NOTE. The Order in Council validated by this Bill was made at the request of the City of Wetaskiwin subje~t to validation by the Legislature to enable voters who have been .overseas for a peri.od .of years to v.ote at the municipal and school elections held in 1945. W. S. GRAY, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 51 of 1946.

An Act to Validate Order in Council No. 1964-45 dated the 4th Day of December, 1945, Relating to the Voting in the City of Wetaskiwin and the Wetaskiwin Sch.o.ol District of Members .of the Armed Forces. (Assented to , 1946.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advi,ce and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enaclts as follows: 1. A certain Order in C.ouncil dated the 4th day of De cember, 1945, and intituled O.C. 1964-45 which is set out as the

Schedule to this Act, is hereby ratified, validated and confirmed, and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been enacted by ihis Act. . 2. This' Act shall come into f.orce on the day up.on which it is ass,ented to, and upon S.o coming into force shall be deemed to have been in force at all times since the 4th day of December, 1945.

SCHEDULE Approved and Ordered, (Sgd.) J. C. BOWEN, Lieutenant Governor. O.C. 1964-45 Edmont.on, Tuesday, December 4th, 1945. The Executive Council has had under c.onsideration the n:port of the Honourable the Minister .of Municipal Affairs, datoo November 30th, 1945, stating that:

Whereas under the provisions .of the Charter of the City of Wetaskiwin persons who are not on the assess.ment roll or the v.oters' list are not entitled t.o v.ote at civic and school elections; and

Whereas a number .of persons who were members of the Armed Forces and were resident in the City of Wetaski win (or Wetaskiwin School District, as the case may be) at the time of joining the said Forces and are still resident in

2 the said City or School District, as ;the case may be, re turned to the City too late to have their names placed on the voters' list and vote at the civic and school elections to be held on the 10th day of December, 1945; and

Whereas the City has requested that an Order in Coun cil be passed, subject to validation by the Legislart;ure, whereby such persons, if 'Otherwise qualified, be entitled to vote at said ,civic and school elections; Therefore, upon the recommendation of the Honour able the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Executive Council advises that, subject to validation at the next session of the Legislature, the Act to amend and consolidate the Wetaski win City Charter, being

chapter 66 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1930, be and is hereby amended, by adding after

Section 24 the new SeBtion 24a heret'O attached as

Schedule A. (Sgd.) ERNEST C. MANNING, Chairman.

SCHEDULE A. 24a.

Any person who was serving in the Armed Forces of His Majesty (or, as the case may be) in the war just concluded and was a resident of the City of Wetaskiwin or of the Wetaskiwin School District at the time 'Of joining the Forces, and who has returned t'O the City or Hchool District since the 30th day of June, 1945, and is now a resident of the City or School Dist'riot (as the case may be), and who is a British subject of the full age of twenty-one years, shall be entitled to vote at the civic and school elections to be held in the City of Wetaskiwin and Wetaskiwin School District orithe 10th day of December, 194 1 5, upon taking the follow ing oath before the Returning Officer or Deputy Returning Officer: "You do swear that you are a British subject of the full age of twenty-one years; that you were a member of His Majesty's Forces (or, as the case may be) in the war just concluded, and returned to the City of Wetaskiwin (or Wetaskiwin School District, as the case may be) since the 30th day of June, 1945; that at the time of joining the said Forces you were a resident of the City of Wetaskiwin (or Wetaskiwin School Dis trict, as the case may be) and are now a resident of the said City (or School District, as ,the case may be) , So Help You God." Sworn before me at the City of Wetas'kiwin, in the Province of Alberta, this ................ day of .... ,............. .. ...... , 19.,

THIRD SESSION TENTH LEGISLATURE 10 GEORGE VI 1946 BILL

An Act to Validate Order in Council No. 1964-45 dated the 4th Day of December, 1945, relating to the Voting in the City of Wetaskiwin and the Wetaskiwin School District of Members of the Armed Forces. Received and read the First time .. Second time ..................................... . Third time ........ . HON. MR. GERHART. EDMONTON: A. Shnitlm, King's Printer 194.6 Title: 1946 (10th, 3rd) Bill 51,

An Act to Validate Order in Council No. 1964-45 dated the 4th Day of December, 1945, Relating to the Voting in the City of Wetaskiwin and the Wetaskiwin School District of Members of the Armed Forces

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L10 S3 7484
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