Bill No. 23 of 1935. A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE BETTER DEFINITION AND EXTENSION OF THE JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MAGISTRATES. NOTE. This Bill empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to designate any justice of the peace, police magistrate and judge of a juvenile court to hear and dispose of any matters arising un.der any Provincial statute, and for that purpose may confer exclusive, or joint, or general jurisdiction upon justices, police magistrates and judges of juvenile courts. R. ANDREW SMITH, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as a partial explanation of some of its provisions.) BILL No. 23 of 1935.

An Act to Provide for the Better Definition and Extension of the Jurisdiction of certain Magistrates. (Assented to ,1935.) 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 Magistr,oJes' Jurisdic­ tion Act." 2.

Where jurisdiction is given to any justice or justices, police ma1gistrate or deputy police magistrate, judge or deputy judge of a juvenile court under an.y statute of the Province for conducting any inquiry or the hearing, trial or disposition of any matter arising under any statute of the Province, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, with­ in his jurisdiction, designate and name any such justice or justices, police magistrate or deputy police magistrate, judge or deputy judge of any juvenile court, to conduct any such inquiry, and hear, determine, try and dispose of any such matter under any statute of the Province, and may confer exclusive, or joint, or general jurisdiction upon justices, police magistrates, deputy police magistrates, and judges or deputy judges of juvenile courts, or anyone or more of them, to conduct such inquiry and hear, determine, try and dispose of any such matter. 3.

This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. FIFTH SESSION SEVENTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to Provide for the Better Definition and Extension of the Jurisdiction of certain Magistrates. Received and read the First time ................ . Second time ................. . Third time ....... , ........ . HON. MR. LYMBURN. EDMONTON: W. D. McLEAN. KING'S PRINTER Title:1935 (7th, 5th) Bill 23,

An Act to Provide for the Better Definition and Extension of the Jurisdiction of certain Magistrates