Bill 55 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10760

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 55 of 1911.

An Act to incorporate The Lethbridge Exhibition Board. (Assented to 1911.) WHEREAS a petition has been presentl>d praying for the incorporation of an association to be known as "Th<· Lethbridge Exhibition Board" as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Then•fore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the LegislativP Assembly of tht• ProvincP of Alberta, t•nactH aR followH: 1. Elias Adams, William Oliver, \Y H. Fairfield, .J. W. McNicol, D. J. Whitney, H . .J. Goode and George M.

Hatch, all of the City of Lethbridge, together with all such other pPrsoBs as shall or may become members of the associatioB are by the provisions of this enactment duly constituted a body corpomtc under th<· Bam<·, style and designation of '· 'l'h<· Ll'thbridge Exhibition Board." 2. The head office of the association shall be the City of Lethbridge in the Province of Alberta. 3.

The purpost·s of the board are to be the holding and operat ing in or adjacent to the City of Lethbridg<' all such fairs and exhibitions of agricultural or horticultural produce, live stock ami machinery or anything of like nature calculated to prmnot<· agriculture and commerce in the City of Lethbridge and the territory tributary therpto togethPr with fairs and exhibitions under tJw auspiePH of the Dominion or Provincial Government or of international charactPr, including all attractions u::;ually incidental to Hueh fair or exhibition. -l.

The fee:,; payable for admission for rnembNship in thP board shall be as from time to time determined at the genl'ral meetings of thP nwm bcrs thNeof. 5. The board ,;hall be governed by an cxecutivt• to be com posl'li of Pueh a number selected from the llll'lllbcrs of the board with a president, trea~mrer, secretary m secretary trpa:,;un·r and such other officers as may from time to timl· lw <ktcrmined at any general meeting of thP members of the hoard or by by-laws passed at any Ruch mel'ting.

H. ln addition to tlw memberR to be elected on the cxecutivl' m; aforesaid then• shall be thereon such a number of members thereof nominated by thl• mayor and council or the govern ment for the timP being of the City of Lethbridge as may be by agn·ement between the board and thP eity LiPtermined. 7. No moneys shall be paid by the board to any of its nwm bers other than for salaries or goods purchased, and any profits madP by the board after paying all operating Pxpenses shall be devoted to the purpose of such fairs or <·xhibitions. 2 8.

The board shall from time to time make by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of and conducting the affairs of the board including the nomination for membership, the election of members for the society and prescribing the en trance fees necessary therefor and the annual dues, if any, payable for the purpose of retention of membership in the society when once attained. 9. The first members of the executive are to be Elias Adams, William Oliver, W. H. Fairfield, J. W. McNicol, D. J. Whitney, H. J. Goode and Geo. M.

Hatch, who are to hold office until the first general meeting of the board shall be held, which said meeting shall be held within three months of the date from which this Act shall have cdme into effect. No. 55 THIRD SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to incorporate The Lethbridge Exhibition Board. Received and read the First time .... Second time . . Third time ...... . EDMONTON: JAMES E. RicH.UlDs, Government Printer 1\..D. 1911 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 55,

An Act to incorporate The Lethbridge Exhibition Board

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10760
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S3 10760
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	bfe296dee939fa7dbd285ecdb97dbb80dbf01339

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