Bill 2 (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1577

Alberta — Bills

No.2 1st Session, 15th Legislature, Alberta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 2 A BiB. to Incorporate' Seton Hospital, Jasper MR. GERHART Printed by L. S. W.ALL. Printer to tim Queen's Most E'Xee~lent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1964

Preamble Incorpor ation Objects Perpetual succession and seal Acquisition of property Buildings BILL No.2 of 1964

An Act to Incorporate Seton Hospital, Jasper (Assented to , 1964)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for the incorporation of an association of religious women as a 'body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of Seton Hospital, Jasper; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

Sister Catherine d'Ricci Tramble, Sister Evelyn Clare Quinlan and Sister Maria Josephine Greeley, all of the Town of Jasper, Alherta, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, lnembers of the said corporation, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of Seton Hospital, Jasper for the hereinafter set out purposes and <Ybjects. 2.

The objects of the corporation are to carryon char itable works and activities consisting of the operation of hospitals, missions, convents, schools of nursing, novi tiates and the like, to impart education and religious and other training, to care for the aged, sick and unfortunate, and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent ac- tivities. ' 3. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may at all times hereafter contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded in any manner whatsoever in all courts and places. 4.

The corporation shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, be quest, transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit of the corporation any land or real or personal estate and the same or any part thereof, may from time to time mortgage, lease, charge, encumber or dispose of by sale, transfer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwise. 5. The corporation shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings, and other improvements for the proper carrying on of its hospital, educational and

General powers Activlttea Branches Attorneys Application c:Jf. funds By-law. Qther charitable wQrks and to' dO' all O'ther matters and things necessary Qr cQnvenient fQr the carrying Qut of the objects in which the cQrpQratiQn may becQme engaged Qr occupied. 6. The cQrpQratiQn may, in additiQn to' all Qther PQwers, (

a) bQrrow or Qbtain credit with Qr withQut security; (

b) obtain credit Qr bQrrQw Qr raise Qr secure the pay ment Qf mQney by negQtiable Qr Qther instruments including but not restricted to' debentures, deben ture stQck, bQnds, mortgages, Qr QbligatiQns charged UPQn all Qr any assets Qr revenue Qf the cO'rpor atiQn, and may vary Qr extend all or any Qf such instruments, and may purchase, redeem, pay Qr repay 'all such credits, instruments or securities in whQle Qr in part; (

c) invest its funds, Qr any portiQn thereO'f, either directly in the name of the cQrpQratiQn Qr in directly in trust as it may deem advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion thereof with Qr withQut security; and (

d) ensure Qr guarantee payment of any debt, IQan, mortgage, bond Qr debenture issue, obligatiQns Qr securities. 7. The cQrpQratiQn may exercise any activities that may help it to' maintain its operatiQns and may bargain and sell the prQducts Qf such activities provided it cQnforms to the laws Qf the PrQvince Qf Alberta. 8. The cQrporatiQn may frQm time to' time have or establish and maintain any number Qf branches thereof to promQte the objects of the cQrpQratiQn. 9. The said cQrpQratiQn shall have the power to' apPO'int Qne Qr mQre attQrneys fQr such purpQses as it may think fit. 10.

The funds Qr credits of the cQrporatiQn, whether received as revenues, gifts, prQceeds from bQrrowing, or from the disPQsal, charging Qr use of assets, Qr otherwise, shall be used and applied fQr the furtherance of all or any Qf the Qbjects and activities in which the corporatiO'n may engage, the maintenance Qf its members, the exercise of its PO'wers and fQr furtherance O'f wQrks of charity and benevolence. 11.

(1) It shall be lawful fQr the cQrporation frQm time to' time to' make by-laws, rules, orders and regulatiQns for the gO'vernment and prQper administratiQn of the prO'perty, affairs, and interests Qf the said corpQratiQn, and to repeal and amend the same for the enforcement of discipline and the admissiQn and retirement of members, the appointment, expulsiQn or removal O'f any perSQns as members O'f the 2

General laws Vesting of title Head office Accounting

Short title Commence ment of -Act corporation, or bearing office therein ~and;a:l"so generally fOT the internal 'g.ov:ernment of the aff"airsuf tbe said cor poration.

(2) Until otherwise provided by 'by~law the rules pre sently being followed by the petitioners in the operation of Seton Hospital, Jasper, shall 'be the by-laws of ithis corporation. 1..2. The powers her.ein -granted shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. 13. Upon presentation to the Registrar of the proper land titles office many transferor other instrument wher-eiby any land 'or interest in 1andsituate in Alberta is being transferred from Sisters of Charity of St.

Vincent de Paul to the corporation hereby "created, the Registrar may without fee, charge or tax thePETIor do all things neces sary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation,subject to am -such limitations, encum brances or charges as may be r~gistered against the title thereof. ' 14. The head office of the co~poration shall be at the Town of Jasper in the Province of Albenta, or at such other place in the Province as may from time to time he deter mined by by-law of the corporation. 1:5.

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 affairs~ 1'6. T:his Act may be died as "The Seton Hospital, Jasper Act". 17 .. This Act comes into force on the day upon whicl1 it is as'Sentedto. 3

No.2 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 1964 BILL

An Act to Incorporate Seton Hospital, Jasper Recei ved and read the First time ............ . Second time ..... Third time ................ . MR. GERHART Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 2,

An Act to Incorporate Seton Hospital, Jasper

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L15 S1 1577
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L15 S1 1577
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c108120c78284872056e896d8b2b759df162adeb

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