Bill 3 (Legislature 1, Session 4)

L1 S4 10262

Alberta — Bills

An .Act to Incorporate "The .Alpjne Club of Canada"

WHEREAS the :persons hereinafter named, and others are asr:ociated together as a clull by the name of 11 The Alpi.ne Cln"b of Canada", for the promotion of scientific study and explorciion of Canadi&n alpine and clscial regions and other &ncillary ob,iects; ?-:::nd 1.'lllEREAS the s:::cid persons hereinafter named. have .. pn.yed to be incorporated by the name of "The J~lpine Clul; of Canad?", and it is expedient to grant their prayer; TII:F:HEFORE His ~Ja,jeoty, l)y and Yvith the c:dvice anrl consent of the LeGiDl~·ti ve Assern"bly of the Province of ll.lherta, en£-.cts ac follows: 1.

Sir Sandlford Fleming, C.E. ,K.C.M:.G., L.L.D,; Arthur 0. Wheeler F.R.G.S,; John D. Patterson, Morrison~. Bridglond, !v1rs. H .• T. rarker, S. H. I.11tchell, C. VI. Howley, -~iss Jean Porker, David H. L~.ircl, 0tanley I,. Jones, and Frank Yeigh, anc1 such other persons as are now or shell hereefter become members of U the corporation to be hereby incorporated, shall be ann &re hereby constituted a body :politic anr1 corporate by and under the name of "The Alpine Club of Canada". 2.

The said corporation by the name of "fhe Alpine Club of Canv.dn" shall ha.ve perpetual succession and a common seal and slwll' have 1)0wer from time to time and s.t a.ll times hereafter to rurchase, acquire, receive, accept, build, hold, possess ~nd endoy for them ~nR their successors any landR, tenements, herecli tament s and real a.nd movable property and estate, together with such e;rants, devises, gifts and bequests as may be made 1Jy 2nd receivecl from an;y Ctovernment, corporation, person or persons v:lw.t soever for the sole use and benefit of such corporation, and the same to sell, alienate, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or encumber whensoever the said corporation shall deem it proper so to do; c:_ncl l)y the :=:wme name shall ond may be capable to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered

2 unto in any matter or cs.use whatsoever: PROVIDED .ALWAYS that the actual value of such real estate so held,~s aforesaid,shall not at any one time exceed tho sum of one hundred thousand dollars. :i. THE constitution Emd by-laws of the club, b;/ vrhicl• tl~e said club is now governed, shall be the constitution and by-laws of the scid corporation, and they or any of them may be aclded to, amended or repealed and others substituted therefor in the mvnner and subject~the conditions and provisions therein stated. 4.

THE members of the club shall continue to be tho rnem1)ers thereof, and the officers of the club shall continue to hold office, in the manner provided by and subject to the constitution end by-lavvs of the club. 5.

THE said corporation may from time to time borrow money not to exc~ed in the whole the sum of twenty-five thousand dollarE, at such rate of interest and on such terms as they may deer:: proper and r:1uy for such purpose make, execute, or issue any mortp:ag-es, boncls, debentures or other instruments, under the seal of tl1e saicl corporation, and a.nysuch mortgages, bonds, debentures or other instruments shall be signed by such officers as may l)e designated by the constitution and by-laws of the club. 6.

EVERY contract, agreement, engagement or baro;ain r.:ode, ond every bill of oxchangP drawn, accepted or endorsea ·' an(l ever:/ prornis~ory note made and , every cheque made, drawn or endorsed on behalf of the saj d cor:roration by any agent, officer or 2erv1:mt of the corporation, in general accordance with hi's 110wers ~:;.s r1wb under the b;y-laws of the corporation shs.ll be binding upon the corporation, and in no caoe shall it be necessar~ to have tl1e seal of the corporation affixed to any such contract, Etgreement or enga,g-ement, barr~ain, bill <)f exchange, promi ssor;):- note or checue, or to prove that the sa.mo wvs ilrawn, made, acceptecl or enrorsed as the case may be in pursuance of any special by-la.w or 0p:pcj al

3 ,. vote or order; nor shH11 the party so acting within hifi vuthorit~'! (lJa vgent, officer or servant of the corporation 1l 8 thereby suo .4 ect- ed. individually to uny liability whatsoever in res~J:lct tr,ereof.

T'l '. lJo member of the corpora.ti on shall be in any way lj alJle for or churgable with tJ::e payment of [.m:r debt or c1emnnc1 fino kr 1 'he said corporation beyond the amount of the :entrance fee and mmunl ()-'(.. su1Jscri:ptions remaining unpaid by se.id member .... for any other indebt- edness to the club and any member of the said club not so inrlel>ted to the said corporation may retire therefrom Hnd ces.se to i~ e a member on giving notice to that effect in snch form as may be required by the conRtitution or by-laws of the said club and the·nceforth shall be free from liability for any rlebt or en,sc.:.:--,.ernEmt of the corporation. 8.

This act may be cited as "The Alpine Club of Cant,da Act",

kn Act To Incorporate THE .UPINE ·CLUB OF CANADA LEUT & JOUES Solicitors for the hpplicants Calgary - Alberta Title: 1909 (1st, 4th) Bill 3,

An Act to Incorporate The Alpine Club of Canada

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L1 S4 10262
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L1 S4 10262
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c1f9c7e75a09e2e368e2de854d2bf9f869d8f59e

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