Bill 66 (Legislature 12, Session 3)

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Bill No. 66 of 1955 A BILL TO AMEND THE COUNTY ACT NOTE This Bill amends The County Act, being

chapter 15 of the Statutes of Alberta,

Section 4, subsection (1) is amended to make it clear that the powers given by clauses of this subsection relate to the original order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council and not to subsequent or different orders. There is no sub stantive change, merely a change in the form of the sub section. A new

section 4a is added and provides powers to alter the boundaries of a county, electoral divisions, and school districts, after the establishment of the county.

Section 5 is amended by the addition of a new subsection (2), which provides that when a school district, of the kind referred to in subsection (1), is included by agree ment in a county, any town or village in that school district is to be represented on the county school committee in the same manner as a town or village situate in a school dis trict that is incorporated by order into the county. Sections 8 and 12 are amended to bring references up to date.

Section 16, subsection (2) is struck out to remove the restriction on the number of county councillors who may sit on a county school committee. Any number of county councillors or all of them may now sit on this committee.

Section 19 is amended by striking out subsection (2), which provided that not more than half of the county councillors could be members of anyone county committee.

Section 20 is amended to bring a reference up to date and

section 24 is amended for the same purpose.

Section 21a is added. It provides that a member of a county school committee shall exercise the rights and powers of a county council member when the business before the council is the annual estimates of the school committee.

Section 24a is replaced by a new section. Previously a county was compelled to levy a uniform mill rate over the county to meet the combined requisitions of all municipal hospital districts in the county. The amendment will make it permissive instead of obligatory that the county levy the same rate over the whole county for hospital purposes.

Section 24b is amended to permit a council to make short term borrowings for school purposes, a power not previously given them.

Section 24c is added to enable a superintendent of schools to carry out one of the duties prescribed for that office by The School Act, 1952. This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 66 of 1955

An Act to amend The County Act (Assented to , 1955) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, ena;cts as follows: 1. The County Act, being

chapter 15 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1950, is hereby amended.

Section 4, subsection (1) is amended

Section 4 amended (

a) by striking out the words "The Lieutenant Go.verno.r in CQuncil frQm time to. time by Qrder may" and by substituting the wQrds "The Lieutenant GQvernQr in CQuncil from time to. time by Qrder may estab lish in any area a IQcal go.vernment unit to. be knQwn as 'The CQunty of............................ N 0. ......... ', may fix its bo.undaries and by the order establishing the cQunty may", (

b) by striking Qut cIa use (a), (

c) by relettering clauses (

b) to (

e) as clauses (

a) to. (d). 3. The fQIIQwing new sectiQn is added immediately after Ne,,: sectiQn 4:

sectIOn 4a u4a.

(1) After the establishment Qf a cQunty, the Min- Bhoundar y ister may by order change the bQundaries Qf the cQunty, c anges Qr the number or areas Qf the electQral divisiQns Qf the county in the same manner as similar changes may be made in a municipal district under The Municipal District Act, 1954. "

(2) By cQmplementary Qrders to. 'be made under The School Act, 1952, the Minister Qf Education shall transfer schQQI districts Qr parts thereof into. or out of the cQunty to make the areas Qf schQQI districts within the county confQrm to. any changes made under subsection (1) in the boundaries Qf the county.". 4. SectiQn 5 is amended by adding immediately after

Section 5 subsectiQn (2) the follQwing new subsectiQn: amended "

(3) When any school district referred to in subsectiQn (1) is included in a county, any town Qr village included in the schQol district shall be represented on the schQQl committee in accQrdance with the prQvisiQns of sectiQn 17.".

Rpction 8 amended

Section 12 amended

Section 16 amended

Section 19 amended

Section 20 amended New

section 21a Power of school commiUee member

Section 24 amended

Section 24a amended Levy to cover requisition

Section 2.4 b amended 2

Section 8 is amended by adding immediately after the words "The Municipal District Act" the figures ", 1951/'.

Section 12, clause (

a) is amended by adding immed iately after the words "The Municipal District Act" the figures H, 1951/'.

Section 16 is amended by striking out subsection (2).

Section 19 is amended by striking out subsection (2).

Section 20, subsection (1) is amended by adding im mediately after the words HThe Municipal District Act" the figures H, 1954,". 10. The following new

section is added immediately after

section 21: "21:a. A person appointed a member of the school committee shall exercise the rights, privileges and powers of a member of the county council when the business before the council is the annual estimates of the school committee.".

Section 24 is amended by adding immediately after the words "The Municipal District Act," the figures "1954,".

Section 24a is struck out and the following is sub stituted: "24a.

(1) The council shall by by-law authorize the secretary-treasurer to levy, upon the assessed value of all lands, improvements and personal property set out in the assessment roll of the county and situate within any munici pal hospital district, a tax to produce the total amount of all such sums as may be requisitioned annually by the boards of all municipal hospital districts. "

(2) The tax may, "(

a) notwithstanding

section 333 of The Municipal Dis trict Act, 1954, be at such uniform rate on the dollar as the council deems sufficient to produce the combined requisitions of all municipal hos pital districts, or "(5) be at such uniform rate on the dollar within each municipal hospital district as the council deems sufficient to produce the requisition of the munici pal hospital district.".

Section 24b is amended (

a) as to subsection ( 1 ) by striking out the words "other than a short term borrowing therefor,", (

b) as to subsection (2) by striking out the words "under subsection (1) to a borrowing" and by sub stituting the words "to a debenture borrowing".

3 1~. The following new

section is added immediately after ~~tion 24c

sectIon 24b: "24c . . The divisional superintendent of schools appointed S~p~rinJ:end under The School Act, 1952, may attend all meetings of ~~h~ols at the county council in the exercise of the duties imposed ~~~~~h upon ·a superintendent by

section 199 of The School A.ct, meetings 1952.". 15. This Act comes into force on the day upon which Coming into it is assented to. 'force

THIRD SESSION lWELFTH LEGlSLA ruRE 4 ELIZABETH II 1955 BILL

An Act to amend The County Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ........ . ,Third time ..... HON. MR. HINMAN Title: 1955 (12th, 3rd) Bill 66,

An Act to amend The County Act

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Citation	L12 S3 6511
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