Bill 27 (Legislature 3, Session 2) (L3 S2 9899)

L3 S2 9899

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 27 of 1914.

An Act for the Relief of St. Hilda's College. (Assented to 1914.)

WHEREAS St. Hilda's College was incorporated on the 25th day of October, H113, by

an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, being

chapter of: the Statutes of the Province of Alberta (Second Session), 1 9 13 ; and

Whereas the Synod of the Diocese of Calgary has repre sented by petition that the said corporation prior to its incorporation had secured, in addition to certain lands in the City of Calgary, four acres of land near the said City of Calgary as a site on which to erect the buildings necessary for the purposes of conducting a college or school for the education of girls; and· . ·Whereas the said corporation has erected buiL:ings, made improv(1ments and expended certain moneys in fur~ nishing and equiping the same, and that the said corpor.;. ation is still in occupation of the said land and buildings and has therein and thereon continuously carried on and is still carrying on the work of education in the elementary and higher branches of knowledge as provided for in the said Act of incorporation; and has further represented that since the acquisiLion of a portion of the said lands the limits of the City of Calgary have been extended so as to include the same; and

Whereas it has been further represented that the said institution and the education carried on in connection therewith is and has been wholly undenominational as provided for by the said Act of incorporation, and the same is for the general benefit of the province; and has further prayed that in order to prevent the impairing of ;he usefulness of the said institution, the said corporation 'should be exempt from taxation; and

Whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; rrherefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. That the land, buildings, equipment and furnishings of and belonging to St. Hilda's College, so long as the same are actually used and occupied by the said college, but not if otherwise occupied, shall be exempt from taxation, except for local improvements as the term is defined in paragraph No. 131 of

section of

chapter of the Statutes of the Province of Alberta, 1906. 2. That authority is hereby given to the City of Calgary to remit and exonerate St. Hilda's College from payment of any and all general taxes from which it would have been exempt under the preceding clause for the year 1914. No. 27. SECOND SESSION THIRD LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act for the Relief of St. Hilda's College. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . ~IR. \Y ALKER. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFERY. Government. Printer A.D. 1914 Title: 1914 (3rd, 2nd) Bill 27,

An Act for the Relief of St. Hilda's College

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L3 S2 9899
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L3 S2 9899
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d4e79545b3dfc14dc22f99d0e45fc9f2182b432c

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