Bill ID 5867 (Legislature 18, Session 3)

L18 S3 5867

Alberta — Bills

1977 Bill PR 6 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBJliYnQE. ALBERTA BILL Pre 6

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE ST. MARrS HOSPITAl:; -TRQCt.U,J MR. KIDD First Reading .............................. - Second Reading Third Reading ... Printed by the queen', Printer for tl1e PrQvln~e of Alberta, EOMQNTQN

Preamble Incorpora tion Objects Perpetual succession and seal Acquisition and disposi tion of property Bill PR 6 Mr. Kidd BILL Pre 6 1977

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE ST. MARY/S HOSPITAL, TROCHU (Assented to , 1977)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for the incorporation of an associatiOon of religious women as a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of St. Mary's Hospital, Trochu; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the ad wce and COonsent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

Sister Helen Levasseur, Sister Anna Laforge, Sister Laura Chalut, all of the Town of Trochu, Alberta, and Sis ter Ann Yuhas, and Sister Mary Ellen O'Neill, bOoth of the City of Edmonton, in the Province Oof Alberta, and such other persons as are now or m1ay hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the said corpora tion, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corpor ate and politic in deed and in name by the name of St. Mary's Hospital,Trochu, for the purposes and objects hereinafter set out. 2.

The obj ects of the corporation are to carryon chari table works and activities consisting of the operation of hospitals, missions, convents, schools of nursing, novitiates 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 activities. 3. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may at all times hereafter contr1act and he contracted with, sue, and be sued, plead or be impleaded on 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-

Buildings General powers Activities Branches Attorneys Application of funds quest, transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit 'Of the corporation any re'al or personal property and may from time to time mortgage, lease, charge or encumber the same or any part thereof or dispose of the same or any part thereof 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 Df its hospital, educational and other charitable works and to' do all other matters and things necessary or convenient for the carrying out Df the objects in which the corpDration may become engaged, or occupied. 6. The corpDration may, in addition to all other powers, ('

a) bDrrow or obtain credit with or without security, (

b) obtain 'credit or bDrrDw or raise Dr secure the pay ment of money by negotiable or other instruments including but nDt restricted to debentures, deben ture stDck, bDnds, mortgages or obligations charged upon all Dr any assets Dr revenue of the cDrpDratiDn, and m'ay vary Dr extend all Dr any Df such instruments, and may purchase, redeem, pay Dr repay all such credits, instruments Dr securities in whDle or in part, (

c) invest its funds, or an~,T portion thereof, either di rectly in the name of the corporation or indirectly in trust as it may deem advisable, and also may lend its funds or any portion thereof with or with out security, or (

d) insure or guarantee payment of any debts, loan, mortwage, bond or debenture issue, obligation or securities. 7. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain or sell the products of such activities. 8. The corporation may from time to time have or es tablish and maintain any number of branches thereof to promote the obj ects of the corporation. 9. The said corporation shall have the power to appoint one or more attorneys for such purposes as it may think fit. 10. The funds or credits of the corporation, whether re ceived as revenues, gifts proceeds or from borrowing or 2

By-laws General laws Vesting of title Head office Accounting

Short title Commence ment of Act from the disposal, charging or use of assets or otherwise shall be used and applied for the furthe~ance of all or any of the objects and activities in which the corportaion may engage, the maintenance 'Of its members, the exercise 'Of its powers and for the furtherance of works of charity or be nevolence. 11.

(1) It shall be lawful for the corporation from time to time to make by-l'aws, rules, 'Orders and regulations for the government and proper admin!istration of the pronerty, affairs and interests of the said corporation and for the en forcement of discipline and the admiss~'on and retirement of members, the appointment, expulsion or removal of any persons as members of the corporation or bearing office therein and alsO' gene·rally for the internal government of the affa1irs of the said corporation, and to rep~al or amend the same.

(2) Until otherwis'e prO'vided by by-laws made here under, the rules presently being followed by the petitioners in the operation of St. :Mary's HO'spital, Trochu, shall be the by-laws of thi.s corporatiO'n. 12. The powers herein granted shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. 13.

UpO'n presentation to the Registrar of the proper land titles office .of any transfer .or other instrument whereby any land or interest in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from Si,sters of Charity of Notre Dame d'Evron to the corporation hereby created, the Registrar may without fee, charge or tax therefor do all things ne cessary to vest such land or interest there1in in tEe name of the corporati'On, subject to 'all such limitations, encum brances or charges as m'ay be registered against the title thereof. 1·4.

The head offiee 'Of the Icorporati'On shall be in the Town of Trochu, in the Province, or at such other place in the Province as may from time t'O time be determined by by-law of the corporation. 15. 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. 16. This Act may be cited as "The St. Mary's HOSIPital, Trochu Act". 17. This Act comes into f.orce on the day upon which ,it is assented to. 3 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill Pr6,

An Act to Incorporate St. Mary's Hospital, Trochu

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S3 5867
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L18 S3 5867
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d6cf4bf24251654c337b41a17b0c5e95a9cc3e48

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