Bill 86 (Legislature 2, Session 3)

L2 S3 10791

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 86 of 1911-12. An Att to regulate the Means of Egress from Public BUildings. (Assented' to 1912.) . HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: l.

In all churches, halls, theatres,' or other buildings here-!h~;.'h::~. etc. tofore or hereafter constru9ted or used for holding public meet- ~::,:~d. ings or for places of public resort or amusement, and in all school houses or buildings used for school purposes which are more than one storey in height, all the outer doors aqd those ·leading.from the ,assembly hall or room Qr school rooms shall be 1so hinged'that, they ;may open freely outwards, and all the gates of outer fences, if not so hinged, shall be kept open by proper fastenings , during the time such buildings are publicly used, to facilitate the egress of people in case of alar:m from fire· or other cause: Provided that as to churches, halls, theatres, school houses or other building-s heretofore constmcted this

section shall not come into force until the first day of September, 1912. 2. Any person owning, possessing or managing any church, Peaalties hall, theatre, schdo} house, or other building used for school purposes or for holding public meetings, which ~oes not con- form to the provisions of this Act, or any of them, or to any regulations made hereunder, shall be liable on

summary con viction to a fine ·of not more than · $50.00; one moiety of such fine shall be paid to the party laying the information and the other moiety. to the Provincial Treasurer.

(2) Any person convicted of any offence under the provision of this

section shall be liable to a further fine of $5 for every week following the date of the conviction during which the church, hall, theatre, school house or other building used for school purposes or for holding public meetings as aforesaid does not conform to the provisions of this Act or any of them or to any regulations made hereunder. 3.

Congregations and societies possessing corporate powers ~J,~f;~~· for and all school trustees, incumbents, church wardtms. and other ~'cl.visions or persons owning or having charge of any church, school, or building used as a church or school, as trustees for such societies, congregations or schools, shall be severally liable. for any vio- lation of the provisions of this Act, or of any regulations made hereunder. 4.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may ·from time to Regulations tinie make such regulations as he may deem proper for the enforcement of this Act and for the regulating and governing of persons assembled in any of the buildings mentioned in

section hereof, and shall have every such power as is neces- sary to carry ~nto effect t~e provisions of this Act. No.86 THIRD SESSION SECOND'LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to regulate the Means of Egress . from Public Buildings. Receivtfcl·-ana ·read the PlrBt ~tllfle;~- ..••....••......... - Seeond ·time .. ;. ............... . Third time ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. HoN. C. R. MITCHELL EDMONTON: JAMES E. RICHARDS, Government Printer o\.D. 1912 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 86,

An Act to regulate the Means of Egress from Public Buildings

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S3 10791
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S3 10791
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e0b61055f7a4a5dc34d2074a5c9d0457366db7da

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