Bill 8 (Legislature 12, Session 3)

L12 S3 6453

Alberta — Bills

Bill No.8 of A BILL TO AMEND THE RURAL MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942. A new

section 4a is added to make it clear that a rural mutual telephone company has not a monopoly within its area. Two new sections, 7a and 7b, are added which require a rural mutual telephone company to obtain the Minister's written consent before entering into an agreement with an electric power company for the j oint use of equipment, or before putting up any new telephone lines. The purpose of these sections is to give the Minister the power to keep the telephone lines distant enough from power lines to avoid the risk of induction of current into the telephone lines.

Section 13, clause (

a) and

section are being amended to relieve the telephone company from the obligation of preparing an annual account and to relieve the auditor from the obligation of submitting a copy of his report to the Minister, unless the Minister directs these things to be done.

Section at present provides that the authorized capital of a telephone company shall be fifteen dollars per mile of pole line of the company's telephone system or such greater sum as may be fixed by the Minister. To bring the

section in line with modern costs of construction two hundred and twenty-five dollars is being substituted for fifteen dollars. 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 exp1!;Lnation of its provisions.) BILL No.8 of

An Act to amend The Rural Mutual Telephone Companies 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 Rural Mutual Telephone Compa,nies Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended. 2. The following new

section is added immediately New after

section 4:

section 4a "4a. The definition or creation of a rural telephone area Right to does not give the company to which it is assigned the ex- ~~l~~a~;ne clusive right to operate a telephone system within that syste~ not area." . excluslve 3. The. following new sections are added immediately :rae':nsdec7t~ons after

sectIon 7 : "7 a. A company shall not enter into an agreement with Af gr~e!l1etnt I t · f th ., t f . t or JOln use an e ec rIC power company or e JOIn use equlpmen of equipment unless the written consent of the Minister to the agreement has first been obtained. "7b. A company shall not build any new pole lines, change New 9r f the location of any existing pole lines, nor run off any ~~fen1:~!s wiring from any existing pole lines, without first obtaining the written approval of the Minister to the route to be followed by such pole line or wiring.". 4.

Section clause (

a) is amended by adding im-

Section mediately after the word "prepared" the words ", if the amended Minister so directs,". 5.

Section is amended by striking out the word Sectiodn d7 "fifteen" and by susbstituting the words "two hundred and amen e twenty-five" . 6.

Section is amended by adding immediately after

Section the worn "auditor" the words ", if the Minister so directs,". amended 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is Coming into assented to. . force THIRD SESSION TWELFrH LEGISLATURE ELIZABETH II BILL

An Act to amend The Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act Recei ved and read the First tim" .............. . Second time ........ . Third time ............ . HON. MR. TAYLOR. Title: 1955 (12th, 3rd) Bill 8,

An Act to amend The Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S3 6453
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L12 S3 6453
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e3dd63e70f4f99923a18e503e4c4120f5d940f98

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