Bill 14 (Legislature 1, Session 3)

L1 S3 10334

Alberta — Bills

ACT TO AMEND THE LETHBRIOOE CHARTER. His MuJesty by and with tho advice and consent of tho Log1.alativo AsooJUbly or 'tthe Province or Albel"ta, enac'Lo a8 follows;- The Lethbridge Ch~eP (Chapter 64 of tho St&tutoe or Alberta lgoo) 1s l~reby umondcu as follows;- 1. Tit.lo VI ,section 4 ,S'Ubnect1on ( 2) :by acl.d1ng thol,eto the wor<lo 'But tho Council m.a.y by bylaw prov1<1e that f>Uoh polls "shall remain opon tmtl.l such time not l.£1.ter thnn 8 o' olock "in tho afternoon,aa tho bylaw m.uy prescribe .• 2., Title XXI, by insortine after

section 7 the followirlg

section a "7a.

Tho Council may by bylaw require that durJ.ng R the wholo 01.. any ,Puttt or parts of tho yoar aJ.l Ol' u.:ny "Uass or classes of sh.opo with1n the City slu::U.l bo clono<l, "and romu.lm closed on each or uny Clay or the week ££t unCi "during any time or hour between six of the clock in the 1 af'tomoon ot any day axut five or the clock in the forenoon 1 of tho next preco<.iing day.' 1 0~) Tho Council having pas sod a.ny bylaw in pnmmn 11pursuur1ce or tho prov&sions ot this Act • may .fronl time to 11 timo 1by by~~w,wnend. the uaid. bylaw,cha:nging the llours when "the suid shops chall 'be closed und remain closod., and •subot.it.utinB ouch other hours 1n tJlo plaoe snd stead or 11 t.he hours ment1onod 1n the bylaw, and may I'alH1al ally byl.aw "paoued 1or to be passed,and may Jlass any new bylaw fo:r closing "tl.1o same, or any o tho:r shops 1 oi t.hol' wi tl'l o:r w.1 thou. t &.ny "pet1t.1on theroror be1nr; p.:resent.ed to tho cC>uncil., •

(3) Every such bylaw shall take effect. on a d.atCit •namod tllore1n,being not. less than one nor more than t.wo •weeks af't.er the pussi:og theroo1" ,and uhall before that date "be publ.i.shed. in Sl.tCh manner .as to the counoll pasaing a "bylaw lllLiy 14fJpeal' best r1tted to. ins\\re the }Jubl1c1. ty thereof' •

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(4) A shoi> 1n wl)ioh more tlmn one class of trado is "oF.tl"'I~ied. ot'l shall be closed so ra:r n.s rolat.os to each caass "or trade at tho hour and during the time at and (1\u~u~g which 1 any such bylaw requires shops 1n wh1oh the clasn of ·Lrade in "question is coo.~riod CJn to be cloood." 1 (

U) Not.tl1ng in o.ny uuo.h by~aw oontu1ned shal.l. rondor 'tlhe •occupier or m1y premises liable to uny f1no.penalty ~ur punish "nu.mt for aupply:1ng any art1olo to uny pel"son l.od.ginr, in such "r;rcmisen ,or for supplying any

article :required for ilmmcdi.nte "use by reason or boct;.use of uny emergency tu•ising !'rom sick "noso ,a.ilmf3lt or deuth; but nothing herf•1n oontainecl shaJ.l be "ueomod. to U\\thorizo nny }:'>orson whoill'Boevor to keel' 1~1,u Er~op "opo:n urt.er 'the hour tl,Pll01nted by ouch bylv.w ror the clot;illg "or ahopa.• •te) Where c;.n of'f'cncc fol" which tho o ccup1cz• of u ohop "in liublc ur.del:" un'k a:;uch bylaw to any fino ,pollf:i.lt;/ o~· "r.n.m.iah.mont r.as in ract been commi.ttod by f:;o:me t.lgcn t or• •ber·vnnt or. e·ucl~ occur:ior,su.ch agont or aervw-~t tihnll :l>o liub~o "to tho Dtwo fino ,ponuJ. ty or puniotmont 615 if. he ViOr>(:~ tho "ooC\t!l1cr.

"("!) Whcro tho oocUJ11er.o or a sh?P 1s chtJ·~ed vti t~h t."U". offence .

"t1S'~4:>1.1nst ttny st1cll by~~.wr, hi> shall be ont1tloo, ttJ,<Jl'l 1n.!'ol'lllut1on "duJ.y lu .. 1d bJ: h.1.!u, tu hav;:;, ~r ot.hor pars<n..t whom he cluu .. gos as "the actual or.ranuel, bl.~\.lght bofol~f, the Court nt tlw tin!e "l~ppointed. fo:r Lear~ t,ho Ol'it,inC\.l Ohl.U'£;0; ~tnd the charges •l.\})Oll both 1nfor.mnt1ot\S shall be tried tor,othcl' md 1fid after lthe conun:tss1o1or tho orr~nc" has boon pttovsd, tho said 11 CJCCUI.>1tn .. proves to the ct:.t1.sfa..ct1on ot' the oom•t that h0 hus "used due cl1l1eonoe to onrot"Co the exacuti.on or the .Pl~ov1s1ons "of' ·the bylaw, untl. that the said otl;er pevson committed tho "o1'ronce .1n q~lost.1on w1thou.t his knO\'fledge, conue:ut cr ct)nr.ivunoe ~ "o:r wilful neglect Ol:" default, the said occup1e.t' shf.U.l be 1 e:r.empt. !'ron any fine.ponalty or p\Uli.ahment; but thEJ said otltol .. •person shall thereupon be sw•mu;u-ily convicted or such o!'renco t ~and shall bo 11£\b.lo to the oame fino ,p'f(Xlul ty or punisJ:unent

-3- a tlleref'or as if he were the occupier. 11 "

(8) Nothing 1n the preceding sections of' this Act or "in any bylaw passed under authority thereof shall be deemed "to render unl.awf'ul the continuance in a shop ,a.f'ter the hour "apl1ointed for the closing thereof', of any customers who were ltUJ. the shop immediately bEt:t'ore that. ho\U" ,of the serving of such "customers dur.ing their continuuncl therein." "(

S) Notw1thstand1ng that a bylaw.passed or purpo:t:'ting to "be passed.,under or pursuant to the provisions of th1s Act, "mny be initalid or inoffect.uial. as to some shops or to 1t>ome class "or classes of shops,, over,y such bylaw shall,nevertheless, and "to all intents and for all pUIJlOSes, be held and deemed to be "valid and effoc\ual as respects any otlwr shop or class or "clussos of shops, and the occupiers of any other shop or "class or classes of shops thereby required to be closed. 0 "

(10) In the foregoing subsections tho exp1•ess1o:n 11 Sh•ps" "means any burbei' shop or any bu.ilding ·or pcn:~t1on of a "building,booth,st.all or place where goods uro exposed or "offered for sale by rotail,but not where the on~y t:rsade or "business cur~ied on is that of a tobacconist,news agent, 1 victual~1ng-house, or refreshment house, nor• any premises 1 wh.ere1n under licanse,spirituous or fermented ~iquors ure 1 sol.d and for tho purposes of this Act sale by retail shall "be deemed to include s&le by auction; and the expression " 'closed• means not open ~or ~e serving of any customer.• 1

(11) This

section shall not apply ~o pharmaceutical "chemists or to chemists and. druggists," 3. Title XXII,Section 6, by st.riking out the words "as the CoUncil "may deem expedient", and substituting the words "be made "puyable in one or other of the modes hereinaf'te:rs mentioned, or "tho.t 1 t be made payable 1n ei thor of such modes as tho oound.l •Wl.y deem expedient, that 1s tu say•, and by adding to clause ! 1 thereot the wo~s •or semi-annually.•

-4- 4. Title XXIII,S,)ot.ion l.5 1 by ud..<li:ng t.hoz·o·uo ~he word.u atsut tho Counc:ll. r.uw by byl~w provi.de that such polls "shal.l remain open unt.1l au.cll. time not l.uter than 6 ltot cl.ook in tho af"t.ernoo:n,J.ls t..ho byl.aw JUClY pr"scribe •1 0. TJ.tl.e XXVIII • by insgrt1ng thoro1l1 tho ::ollowin,g section& "

(4) No action for any <l.run£l8a& n.J.logcd. tCJ 1u..v~J boon nsuutu1ltCd by x-eason or tho nogl.igenco or d.et'au.lt o!' the "C:lty olu.U.l bo cownel.'l.Oed nftov 'tl~lP 0XJ.::l.ztat1CJll oi' $1X "months rrom the d;ato when S\.\ch dw:u:~oa. sl'Ul.ll have b con 0" Title XXIX.

Section 3, by ad.d1ng tho following pu.t"a.sraaph to subUQCtion (

l) thorti~C "But .1n tl1o ~JV<ll:~t oi' the Counc11 IJrOIJOUin8 to cl1Qsa the "whole oi:\ an;y· pol"tiun of ant~ &\\Ch n troot • .roo.d,~tcltl.O or '*pnh).1c l-.j.;__:)-..wuy 1'01• tllC pUl:l.JOGO of &a ~.t•un tint; ,selling "o:r letwinp, t.h(l x.almo to His ltaJesty thc Kine for the "uoo of t.l1<;; Dor;.1n1on or Canada or 'Lhe Province of Alberta, "or for aroot1ng thereon any bu1ld.ing t"ov tho \l.Se of the 8 Ci.ty, the City r.1u.y Jn~Ak.e a byl.AW author1z1ng the cJ.os1r.g 'thoroof, ar.'i tho &t·~tlrlg,selJ.ing or lou.s'nF; thereof' "t•o tho K1l~':. o.r• fox• oettlng it apart for th~ erection •or ouch huild.illg fur the uso of the City; but E.a4Y "such bylaw .shul.l, before tha f'J.nal. pauning t.hcifreor, ttl~ece:1ve tl-:.e W>hcnt of two-tll1:rdu of the burgctu::,~G vot..i.ng w theNon i:n UCCCllc.W.nCe v.r11ih thu J?I-ov1r•1ona or Title XXIII "wl(t in tho ovont of such bylaw being finally }Jafised. no "pel'son o~ corpo:r:•at1on shal.l be doemetl to be inJuriously "attectea. theroby, oro to be ent1t.le<t tc: £mY comporl.natio.n closing, •consequent on tho Agi .. w>.t..tns 1 sell1DB or leasing o1~ the "land tho:roin coml•:.t•1ue4, or the erection or uny Jlubl1c 11bu1lc11n[; thoroon • • 7.

Title XXIX by atl .. ikillg out lee~ Subsec't..J.on (3) of'

Section t, 3 rmct all or Soction 4, and subst1tu.,tnt~ the~e.for the following a

"(4} Evecy :pub~1c at:r:•eot, tl"'ad,squur" 1 br1dgo or lUC;hwa.y "whether o;r-1g11lully l.ai.d. out or const.ructod by the C1.t.y or "lr.UO. out or cons'tlruot.ed by any pr1vato p~ty tUlCl by· bylaw "o!:~t,ubl.iuhed nz a Jlublic work· or wh1ch luu.; been asou.med for ".vubl1c use by th.o Counc1l oi• CoDuuisaJ.oner• of' tho City shall "bo vested in nnd.

Ja,Pt in ropair by tho C1t,y, ana sh.tU.l not "bo 1ntGl"i'orrod w1tll 1n a~' vray or mann0l' whAtovez• by •¢JtoaVQtion or otltel"iiil&e by o:n.y peraon Ol' upm corpor-a tJ.on lfwhothor such lHlruon or corporat1.on now· enjoys or he!•ea!'ter 'ni:~:A.s: onjoy~d o1 .. oxorc1sod. such p6we1,s ov tJ.ot ,except such "JHttrnon ox• corporation uhull. firat hav.e IU14e application to 1a.nd. :recoi vod r•el.'nlisa::.icli. from the Co'ttnc:l.l in wri t1ng ,. and 11suoh. pe~1usiou shall ~:>ttl.t.e the amount of and. manr~e:r 1n "which th(.!l I"t;qul.I•wd. woz•k 1.& to bo done u.nd shtU.l be att"1.Ctly "complied "11th • ' L ~ •I Title XXXI, by ~(l1:nt~ thtu"eto t.ho t'oll.owing seott.onl ~ ( 0) 'I'ho Couuc 1l ta•y i"rcnt ti.tae to t1:me rju.ss by J.a.ws "v±>ov1.u1IlJ-.: that. u4l bull.u.L~JBO within -t,he City shml.l be I •w~l:tolly 01, }•.ur·t1nll.y oxelllpt i'rom ttlXat1on on any wno'Wl.t •aas~sao4- t~Vt::c· ::.or~ at.lvWl\a opccU1GJd 1n such byl.Q.w, or- that, "only th.e f4:'HH'.l:HHH4 value in CO<:cess ol' any amol.mt ru:.uuo<l 1n "such bylaw Ohu~l be l1able to taxation. emu Wly S\l.Ch bylaw ":4ethnll cont,imu" 1n f'ol:"ce 1'rot: yo":P to year until :r•oJ1enlod. or ~uJnonded.. •

Title: 1908 (1st, 3rd) Bill 14, Act to Amend the Lethbridge Charter

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