Bill 13 (Legislature 14, Session 2)

L14 S2 1969

Alberta — Bills

• S No. 13 2nd Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 9 Elizabeth II BILL 13 A Bill to incorporate the Providence Hospital, Daysland MR. HILLMAN Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta., 1961

BILL No. 13 of 1961

An Act to Incorporate the Providence Hospital, Daysland (Assented to , 1961)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for Prea.mble the incorporation of an association of religious women as a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of "Providence Hospital, Daysland", and

WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. Sister M. Adalbert (in religion), Sister M. Eucharia Incorpo~'a (in religion) and Sister M.

Ignace (in religion), all of the tlon Town of Daysland, Alberta, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the said corporation, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic in deed and in name by the name of "Providence Hospital, Days- land", for the hereinafter set out purposes and objects. 2.

The objects of the corporation are to carryon charit- Objects able works and activities consisting of the operatiQn of hospitals, missions, convents, schools, boarding schools, schools of nursing, novitiates and the like, to impart educa- tion and religious and other training, to care for the aged, sick and unforunate and generally to engage in charitable and benevolent activities. 3.

The corporation shall have perpetual succession and a S~l, common seal and may at all times hereafter contract and ~~~~~~~~.l, be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded and statull in any manner whatsoever in all courts and places. 4. The corporation shall have power from time to time Power'll, and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, ~~q~~m?n transfer, purchase or otherwise, for the benefit of the and I .

I te d h perpona ty corporatIOn any land or real or persona esta an t e same or any part thereof, may from time to time mortgage, lease, charge, encumber or dispose of by sale, transfer, agreement for sale, exchange or otherwise.

Further powers Borrowtnl' Main tenance Branches Attorneys Funds By-laws 2 5. The corporation shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings, and other improvements for the proper carrying on of its hospital, educational and o~her charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the ob jects in which the corporation may become engaged or occupied. 6. The corporation may, in addition to all other powers: (

a) borrow or obtain credit with or without security; (

b) obtain credit or borrow or raise or secure the pay ment of money by negotiable or other instruments including but not restricted to debentures, de benture stock, bonds, mortgages, or obligations charged upon all or any assets or revenue of ~he corporation, and may vary or extend all or any of such instruments, and may purchase, redeem, pay or repay all such credits, instruments or securities in 'whole or in part; (

c) invest its funds, or any 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; (

d) ensure or guarantee payment of any debt, loan, mortgage, bond or debenture issue, obligations or securities. 7. The corporation may exercise any activities that may help it to maintain its operations and may bargain and sell the products of such activities provided it conform to the laws of the Province of Alberta. 8. The corporation may from time to time have or establish and maintain any number of branches thereof to promote the objects of the corporation. 9. The 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 from borrowing, or from the disposal, charging or use of assets, or otherwis'e, shall be used and applied for the furtherance of all or any of the objects and activities in which the corporation may engage, the maintenance of its members, the exercise of its powers and for furtherance of works of charity or benevolence. 11.

(1) It shall be lawful for the corporation from time to time to make by-laws, rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs, and interests of the said corporation, and to r~peal and amend the same and for the enforcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appoint-

3 ment, expulsion or removal of any persons as members of the corporation, or bearing office therein and also generally for the internal government of the affairs of the said corpora tion.

(2) Until otherwise provided by by-law the rules pres ently being followed by the petitioners in the operation of Providence Hospital, Daysland, shall be the by-laws of this corporation. 12. The powers herein granted shall be subject to the Limitation general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province. of powt>rB 13.

Upon presenta,tion to the Registrar of the proper ~~t~: land titles office of any transfer or other instrument whereby any land or interest in land situate in Alberta is being transferred from The Sisters of Charity of the Provi- dence General Hospital of Kingston, in the Province of On- tario, Dominion of Canada or Sisters of Charity Providence Hospital of Daysland, Alberta, to the corporation hereby created, the Registrar may without fee, charge or tax therefor do all things necessary to vest such land or interest therein in the name of the corporation, subject to all such limitations, encumbrances or charges as may be registered against the title thereof. 14.

The head office of the corporation shall be at the HJ~ Town of Daysland, in the Province of Alberta, or at such 0 ('e other place in the Province as may from time to time be determined by by-law of the corporation. 15. The corporation shall at all times when called upon to Returns 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 Providence Hospital, Short tit!" Daysland, Act". 17. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it Coming . t d t Into force IS assen e o.

No. 13 SECOND SESSION FOURTEENTH LEG ISLA YURE 9 ELIZABETH II 1961 BILL

An Act to incorporate the Providence Hospital, Daysland Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ...... . Third time ......................................... . MR. HILLMAN Title: 1961 (14th, 2nd) Bill 13,

An Act to incorporate the Providence Hospital, Daysland

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S2 1969
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L14 S2 1969
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e4c5a0e4233852e268865cc44ffeaaa6084904d9

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