No. 78 3rd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 5 Elizabeth II, 1957 BILL 78 A Bill respecting the Holding of Real Property by the Alberta Command and Branches of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League MR. HARDY (Private Bill) EDMONTON. ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1957

Preamble Power to hold and dispose of property BILL No. 78 of 1957

An Act respecting the Holding of Real Property by the Alberta Command and Branches of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League (Assented to , 1957)

WHEREAS the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League was incorporated by

an Act of the Parliament of Canada, being

chapter 84 of the Statutes of Canada, 1948; and

Whereas the Legion is composed of a number of con­ stituent or subordinate branches, each of which is a sep­ arate entity, and also of a number of commands among which is the Alberta provincial command comprising the Province of Alberta; and

Whereas by the Act of incorporation of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, branches and commands thereof may hold, possess or acquire by purchase, lease, exchange, donation, devise, bequest, en­ dowment or otherwise any real or immovable property necessary or useful for the carrying out of its purposes or objects, and may sell, lease, mortgage, pledge, hypothe­ cate or alienate such property in any manner; and

Whereas the Alberta Provincial Command of the Can­ adian Legion of the British Empire Service League has by its petition prayed that

an Act be passed for the purpose of regulating in Alberta the holding of real property by the said Command and branches within Alberta and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

The Alberta Command of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, hereinafter called the command, and every branch of the Legion within Alberta may ~old, pos~ess or acquire by purchase, lease, exchange, donatIOn, devIse, bequest, endowment or otherwise any real property necessary or useful for the carrying out of its purposes and objects, ~nd may sell, lease, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or alIenate such property in any manner.

2 2. The real property of the command or of any branch Registration of the Legion in Alberta may be registered in the proper land titles office in the name of the command or branch. 3. The name of the command shall be as set out in sec- Name of t · 1 d th f . command IOn an e name 0 each regularly constituted branch or branch shall be as follows: "........................................ Branch of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League." 4. The conlmand and every branch shall have an official Seal seal of such design as may be determined by the Dominion command of the Legion. 5.

All deeds bonds mortgages transfers assurances Execution of " , , , documents conveyances, contracts, and other instruments with respect to real property owned by the command or a branch shall be executed under the seal of the command or branch at­ tested by the signatures of the president of the command or branch and its secretary for the time being. 6.

Whdere thbe titlehtotan d y r.ealthProperty bfelong~ng. t? the ;:~~e:~ cornman or a ranc s an s In e name 0 any IndIVIdual held by or individuals as trustees, whether such persons are de- ~~~~:~lor ceased or not, a certificate by the secretary of the command or branch that such real property belongs to or is held in trust for the use of the members of the command or branch together with an affidavit by the president of the command or branch, as the case may be, deposing to the fact that such property belongs to or is held in trust for the use of the members of the command or branch shall be accepted by the registrar of the proper land titles office as conclusive evidence of the facts certified and deposed to and upon presentation to the registrar of such documents together with an application duly attested the registrar shall cancel the existing certificate of title and issue a new certificate of title to the property in the name of the command or branch. 7.

Where, pursuant to the Act of incorporation of Title to f . f b h property 0 • the LegIOn, the charter or powers 0 any ranc are SUS- suspended pended the registrar of the land registration district on branch which any real property of the branch is situated shall, upon application by the command, describing the property, and upon the filing of an affidavit by the secretary of the command deposing to the fact that the charter or powers of the branch have been so suspended, cancel the existing certificate of title and issue a new certificate of title to the said real property in the name of the command. 8.

Nothing herein contained shall be held to confer or Construction impose upon the co~mand. or any ?ranch any righ~, power, of Act obligation or duty InconsIstent WIth the Act of Incorpor- ation of the Legion and the by-laws and rules passed pur- suant thereto. 9. This Act comes into force on the day upon which iCOtmifng n ° orca it is assented to.

No. 78 THIRD SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 5 ELIZABETH II 1957 BILL

An Act respecting the Holding of Real Property by the Alberta Com­ mand and Branches of the Cana­ dian Legion of the British Empire Service League Received and read the First time ... Second time. Third time. MR. HARDY Title: 1957 (13th, 3rd) Bill 78,

An Act respecting the Holding of Real Property by the Alberta Command and Branches of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League