Bill 7 (Legislature 6, Session 1)

L6 S1 9176

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.7 of 1927.

An Act to Incorporate The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Province of Alberta. (AsseJ/ted to , 1.927.)

WHEREAS an association of NUllS has existed in the Pl'ovince of Alberta under the name of "The Sisters of St. Joseph"; and

Whereas the Petition presented in its name prays that the association may be vested with corporate powers, and it is expedient to gl'ant its praye1'; The1'efore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as fo11O\\'s: 1. lVIary lVIacCormac, in religion Sister Clement; Annie DUlln, in )'eligion Sister Leo; and Cathe1'ine Brown, in l'e lig-ion Sister Eugenie; all of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, and such other persons as are now or may hel'eafte1' become, under the provisions of this Act, members of the said association, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate in deed and in name by the name of "The Sisters of St.

Joseph" for the purposes and objects hereinaftel' set out. 2. The said corporation shall have po\\'e1' to conduct 01'- Powel'S phanages, schools, boarding schools, \\'orking places, house keeping schools, industrial schools and reformatories for wayward women, hospitals, dispensaries, homes for the aged, and to impart education and moral training to pupils. 3.

The said corporation shall have perpetual succession Pel'llet,!ai and a common seal, and may at all times hereafter contract ~~~c~~~~~~ and be contracted with, including the borrowing of money to contract on mortgage, or promissory note, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in any matter whatsoever in all courts and places whatsoever in this Province. 4.

The corporation shall have power from time to time Pow~r to and at all times hereafter to acquil'e by gift, devise, bequest, ~~~~~:;~I and transfer, purchase 01: otherwise for the benefit of the C01'por- l'eal e,tate ation any land or real or personal estate and the same or any part thereof may from time to time dispose of by sale, trans- fer 01' mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise, and with the proceeds thel'efrom may acquire other lands, tenements, hereditaments and other property (real or personal) or in- vest the same in any security whatsoever for the use of the corporation.

Disposition of revenues, issues and profits Head office Power to establish bl'anches Power to construct. equip and maintain buildings Power to make bY-laws fot' govern ment of o'n~:ani7.Htion Di:;;l1osition of reyellues. assets and })l'operty Officers of corporation 2 5.

The revenues, issues and profits of all property (real or personal) held by the corporation shall be appropriated and applied to the maintenance of the members of the cor poration and of the institutions carried on by the corpora tion, and the construction and repair of buildings and the acquisition of property (real or personal) requisite for the purposes of the corporation and for the advancement of charity and benevolence. 6.

The head office of the corporation shall be at the City of Edmonton in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the Province as may from time to time be deter mined by the by-laws of the corporation. 7. The corporation may from time to time have or estab lish and maintain any number o( branches thereof to pro mote the objects of the corporation and for such purposes may appoint such subordinate officers with such powers and tenure of office as the corporation may deem advisable. 8.

In addition to its present undertakings the said cor poration shall have power to erect, construct, equip and maintain buildings and other erections for the proper carry ing on of its educational, hospital and other charitable works and to do all other matters and things necessary for the carrying out of the objects in which the corporation now is or may hereafter be engaged in or occupied with. 9.

It shall be lawful for the corporation to make by-laws, rules, orders and regulations for the government and propel' administration of the property, affairs and interest of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same from time to time, including the enforcement of discipline and the admission and retirement of members, the appointment, deposition 01' removal of any persons as members of the cor poration, or bearing office therein and generally for the in ternal government of affairs of the said corporation. 10.

All the rents, revenues, assets and property of the said corporation shall be applied solely to the maintenance of the members of the corporation, the construction and main tenance of such buildings as may be required for the pur poses of the corporation, and the furtherance of any or all of the objects and works in which the said corporation is now or may be hereafter engaged. 11.

Until otherwise directed by by-laws the incorporators mentioned herein shall be the officers of the said corporation and the present existing rules and regulations of the said association shall, mutatis mutnudis, be the rules and regula tions of the corporation until changed by by-law.

3 1Z. The said corporation may exercise any industry that Powe: to may help it to maintain its institutions and may bargain i:d~;~~~:'y and sell the products of the same provided it conforms to the laws of the Province. 13. The corporation shall at all times when called upon so to do by the Lieutenant Governor in Council render an account in writing of its property and affairs. Report to Lieutenant Governor in Council 14. Provided that the powers herein granted shall be sub- ~O\vers sub ject to the general laws of the Province now in force or here- ~~C;e~~l.laws after enacted. of Provmce 15. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No.7. FIH~T SESSTON SIXTH LEGISLATURE 17 GEORGE V 1927 I~ILL

An Act to Incorporate The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Province of Alberta. P.eceived and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . MR. WEAVER. J:t)~f().'T()N, w. P. McLF.,\N. ACTING KINf:'S PnlNTEf~ A.n. 1~~7 Title: 1927 (6th, 1st) Bill 7,

An Act to Incorporate The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Province of Alberta

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S1 9176
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L6 S1 9176
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e69188e545fbe133e36b5934bd457aaee214cde7

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