HKPlUNTl•~D HTLL BILL No. 28 of JHJB. An Aet to :ccllow the ir-;r-;ue of Deh(~:Ji,nres for the Paymeut of lndebtedne::;s contrarted j~,, Fir.~ht.ing tbc ~panid1 Infiuemm. ( J1 s:;enf cri to , 191H.) WHEIU•:AS the (ti~;ea~,c kw;wH as Rpanish Influenza becanw epidemi(~ in Lhis province, and the province aml mrmy mnnicipalitieR incurred very heavy exrcn:"e in protecting; their residents agvinst its mvages; And where:tH it is rlcflira,b1e that t.he province and ::mrh municipalities should be reimbursed in respect of the said expenditure, whether the snmc were made by lawful m1thorization or not, provided it was properly and reason­ ably made; And

whereas it, i:; impns:-;ihle for :my of such lllUili\'i­ paJitics to diflrhargc the5r inr\:11 ltr:dneRIJ out oi emTe:J;t revenue, and it is desirable that t{> effect· such dischal'ge such authority should he given to issue debentures as is hcreina.Her given:

Now, therefore, 1-Iis .iViajesty, hy and with the advice and consent uf ti1e Lq.>;ic;btive A~;~;cmhly of the l'roYiErc of Albrrta, cn:wL:-; as follows: 1. In thi:~ Ad, t'<1VC VflJcrc tl •n context doe;;; not admit-­ " 1'v1unicipalit.y" mcmm a (~ity, town, village or nmniripal diNtrict; ".:\Iinistc:·" me:m:~ the l\lini:-;tcr of 1\fnnicipnl ,\f[airt>.

"Resident" means any person wbo resided in a munici­ pality or improvement district for at least two months prior to his contracting the said disease, and the fact that he may lmvc been temporarily in another municipality when he contracted or was ill of such disease shall not constitute him a resident of such last mentioned nnmici­ pality. :~.

N obvith:,;tandi ng :w,v thing eontained in nny other Act or OrdiJ1anre, the ;·;Ju:nr<il rrf any municipality may iRS1JC clehenture:·J for any amt..nmt equal to eighty per cent. of Llw mn<JUi1t nf iwlcbtednc~'R i;'e<;rrc<l hy it in taking remedinl, protective or oLher health measure~, or otherwi~e how~~oe\'Cl' in connection with the :-;aid influenza., after :tllowing for any and :1.1l amounts properly and reasonably

') .. pn,yablc to it by any other nnmiripnJity or other mullH'I·­ palities on ac('ount of the provi~ion of hospital aerommodn­ tion, medical nttenclu.nce, 1lltn::iHg, medicine, maint.eWlll('P or any other a.id for any resident or residents of such lm-i mcni.ionnd munici f lH Jit,y 01' Jllli ni('i] lalitlf'S. 3.

Any hy-lnw ntd l1(\ri11ing :my iP~\lte of dr~hPni.nn•F as :.tfo.rcc:nid p}tu,ll wheu duly pa~Tt'(l ],y :tll:V <'<•l.:Twil :;~;d without any ~-;uhmissiou i..bereof to Lhc ·i':d.epayf>n; of 11H· munieipality eonccrned he strflieient antlwrization for 1];p istmc of the sni<l dchentnrc:·: . .:f .• Th.r~ fo1m ofmllney f.y ..

Ju.w, i"Drm of dnlH~Pt,,n~ a'td nll pmned1.rrn aHeeting in any vv~t.Y i.l10. i~;:-;ne of ~mel! rkh~Jih!l'<·:-: !IWY be prcsPribeil by the :i\Jiui.stn awl if not. so pn~:.-=rrilw..l :-;hn.ll be as Ret forth in ,!.he approprint.e l\l uHicipal Ac1, but no debenture Hlmll run or be exnres~(ed to nm for n 1n1 (' tha.n five years. · 5. l a eompui..in~ the amount of i-he ddH'HLure indebtcd­ ne~iR of any 1nunieipnlit.y permitted by statnte, debcntnrPR iHmwd under the authority of this Act shall uot he re<·km!c<l. 6.

Ill the event of any municipality being unable tn agree with m1y other municipality as to the amount properly payable under this Aet. by the former to the latter, or hy the~ latter to the former, as the rase mlty b!~, any stwh m1mieipnlit.y may apply to i.lw MiniH!.er to ~:,)t.tle tlle di~-;pute, nml in such en""~; tLe JVliniRter shall appoint. a (·onnnisRiOJICJ' to illquire int.o awl to deeide the Htanding of ttcrrmnt.s between such muJJieipulities.

Ruch connni:;;siuner Hhall nRsmne af; the baf·llR of his decision that every munieipn.lity was bouud to carP for nnd to provide ho:-:;pital aeeonnnoda­ Lioll, rncdir~nl at.i.endante, lllll'HilW, lllPcli!~im\ m~liHtnn:tlH'(\ or uthcr uece~sar.v n.id, to those ol' ih; reRidents Yvho were ill wi t.L t.l1(~ said iitflucmm, awl in ease nny other mu lli<~i­ pali1.y supp1ied any such, the laUer municipality :-:;hall be entitled to be paid for so doing by the municipality of which the patient Ro treated was n reRident.

The def'ision of the emnmissioner aR to whetlwr nny n.mount iR Ro owing hy m:n Jnunieipali1.y 1,o another, and, if so, how mw~h, slmll 1:-e fi IJR,l and t.herA :-;hall be no nppe~d ugainst :ouch deeif·;ion. and Lhe cmTeetnes:-; of the said dC'1~isio11 sktll lJfli. he quesi.ioned in any court of hw. 7.

A eopy of this Aet, immediately after the same beeomes law, shall be forwt~.rded by the Minister to tlw seeretary­ trea:-:;urer of every municipality, and unles~ the Minister extellds the time in whieh any applietti.ion may be made to him uPder Lho next preceding sect,ion, such application muRL hf~ made by the muuieipality not b1 (~1' than the fin;;t dny

'J .. , of .h!ly, l !)Hl. UJJlef-\H ~meh nppli1~ntion i~~ f-\o made it :-:h:dl he conelu::;ively deemed, with rd(~re1we Lo a.uy munieipnlii.y, that the amount of any aeeount owing; it by any other municipality, has been u.greed upon a;; between the muniei­ pa.lities or that the claim has been abandoned or satisfac­ torily settled, and no action shall lie at law with respect thereto, except for the amount of any such n,~cmmt so np.;reed upon he tween the mu nidpalitieN. 8.

The l'.rnmnie.sioner, at' to m:.y such inqHiry, ~:].:1]] have the s~une power as i~: exm·cis~;.ble by any jmlg:e nr court in eivil ca,seR to compel the n-tt.endance before him of any and aU persons from 1vhom there is reason to beli.eve necessary information mn.y be obtained, and to compel the pmdn('.tion o-f hoo1m and documents n,ml tn take cvidenr.e on oath.

H. ·with reference to any claim nmd.e by the munieipality fl{~a,inst ihc province, or by the province against any nnmieipality for the payment of lW'>" acr:ount arif'ing out of the pruvidi11g of hospital :tecormnodation, medical nttemb.nce, •mr:-;in!!;, medicine, maintenance, ur other 11eccgsn,ry ::5d, for any patient. or patient:-; that have heretn­ forc bee!t ill of i,he Raid inflm~n11a, f1!ld the province Dll{l t.he mtulicipalit.y a.re unable to agree, the :M.inister may refer the dispute tu a eommis~ioner for inquiry and deri~'ic.Jt in t.hc !mtm1e! mH.l with the :-;ame i'or<'e and effect a::; JH'oYided for In see1,Jm• '-'· HJ.

AHy ::iltn or ~,mm; (,f moll(\Y dcpo:-sitl~d to the credit of fL di:•;,riet. hmd awl(~J· the provi~'tmw rJ .~1n Act respediuy f:i!iH'O!emcnt ])i::;lricls (being

chapter LW of the ~:tatutes or All)CJ't:l,, H~lti), (JJ' uf any Ac:t for whieh that Act WUf; :·;uhstit.uted may h~ (;~:putded by ihe .l\ihtir-ter in dischmp,in~ any iwkhLedtWi'S i:lcUTTC''.l ir> fnrnif.hing such aid as is detailed in Fcdion ~ ,,f i1;i:~ .\rt to residents of that nr any ot.lwr diP.trid, as defi1!ed by the t'~l,id 1\et rcspcrt,iJJ~~ improvement districts.

Any ~'urn of money so expendf\d mn,y he rccPHp<:•J to till~ district fund affected L:r the le-_·y of a tftx su frieient for that purpose, in the manner mal fonu pre:::;crilwd ftll' the imposition of taxes hy the said 1\nt. fn cttse there is not a sufficient sum of money deposited to the ereJit of tl1e said district fund the Minister 1nay make payment under this Act out of the general revenue of the province.

No. 28. SECOND SESSION FOURTH J;EGISLATURE 9 GEORGE V 1919 BILL

An Act to allow the issue of Deben­ tures for the Payment of Indebt­ edness contracted in Fighting the Spanish Influenza. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . HoN. A. G. MAcKAY. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFERY, IU!lo'a PluNTJ:a A. D. 1919 Title: 1919 (4th, 2nd) Bill 28,

An Act to allow the issue of Debentures for the Payment of Indebtedness contracted in Fighting the Spanish Influenza