Bill 62 (Legislature 2, Session 4)

L2 S4 10667

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 62 of 1913.

An Act to hworporate the Edmonton Jookey Club. (Assented to 1913.) W HEREAS a petition has been presented for the inoorporatiou

Preamble of a club ·as therein mentioned and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and con~nt of the Legislative .Assombly of the Province of Alberta, enact:; us follows: 1. Phillip Owen Dwyer, William W e:st, Joseph Driscoll a11d }~';;.:'~~c:'ruted. David Stewart, togel:lher with such persons us nmy hereafter become members of the club are hereby constituted a body cur· pora.te under the name and style of Edmonton Jockey CluiJ here inafter known nnd described as "the club". 2. The said club shall have power- Powers. (

a) To acquire land in the Province <Yf Alberta .and to lay out and maintain race-courses and exhibition grounds and may construct such buildings as may be nooes;;ary for the pu11Jose.s of the club; (b) 'fo hold exhibitions and contests and exercises for pro moting skill in t.he use of ·arms and horse and foot races ru1d oU1er lawful gama<:~ which require bodily activity or address; (

c) From .time to t.ime to sell, len.se or otherwise dispose of the whole or any oilier part of the property of the club. 3. The capital stock of the club shall be $250,000 divided into Capital. 2,500 shares at $100 each. The said stock may be divided into such cl8S3eS, whether ordinary shares, preference shares, or other- wise, as the directors think fit, and the directors shall have power to attach to any class of share.s such rights, privileges and prior- ities as may be determined, and subject such shares, or .any of them, to such conditions or re.strictions us they may decide. 4.

The holders of shares in t.he club shall not be personally ~~abl~~~d~:s liable for the debt.'l of the club or liable to ihe club .in any sum are · except such portion of the amount l:lhey may have agreed to pay for their shares as may remain at any time unpaid. 5. The club shall have power to borrow money from time t.o ~orrowlng, time on such terms and conditions as the directors may deem e c. expedient and ·to secure any sum so borrowed by the transfer or hypothecation to the lenders or to trustees £or their benefit of the whole or any part of the immovable property of the club. G.

The club shall have power to apply ·any part of itB receipt.'> Giving or or reyenues by W!l-Y of prizes to oontestant.'l or competitors at any prizes, etc. meetmg or exerCises held by the club or by way of premium!" In the breeder!'l or owners or exhibitors of animals exhibiting or con- test.in.g thereat. 7. The club shall hm·e power to preoerve order upon and in Prese!'Vatlon l·he vicinity of it~ ,a;rounds a11d for thnt. pm-po~e to employ special ~fc~rder, ('Onsta.bles. 8.

The per~'<Oll~ n:mred herein ,:hall fm,n the provisional oom- Provisional mittee of the club and shall have powe1· to provide for the consti- committee. tuHon of the club anti the admis:::ion of members thereto. 2 9. A geooraJ meeting of the club shall be held within twelve ~t!~ months from the date of the passing of this Act and in each calendar year :thereafter and that at the first of tnoh general meetings the management of the club shall be vested in a com- mittee of fifteen members or such other number as the club may from time ro time determine and shall. be elected annually at such general meetings. 10.

A majority of the shareholders of the club may from time By-lawa. ro time make ana repeal or amend all such by-laws and regula- tions for the carrying on of the affairs of bhe club as they may see fit and any such by-Jaws or re~la.tions not inconsistent with the law or this act shall be hindmg upon the club and upon it:! members. ~ No . 62 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to Incorporate The Edmonton Jockey Club . Received and read the First time .......... •......... . Second time ...........•...•••• Third time ......•......•.•••• . MR. McDouGAI.L EDMONTON: J. W. JBFPBRY, Government Printel' A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 62,

An Act to Incorporate the Edmonton Jockey Club

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S4 10667
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S4 10667
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	ec3a65eec4b29cef528bf657955b526b78016453

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