BILL No. 18 of 1911.

An Act respecting the Municipal and School Elections of the Cities of Edmonton and Strathcona for the year 1911. (Assenifd to 1911.) WHEREAS the municipal corporations of the Cities of Ed- monton and Strathcona have presented a petition prayin~ for the passing of

an Act for the amalgamation or union of said corporations under the name of "The City of Edmonton" and for the extension of the boundaries thereof; And whereas said corporations by another petition allege that it is inexpedient that municipal and school elections should he held in the year as provided by the Charters of said respective corporations and pray that in view of the said con­ templated union the present mayors, aldermen and school trustees of said cities shall hold office until otherwise provided by Act of this Legislative Assembly; And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of said last mentioned petition; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative AsHembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

Notwithstanding the provisiOns of any Ordinance or No ele tion for Statute, no municipal or school elections shall be holden in mayor., al't;'r- 1 the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven for the election :':~~t:e . sc oo of mayors and aldermen for the Cities of Edmonton and Strath- cona or for school trustees for the following school districts, namely: The Edmonton School District No. 7 of the Province of Alberta, Saint Joachim Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 7, Rtrathcona Public School District No. 216, and Saint Anthony Je Padua Homan Catholic Separate School Ditltrict No. 11. 2.

The present mayors, aldermen and school tmstees for Preoent nayors, said eities and school districts shall hold and they are hereby ~lfi~!o t 1 ~arch continued in their respective offices for all intents and purposes 1• 1912• until the first day of Mareh one thousand nine hundred and twelve unless it shall be otherwise provided by any Act passed for the amalgamation or union of the Cities of Edmonton and Strathcona. 3.

In the event of no such Act being passed before the first Pro~isio '·for day of February one thousand nine hundred and twelve the :~".:'~~o~r •n councils of the said cities shall respectively forthwith there- ~~~~f' ei~~n after appoint the returning and other election officers provided passed. by The Edmonton Charter and The Strathcona Charter for the holding of municipal and school elections for the election of mayors and the required number of aldermen for said cities and of school trustees for said school districts, and such election::; shall be holden as nearly as may hf' in acronlan<'c with thf' provi~ions of f'aid charte1 s and the f:ersons so elected shall respectiYely be mayor, aldermen and school trustees of said cities and f'ehool districts and :"hall hold office in the same manner as if they had been electPd as now by law provided.

No. 18 THIRD SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act respecting the Municipal and School Elections of the Cities of Ed­ monton and Strathcona for the year 1911. Received and read the · First time ................... . Second time ................. . Third time .................. . ED~IO~TO;\": J.nrEs E. RICHARDS, Government Printer A.D. 1911 Title: 1911 (2nd, 3rd) Bill 18,

An Act respecting the Municipal and School Elections of the Cities of Edmonton and Strathcona for the year 1911