BILL No. 25 of 1916.

An Act to amend the Ordinances and Acts relating to the City of Red Deer. (Assented to , 1916.)

WHEREAS the City of Red Deer has prayed for certain amendments to

chapter 70 of the Consolidated Ordinances of the North-West Territories, being The Municipal Ordinance, and the amendments thereto, and the Ordinance and Acts respecting Red Deer; And

whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Section 95 of The Municipal Ordinance, as amended AmJDmg: by

section 10 of

chapter 36, Statutes of Alberta, 1913 - OD (Second Session), is further amended by adding thereto the following: "

(95) Licensing and regulating boarding-houses, rooming LiO::'::ta houses, restaurants and laundries, and regulating the ::. . kind of labour that may be employed in. the flame with power to prevent the employment of white labour in Chinese restaurants and laundries."

Section 124 of The Municipal Ordinance, as amendedAmJDdiiL by

section 12 of .chapter 36 of the Statutes of Alberta,880 on 1913 (Second Session), is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: "

(1) Not later than the first day of Octob(>r in each Date for , AlI8e88Dlent year the council shall appoint an assessor. "

(2) As soon as may be after the appointment of the assessor but not later than the thirtieth day of November in each year, the assessor shall assess all assessaple land and special franchise in the City of Red Deer a.nd school district, and the assessmep.t made by the said assessor shall apply to the year com.inencing the first day of January next following and shall prepare an assessment roll, which shall set out as accurately as possible-- ' "(

a) The name of the owners of each lot or parcel of land in the city and school district, which is not exempt from assessment, and the post office address, if known, of each such person; " (

b) A brief description of each such lot or parcel of land and the assef'jsed value thereof.." 3. Se?tion 139 of The Municipal Ordinance, as ame;nded ~ti~:i'l9 by

sectIOn 13 of

chapter 36 of the Statut~s, of Alberta, 1913 (Second Session), is further amended by adding thereto the following: "Immediately upon the confirmation of all or any of Col!ootioD of h b . b D" C . d bUBlDetIS tax t e usmess assessments y a Istnct ourt JU ge, or in the event of there being no appeals the council may pass a by-law fixing the rate to be levied on the business assessment, and' the same shall become due and payable

2 forthwith, and the collector may take proceedings to collect the business tax before attempting to collect any other taxes that may be levied against any person assessed for a business tax." .

Section 143 of The Municipal Ordinance is hereby Am,nding ameJIded by adding thereto the following: aeotiOD 143 "

(1) In the event of the total tax payable by any person Minimum tal: under this

section upon property situate within the limits of . the City of Red Deer being less than $2:.00, the tax to be entered in the roll as payable by such person shall be the sum of $2.00 . . "

(2) In the event of the total tax payable by any person under this or any other

section for school pu.rposes being less than $1.00, the tax to be entered in the roll as payable by such person for school purposes shall be the sum of $1.00." 5. The commissioners of the City of Red Deer and Lf~ea1~ the medical health officer of the City of Red Deer shall 0 constitute the local board of health for the City of Red Deer as requi~ed by

section 22 and the amendments thereto,

chapter 17 of the Statutes of Alperta, 1910 (Second Session), and they shall be respons.ible for the carrying out of the provisions of The Public Health Act in the City of Red Deer.

Section 5, subsection I, of

chapter 30 of the StatuteSAm,ndinl of Alberta, 1908, is hereby repealed and the following:t::U~n 1 substituted therefor: "For licensing, regulating and governing transient traders T:FeDt and other persons occupying premises including railway tr era premises and cars in the city for temporary periods and whose names have not been duly entered on the assessment roll of the municipality a~ taxpayers for the current year, and who may offer goods or merchandise for sale by auction or in any other manner conducted by themselves or by a licensed auctioneer or otherwise. "(

a) No such by-law shall affect, apply to or restrict the· sale of stock of any insolvent estate which is being sold or dispo;:;ed of within the municipality in case the insolvent carried on business therein at the time of the issue of an attachment or of the execution of an assign­ ment." 7.

The City of Red Deer is hereby empowered to use By-Jaw 290 the money which they received from the sale of debentures is~ued under by-law No. 290 of the City of Red Deer, being a by-law to raise the sum of $1,000.00 to assist in building a certain bridge, which sum was not expended for the purpose for which it was levied, and the City of Red Deer is hereby empowered to use said money for the purpo,se of any other capital ex,penditur~s. 8.

By-law No. 418 of the City of Red Deer entitled~;~:!ti418 "A By-law to provide for the raising of the sum of $2,809.13 for the construction of boulevards," finally passed on the thirteenth day of January, A.D. 1916, is hereby ratified and confirmed and made binding upon the city and the city shall be deemed to have had on the date of the passing of the said by-law full power and authority to pass the said by-law in the form in which the same has been passed, and the said city shall have authority to issue debentures

3 repayable in any of the modes provided by the said by-law or in any manner provided by

section 6 of

chapter 30 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1908. 9.

The council shall have power to issue and selll treasury Treasury bUIa bills in sums of not less than $100.00 each in such forms and payable at such place and for such period not lexceeding five years from the issue of the same as the council shall by by-law provide, and the treasury bills so issued shall be a first charge on all arrears of taxes including school taxes due to the City of Red Deer, provided that the treasury bills shall not at the time of issue exceed eighty per cent. of the unpaid taxes due to the City of Red Deer; and further provided that the rate of interest of' the said treasury bills shall not exceed the rate of eight per centum per. annum.

(2) All arrears of taxes collected by the· City of Red Deer shall be deposited in a savings bank account in s,?me chartered bank or banks' to be kllown as the "treasury bill trust account," and the money so deposited in the savings bank account shall be used for the sole purpose of redeeming the treasury bills as they become due.

(3) When sufficient arrears of taxes have been collected and deposited as aforesaid to meet all outstandin~; treasury bills in such case any further arrears of taxes collected may be used by the municipality for any other lawful purpose. 10.

The Western General Electric Company, Limited, V'J,:' Act shall be subject to all provisions of The Public: Utilities au Act as now or hereafter amended, and any of the rules made thereunder, and should the agreement between the City of Red Deer and the Western General Electric Company, Limited, conflict in any way with The Public Utilities Act and any subsequent amendments thereof, or any rules made in accordance with the said Act, then The Public Utilities Act and the amendments thereto and the rules so made shall s~persede the agreement between the Western General Electric Company, Limited~ and the City of Red Deer.

(2) All proceedings and complaints taken or made by the City of Red Deer under The Public Utilities Act are declared to be legal and binding on the said company. 11.

The respective resolutions, regulations and by-l~ws VBlidatiDg passed by the council of the City or Town of Red Deer aasesament with respect to fixing of the rate, levy, assessment and collection of taxes in the City or Town of Red Deer and the granting of rebates and discounts for prompt payment of such taxes, and the respective rates, levies and assess- ment of taxes fixed or intended to be fixed, levied and assessed by such respective resolution, regula15on~ and by-laws respectively are hereby validated and co,lfii'med. 12.

All grants of money heretofore made or hereafter Grantfor to be made by the council for any loc~l and patriotiic p~rpose~:~:: in connection with or by reason of the war now being waged by His Majesty in Europe are hereby declared and confirmed valid and within the powers of the council.

No. 25. THIRD LEGISLATURE 6 GEORGE V 1916 BILL

An Act to amend the Ordinances and Acts relating to the City of Red Deer. Received and read the First time. _ ..... . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . MR. MICHENER. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFJ'IIIRT, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, A.D. 1916 Title: 1916 (3rd, 4th) Bill 25,

An Act to amend the Ordinances and Acts relating to the City of Red Deer