Bill ID 3869 (Legislature 19, Session 4)

L19 S4 3869

Alberta — Bills

1982 BILL PR 7 Fourth Session, 19th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PR 7 CALGARY JEWISH CENTRE ACT DR. CARTER First Reading ................................................................ . Second Reading ........................................ t ••••••••••••••• '.' .•••• Committee of the Whole .................... ··.········l. .... ·.·.···L·,'-'·H .. . Third Reading ............................................................... . Royal Assent ................................................................ .

Definitions Incorporation Powers to hold property Objects Bill PR 7 Dr. Carter BILL PR 7 1982 CALGARY JEWISH CENTRE ACT (Assented to , 1982)

WHEREAS. the persons hereinafter named have by their petition prayed that It be enacted as hereinafter set forth and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 In this Act, (a) "by-laws" means the by-laws, rules and regulations of the corporation adopted pursuant to

section 11; (b) , 'corporation" means the corporation constituted by this Act; and (c) "member" means a member of the corporation. 2 Joseph Spier, Gertrude Cohos, Bruce Libin, Gordon Hoffman, Norman Dvorkin and Mark Shuler, together with such other persons as may become members of the corporation hereinafter provided, are hereby incorporated under the name "Calgary Jewish Centre". 3 The corporation has the power to acquire and hold real ~d per sonal property in the City of Calgary or any leasehold or other I~terest in it in furtherance of or incidental to its objects, and to alIenate, exchange, mortgage, lease or otherwise charge or dispose of the whole or any part of it at any time or from time to time as may be necessary or desirable. 4 The objects of the corporation shall be to carry out, foster and promote activities of social welfare, civic improvement, pleasure, recreation, culture or similar purposes.

No capital stock Head office Members Officers and directors No distribution of income No personal liability By-laws Borrowing powers 5 The corporation shall have no capital stock. 6 The head office of the corporation shall be in the City of Calgary. 7 The members of the corporation shall be Joseph Spier, Gertrude Cohos, Bruce Libin, Gordon Hoffman, Norman Dvorkin and Mark Shuler until they are replaced or additional members are added pur suant to the by-laws. 8( 1 ) The officers and directors of the corporation shall be appointed by the members, for such term and with such powers and duties as are determined by the by-laws.

(2) Until such time as appointments shall have been made in ac cordance with subsection (1), the persons named in

section 7 shall be the provisional directors of the corporation. 9 No part of the income of the corporation shall be payable to or otherwise available for the personal benefit of any members. 10 The members shall have no personal liability for the debts and other obligations of the corporation. 11 The corporation shall have power to pass by-laws not incon sistent with this Act for the government and conduct of the affairs of the corporation or any branch of it and may from time to time alter, augment or rescind such by-laws. 12( 1) The corporation shall have the power to borrow, establish banking or similar arrangements, and otherwise engage the credit of the corporation in furtherance of or incidental to its objects.

(2) Every contract, agreement, engagement or bargain made and every bill of exchange drawn, accepted or endorsed, and every prom issory note made or endorsed and every cheque made, drawn or endorsed on behalf of the corporation by any agent, officer or servant of the corporation in general accordance with his powers as such under the by-laws shall be binding upon the corporation and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the corporation affixed to any such contract, agreement, or engagement, bargain, bill of exchange, promissory not or cheque, or to prove that the same was made, drawn, accepted or endorsed as the case may be, in pursuance of any special by-law or special vote or order, nor shall the party so acting within his authority as agent, officer or servant of the corporation be thereby subjected individually to any liability what soever in respect of it.

(3) Nothing in this

section shall be construed to authorize the cor poration to issue any note payable to the bearer of it, or any prom issory note intended to be circulated as money or as the note of a bank. Propeny exempt 13 from taxation All real and personal property of the corporation within the City 2

Distribution on dissolution of Calgary is exempt from all municipal and school taxes of every nature whatsoever. 14 Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the property of the corporation remaining after settlement of its just debts and obligations shall be distributed to 1 or more organizations having objects and restrictions similar to those of the corporation, or registered charities within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), as directed by the corporation prior to its dissolution. In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. 3 Title: 1982 (19th, 4th) Bill Pr7, Calgary Jewish Centre Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S4 3869
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L19 S4 3869
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fced3fe3858eb29dfe687645c6b512a0001bffbf

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