Page images
PDF
EPUB

CHAPTER 45.

An Act respecting the Tilley East Area.

(Assented to April 2, 1927.)

WHEREAS, a commission appointed under the provisions Preamble of The Public Inquiries Act has inquired into all conditions presently prevailing in the following district, namely: that part of the Province of Alberta lying to the south of the Red Deer River, to the east of the line between range 10 and range 11, west of the 4th P.M., to the west of the easterly boundary of the Province and to the north of the South Saskatchewan River, and has made its report, and has therein made certain recommendations; and

Whereas, it is expedient that the Lieutenant Governor in Council should, for the better carrying out of such recommendations, be entrusted with the following powers:

Now therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

1. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power, Powers of notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act

(a) to appoint persons to act with persons appointed by the Dominion of Canada, upon a board to be entrusted with the administration of the said district;

(b) to change from time to time, either by way of inclusion or exclusion, the area of the said district;

(c) to close up road allowances;

(d) to deal with any of the public lands within the dis

trict, or any interest therein, in such manner as
may seem to be for the benefit of the residents of
the said district;

(e) to lease public lands within the district at such
rentals, including taxes, as may seem advisable;
(f) to arrange for the exchange of lands with any per-
son or corporation, whether any such lands be within
the district or not;

(g) to set aside any area within the said district, for
community grazing;

(h) to receive the money to be derived from such leases and to expend such part thereof as seems advisable

Lieutenant Governor in Council

Coming into force of Act

for the development of the area, including the investigation of the means of water supply and the procuring of the same;

(i) to arrange that the total debenture indebtedness of school districts within the said district, or such portion thereof as may be agreed upon with the debenture holders, should be paid out of the revenue derived from the leases granted under the provisions of this Act;

(j) upon the dissolution of any municipal district within the area to exercise all the duties and rights imposed or conferred by law upon the council thereof immediately prior to such dissolution, including the duty and right to continue all tax enforcement proceedings and all other proceedings to recover money due to the said district;

(k) to delegate any of the powers comprised in paragraphs (e) to (j) inclusive to the said board or to the Land Department of the Dominion of Canada, or to such other agent as may seem advisable; and (1) generally to do all such matters and things and make such regulations as may be necessary or convenient for effecting the purpose and intent of this Act.

2. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

CHAPTER 46.

An Act respecting Theatres, Entertainment Halls, and Cinematographs.

(Assented to April 2, 1927.)

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Act may be cited as "The Theatres Act."

Short title

INTERPRETATION.

Interpretation

ment hall

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Entertainment hall" shall mean a hall, pavilion, Entertainplace or building, except such as are used in connection with churches or are owned and conducted by municipal authorities or by the trustees of any school district in which public concerts, dances and other social gatherings are held;

(b) "Film exchange" shall mean a person renting, leas- Film exchange ing or selling or agreeing or contracting to rent, lease or sell moving picture or cinematograph films;

exhibitor

(c) "Itinerant exhibitor" or "travelling exhibitor" shall Itinerant mean a person travelling from one place to another with a moving picture or cinematograph machine, or similar apparatus, for the purpose of giving moving picture or cinematograph exhibitions;

picture

(d) "Moving picture machine" shall mean a machine or Movingdevice operated by or with the aid of electricity, or machine other illuminant, and adapted or used to project upon a screen or other surface, pictorial representations in which celluloid films are used;

feature

(e) "Special feature” shall mean a film not belonging to Special
or censored for a film exchange licensed in Alberta;

(f) "Theatre" shall mean a building or hall, or any pre- Theatre
mises, room or place used for giving vaudeville,
dramatic or operatic performances or for the exhi-
bition of moving pictures.

License required

Penalty

Maximum fee

Fees and classification

Penalty

Municipal license

Compliance with regulations governing erection of

PART I.

3.-(1) No person shall keep open any building as a theatre or entertainment hall, unless he is the holder of a subsisting license therefor, from the Provincial Secretary.

(2) Any person who contravenes this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for each day upon which such building is kept open for the purpose aforesaid.

4.-(1) For every such license, a fee not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each calendar month during which the theatre or place of entertainment is licensed to be kept open, shall be paid to the Provincial Secretary.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may fix the fee payable under the provisions of this section and may classify theatres and entertainment halls according to any plan of classification and fix a different fee for each class.

(3) No such license shall be granted to any person, except the actual and responsible manager for the time being, of the theatre or entertainment hall.

5. Any person who holds or gives any performance or entertainment in an unlicensed theatre or entertainment hall shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each day upon which he holds or gives any such performance or entertainment.

6. In the event of a city or town lawfully requiring a license in respect of any theatre or entertainment hall in respect of which a license is demanded under the provisions of this Act, a municipal license shall not be refused to the holder of a license from the Provincial Secretary, and shall not be granted to anyone who is not the holder of a license from the Provincial Secretary, but the possession of the last mentioned license shall not excuse a licensee under the provisions of this Act from taking out a municipal license.

7. No license shall be issued in respect of any theatre or entertainment hall until a certificate of compliance with the regulations governing the erection of theatres and entertheatres, etc. tainment halls has been obtained from the Chief Inspector of Theatres.

Theatre or entertainment hall

8.-(1) No cinematograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus shall be used in any theatre or ento be specially tertainment hall, which theatre or entertainment hall has not been specially licensed by the Provincial Secretary, for that purpose.

licensed

(2) Any person who contravenes this section shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one

hundred dollars for each day upon which such cinematograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus is so used.

Lieutenant

fix fees and

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may fix a fee Power of payable under the provisions of this section, provided that Governor to the same shall not exceed five hundred dollars; and may classify theatres and places of entertainment according to theatres, etc. any plan of classification and fix a different fee for each class:

Provided, however, that when a theatre or entertainment hall is licensed under the provisions of this section, no fee shall be payable in respect thereof under the provisions of sections 3 and 4.

license is

(4) No such license shall be granted to any person except To whom the actual and responsible manager for the time being of granted the theatre or entertainment hall.

exchange

9.-(1) No person shall conduct a film exchange without Film a license therefor from the Provincial Secretary.

(2) For every such license, a fee not exceeding two hun- License fee dred and fifty dollars shall be payable.

required

(3) Before issuing a license to a film exchange, the Pro- Proof vincial Secretary may require sufficient proof of the existence of the exchange and that the number of film subjects to be handled during the license year will be sufficient to justify the issue of a license.

films

10. No film exchange shall rent, lease or sell or agree Uncensored or contract to rent, lease or sell any film which has not been passed by the censor or board of censors, hereinafter provided for.

itinerant

11.-(1) No person shall act as an itinerant exhibitor Licensing until he has received a license from the Provincial Secretary exhibitor permitting him so to do.

license

(2) Such license shall entitle the itinerant exhibitor Effect of therein named or any duly qualified projectionist to use a cinematograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus in any duly licensed theatre or entertainment hall; but no such license shall entitle the holder thereof, either personally or through a duly qualified projectionist to use a cinematograph, moving picture machine or other similar apparatus, in more than one place, on one night.

of censors

12. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may Appointment appoint a censor or board of censors, of not more than three persons, and may fix his or their remuneration, and such censor or board of censors shall have power to permit or prohibit the exhibition of any film, in the Province.

« EelmineJätka »