Grounds for disqualification of debentures authorized to be issued under certain local improvement by-laws and to provide for the issue of such consolidated debentures to the amount of $1,208,629.42 Canadian Currency, the proceeds to be used for the purposes mentioned in such by-laws, and also to provide for the assessment and collection of the sums necessary to pay such debentures; "By-law No. 1783 of the City of Calgary, dated the 13th day of March, A.D. 1915, being a by-law to consolidate the debentures authorized to be issued under certain money by-laws and to provide for the issue of such consolidated debentures to the amount of $1,314,121.95 Canadian Currency or its equivalent in gold coin of the United States of America at par of exchange, the proceeds to be used for the purposes mentioned in such by-laws, and also to provide for the assessment and collection of the sums necessary to pay said debentures; "By-law No. 1937 of the City of Calgary, dated the 26th day of November, A.D. 1917, being a by-law to consolidate the debts and liabilities of the said City incurred over and above the net amount received from the sale of certain debentures and to authorize the issue of debentures therefor, to the amount of $186,306.99, and to provide for the assessment and collection of the sums necessary to pay said debentures: "By-law No. 1938 of the City of Calgary, dated the 26th day of November, A.D. 1917, being a by-law to consolidate debentures authorized to be issued under certain local improvement by-laws and to provide for the issue of such consolidated debentures to the amount of $156,971.32 Canadian Currency, the proceeds to be used for the purposes mentioned in such by-laws and also to provide for the assessment and collection of the sums necessary to pay such debentures are hereby validated and confirmed and declared to be legal, valid and binding upon the City of Calgary and the ratepayers thereof and the same shall not be open to question in any court on any ground whatever; and all debentures and coupons issued thereunder are hereby declared to be legal, valid and binding upon the City of Calgary and the ratepayers thereof and the same shall not be open to question in any court on any ground whatever." 15. By adding the following as section 272 thereto: "Notwithstanding anything contained in Ordinance 33 of commissioner 1893 of the North-West Territories and amendments thereto, a commissioner shall be disqualified for election on the same grounds as are applicable to the election of mayor or alderman." Debt in respect of which bill not rendered no tion 16. By adding the following as section 273 thereto : "No person shall be disqualified for election for mayor, alderman, commissioner or school trustee for the City of Calgary on account of any debt for electric light, water or other city service in respect of which a bill has not been rendered." have power to doctors to 17. By adding the following as section 274 thereto: "(1) The Council of the City of Calgary may pass a Council to by-law or by-laws regulating the management of the hos- regulate pitals belonging to the City of Calgary and without restrict- admission of ing the generality of the foregoing, may in particular regu- hospital staff late by by-law the conditions under which doctors may practise in the hospitals belonging to the City of Calgary and the admission of doctors to and the suspension and dismissal of doctors from the hospital staff. "(2) The power to regulate referred to in the last preceding subsection shall include the power to delegate authority to the medical health officer of the City of Calgary, subject always to the legislative jurisdiction of the Council of the City of Calgary." 18. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. CHAPTER 76. An Act to amend the Acts constituting The (Assented to April 2, 1927.) WHEREAS a petition has been presented by the City of Edmonton for the amendment of The Edmonton Charter; and Whereas it is reasonable that the prayer of the said petition should be granted; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Edmonton Charter is hereby amended 1. By adding to section 36 the following: "Provided always that the Council may from time to time pass by-laws providing that the term of office of the Deputy Mayor may be any other period than three months." 2. By adding to section 221 the following subsection: "(9) For setting aside, authorizing and assigning any part of the centre or sides of any public highway for the purpose of leaving vehicles or any class or classes of vehicles standing thereon and authorizing and assigning stands for vehicles for hire on the public highways and in public places and assigning any particular stand or stall to any particular person." Council may office of fix term of Deputy Mayor Council may parking areas designate of committee 3. By striking out the word "shall" where it first occurs Appointment in the second line of section 326 and by substituting therefor to revise the word "may." 4. By inserting immediately after section 231 the following section: assessment roll to be discretionary January, "231a.-(1) From and after the first day of January, After 1st 1928, the sole power to appoint members of the said the 1928. sole Edmonton Hospital Board shall be in the Council of the point memCity of Edmonton. right to ap bers of the Edmonton Board shall "(2) On the first day of January, 1928, the then members Hospital of said Board shall cease to hold office unless their term of be in City office shall be continued temporarily for such term as the Council Council shall determine by resolution of the said Council. Section 4166 amended Title to Dominion road "(3) The said Council may pass by-laws fixing the number of members (not exceeding fifteen) who shall constitute the said Board, and the term of office of the said Board or any number of the members thereof; providing for the filling of vacancies, the submission of estimates, reports to the Council and such other matters as the Council may consider desirable for the purpose of supervising the activities of the said Board." 5. By striking out the words "ten thousand dollars" where they occur in section 4166 and by substituting therefor the words "twenty-five thousand dollars." 6. By adding to section 503 the following: "Provided that the title to and the soil and freehold in the land comprised in all road allowances transferred to the within City to Crown in the right of the Province of Alberta by 6 Edward allowances be vested in City VII, chapter 45 of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada (chapter 100 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906), and in all public travelled roads or trails vested in the Crown in the right of the Province of Alberta by reason of said Act, which are situate within the City of Edmonton, shall be vested in the City of Edmonton." 7. By inserting between the words "whatsoever" and "any" in the sixth line of the section substituted by subsection 10 of section 1 of chapter 65 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1925, for section 16 of chapter 42 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1924, the words "or hold or use for any purposes without accounting to the former owner." 8. By adding to the first proviso to paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 239a, the following: "But the occupier of a shop shall not dispose of therein or in any premises connected therewith, any goods, wares, merchandise or commodities of any kind or nature by any species of auction, Dutch auction or other form of competitive buying of any kind or nature after said closing hours of six o'clock and one o'clock respectively." 9. By adding to said paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 239a the following further proviso: "Provided the occupier of any shop may, subject to the provisions of The Factory Act, 1926, and The Minimum Wage Act, 1925, or such other superseding Acts as may from time to time be in force, keep the same open for the service of customers until the hour of ten o'clock in the afternoon of the two week days next preceding Christmas Day and on the Saturday next preceding such two said week days." 10. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to. |