CHAPTER 72.

An Ordinance respecting Villages.

(1901, c. 25.)

Chapter 10, 1907, substituted; amended 1908, c. 20, :. 20; 1909, c. 5, s. 17; 1910 (2nd Session), c. 2, s. 17.

CHAPTER 73.

An Ordinance respecting Local Improvement Districts

(1903, 2nd Session, c. 24.)

Chapter 11, 1907, substituted; amended 1908, c. 20, s. 21; 1909, c. 5, s. 12; 1910 (2nd Session), c. 2, s. 18.

CHAPTER 74.

An Ordinance respecting Irrigation Districts.

(C.O., c. 74.)

There is no Irrigation District now working under the provisions of this Ordinance.

Short title

THE

CHAPTER 75.

An Ordinance respecting Schools.

HE Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the [Province of Alberta] enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The School Ordinance." 1901, c. 29, s. 1; 1910 (2nd Session), c. 6, s. 1.

INTERPRETATION.

Interpretation
Department

Minister

Council

Inspector

District

Rural district

Village district

Town district

2. In this Ordinance except the context otherwise requires1. The expression "department" means the Department of Education;

2. The expression ["Minister"] means the [Minister] of Education;

3. The expression "council" means the Educational Council: 4. The expression "inspector" means any school inspector appointed under this Ordinance;

5. The expression "district" means any school district erected or constituted as such at the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance and any school district hereafter erected or constituted under the provisions hereof;

6. The expression "rural district" means any school district situated wholly outside the limits of any town or city municipality or any village:

Provided that in case any rural district or any portion thereof is included in any village that may hereafter be organized such district shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed a rural district until the end of the then current calendar year; 7. The expression "village district" means any school district. situated wholly or in part within the limits of any village:

[Provided that in case any village in which is situate in whole or in part a village district is at any time incorporated as a town such village district shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to continue to be a village district until the end of the then current calendar year];

8. The expression "town district" means any school district situated wholly or in part within the limits of any town or city municipality;

9. The expression "ratepayer" means any person of the full Ratepayer age of twenty-one years whose name appears on the last revised assessment roll of the district and who has paid all taxes due by him to the said district, [or in the case of a district in which there has been no revised assessment roll any person of the full age of twenty-one years who has owned or been occupant of assessable property therein for a period of at least two months.] 10. The expression "resident ratepayer" means— (a) In any proposed district any person of the full age of twenty-one years actually residing therein and who has so resided therein and owned or been the occupant of assessable property therein for a period of at least two months immediately prior to the date of the first school meeting:

b) In an established district in which there has been no
revised assessment roll of the district any person of
the full age of twenty-one years actually residing
therein and who has so resided therein and owned or
been the occupant of assessable property therein for
a period of at least two months immediately prior to
the date of any school meeting;

(c) In any other district any person of the full age of
twenty-one years actually residing therein whose
name appears on the last revised assessment roll of
the district and who has paid all taxes due by him to
such district [up to December 31st of the preceding
year];

Resident

ratepayer

11. The expression "board" means the board of trustees of Board any district:

12. The expression "teacher" means any person holding a Teacher legal certificate of qualification;

[13. The expression "owner" includes any person who by any right, title or estate whatsoever is or is entitled to be in possession of any land in a district;

14. The expression "occupant" includes inhabitant occupier of any land or if there be no inhabitant occupier the person entitled to the possession thereof and the leaseholder or holder under agreement for lease and holder under agreement for sale and any person having or enjoying in any way or for any purpose whatsoever the use of land;

15. The expression "taxpayer" means any person who is the owner or occupant of lands in respect of which some person is or may be assessed.] 1901, c. 29, s. 2; 1903 (2nd Session), c. 27, s. 1; 1910 (2nd Session), c. 6, ss. 2 and 3.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

3. There shall be a department of the public service of the organization [Province of Alberta] called the Department of Education over