1893, N.W.T., as amended by Ordinance 39 of 1900 and as further amended by chapter 25 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1909, so as to reduce or in any way affect the borrowing power of the city therein provided.

28. Section 42 of Ordinance 33 of 1893, North-West Territories, is hereby amended by striking out the words "one cent" in the last line thereof and substituting therefor the words "two cents."

29. Subsection (g) of section 25 of Ordinance 33 of 1893, as amended by section 3, chapter 63 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1911, is hereby further amended by striking out the word "Fifty" in line two thereof, and substituting therefor the word "twenty-five," and by adding at the end of said subsection (g) the following words:

"and may assess such buildings and improvements at the same percentage of actual value for more than one. year."

The provisions of this amendment shall be retroactive and shall apply from the date of passing thereof.

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1913

CHAPTER 28.

An Act to Amend the Medicine Hat Charter.

(Assented to March 25, 1913.)

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

1. The Medicine Hat Charter, being chapter 63 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1906 as amended by chapter 27 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1910 (second session) and chapter 58 of the Statutes of Alberta 1911 and 1912, is hereby further amended as follows:

(1) Title I, section 2, is amended by adding thereto the following subsections:

"(16) 'Referred By-law' means by-law referred to a vote of the burgesses and assented to by them as provided in this Act.

"(17) 'Assessor' means the Assessor of the City of Medicine Hat.

"(18) 'Revised Voters' List' means the voters' list of the city or of any ward thereof as finally revised by the council."

(2) Title I, section 2, subsection 9, is amended by striking out the words "for assessment purposes" where they occur in lines 3 and 4 of said subsection.

(3) Title I, section 2, subsection 14, is amended by inserting after the word "occupant" in the first line thereof the words "or occupier."

(4) "Freeholder" shall, for the purpose of qualification of a burgess, be deemed to include a person who has agreed to purchase land under an agreement, in writing, for sale thereof to him.

(5) Title I, section 7, is amended by adding thereto the words "unless a contrary intention is herein expressed.'

(6) Title I, section 9, is amended by cutting out all words thereof after the word "rights" in the fifth line thereof and substituting therefor the words "which any person, firm or corporation other than the town of Medicine Hat may, prior

to the ninth day of May, A. D., 1906, have acquired or become entitled to under or by virtue of the provisions of the said Ordinance."

(7) Subsection 1 of section 1 of chapter 58 of the Statutes of the Province of Alberta 1911-12, is hereby repealed and the following subsection substituted therefor:

"(1) Title II, section 1, is amended by inserting after the word 'river' in the twelfth line thereof the following words: 'the east half of section 32; that part of the north-west quarter of section 32 lying north of the Saskatchewan River; that portion situate west of the Saskatchewan River of the north-west quarter of 33; that portion of the island in the Saskatchewan River known as Strathcona Park which forms part of the south-west quarter of section 33; the south half of section 30 and the north-east quarter of section 29, all in township 12, range 5, west of the fourth meridian; that portion of the north half of section 31, township 12, range 5, lying north of the Saskatchewan River; the north half and the south-west quarter of section 36, township 12, range 6, west of the fourth meridian; sections 35, 26 and 25, the northeast quarter of section 27; that portion of the south-east quarter of section 34 lying south of the Saskatchewan River, all in township 12, range 6, west of the fourth meridian'; and it is hereby declared that this subsection as herein enacted was intended to be inserted in the said Statutes of the Province of Alberta, 1911, instead of section 1 subsection thereof as therein enacted and this subsection as herein enacted shall be deemed to be and the same is hereby declared to have been in full force and effect from and after the twentieth day of December, A. D., 1911, for all purposes whatsoever."

(8) Title II, section 1, of The Medicine Hat Charter is hereby amended by inserting therein after the word "whatsoever" in the amendment thereto in the next preceding subsection provided the words "the north-west quarter of section 18, all of section 19, the north half of section 20, the south half of section 29, the north half of section 21, all of section 28, the east half of section 33, and that part of the west half of section 33 lying east of the Saskatchewan River, all in township 12, range 5, west of the fourth meridian; that part of the south half of section 5 lying to the west of the Saskatchewan River and the south half of section 6 all in township 13, range 5, west of the fourth meridian; the south half of section 1, township 13, range 6, west of the fourth meridian; and that part of the south-west quarter of section 34, lying south of the Saskatchewan River; the south half of section 33; the south half and the north-west quarter of section 27; the north half of section 22; the north half of section 23; the north half and the south-east quarter of section 24, the north-east quarter of section 13 and the northeast quarter of section 34, all in township 12, range 6, west of the fourth meridian."

(9) Title III, section 5, is amended by inserting after the word "licenses" in the fourth line thereof the words "and subject to title XXXV, section 32, hereof."

(10) Title IV, section 1, is amended by striking out the words "men, unmarried women and widows" in line two thereof and by substituting therefor the words "persons male or female" and by striking out the words "or in the case of married men held by their wives" where same occur in line five thereof, and by striking out the words and figures "or for income or personal property for $200" where the same occur in line six thereof.

(11) Title IV, section 4, is amended by striking out the word "clear" where it occurs after the word "days" in line nine thereof and by inserting the word "clear" after the word "six" in said line.

(12) Title IV, section 4, is amended by striking out the words "any person who was qualified as a voter on income has left the city, or if" where same occur in lines one and two thereof and by substituting for the words "secretary-treasurer" in line ten thereof the word “assessor.

(13) Title IV, sections 5 and 6, are hereby amended by substituting the word "assessor" for the words "secretarytreasurer" wherever they may occur therein.

(14) Title V, section 2, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "December" in line two thereof the words "which shall be the day to be named in the notice for nominations."

(15) Title V, section 5, is amended by inserting the word "next" after the word "the" where it last occurs in line four thereof.

(16) Title VI, section 9, is amended by striking out the word "of" where it first occurs in line one thereof and substituting therefor the word "by."

(17) Title VI, section 11, clause (4), is amended by inserting after the word "sworn" in the first line thereof the words "or is required by any candidate or by the agent of any candidate to be sworn.

(18) Title VII, section 6, is amended by striking out the words "public or separate school trustee" where same occur in line five thereof and by substituting therefor the words public school trustee or separate school trustee" as the case may be.

(19) Title VII, section 7, is amended by striking out the words "and personal property and income" where they occur in the eleventh and twelfth lines thereof.

(20) Title VIII, section 12, is amended by striking out "intimidate" where it occurs in the seventh line thereof and substituting therefor "incriminate.'

(21) Title IX, section 1, is hereby amended by adding thereto the words "or may resign such seat at any time upon written notice thereof delivered to the secretary-treasurer, who shall bring the same to the notice of the council at its next meeting, and such resignation shall be deemed to take effect upon the same being so brought to the notice of the council."

(22) Title IX, section 9, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(9) The notice shall be served in such manner as the judge may direct."

(23) Title IX, section 19, is amended by inserting the words "or deputy returning officer" after the word "officer" in line eight thereof.

(24) Title XIII, section 3, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor:

"3. Any elector may at all reasonable times inspect any account or claim presented to the commissioners or the council, any contract, any by-law, any report of the commissioners or of any committee or of any officer of the city (other than the report of the city solicitor or of any counsel engaged by the city) after the same has been submitted to the council, and the minutes of any regular or special meeting of the council, and also all assessment rolls, voters' lists, poll books, and other documents relating to any election or voting upon any referred by-law, and the secretary-treasurer shall within a reasonable time after demand furnish copies of any such documents or extracts therefrom to any applicant at the rate of ten cents per hundred words."

(25) Title XIII, section 7, subsection 7, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "Allotting to each such of the duties herein imposed upon the secretarytreasurer as they shall see fit, and upon and after such appointment whether heretofore or hereafter made the clerk and treasurer shall respectively do such acts and perform such duties and have and assume such rights, powers, privileges, duties, obligations and responsibilities as are by this Act given to or imposed on the secretary-treasurer according as the same may be provided by the by-law in that behalf and this Act shall be read and construed as if the words 'clerk' and 'treasurer' respectively were substituted in the several sections thereof for the words 'secretary-treasurer' according as their respective rights, powers, privileges, duties, obligations and responsibilities are by said by-law provided.

(26) Title XVI, section 1, is amended by inserting after the word "member" in line 4 thereof the words "of the council" and by inserting after the word "or" where it last occurs in line four thereof the words "subject to title XXXV, section 32, hereof."