1913 CHAPTER 83. An Act to Incorporate The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Parishes and Missions in the Province of Alberta. (Assented to March 25, 1913.) WHEREAS in the Province of Alberta the Ruthenian Greek Catholic parishes and Missions in communion with Rome are included in and form a part of the Diocese of Canada of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, and the property of the said parishes and missions is under the care and management of the bishop of the said diocese; And whereas the said bishop, wishing to be assisted in the management of the said property, has to that effect prayed for the incorporation of the said parishes and missions; And whereas it is expedient to grant the said prayer, and to secure thereby to the said parishes and missions the advantages prayed for; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. Any parish or mission of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome shall upon and from the fact of its canonical erection by the bishop or administrator of the diocese of Canada of said church, be and become a body politic and corporate, under the name of the "Ruthenian Greek Catholic Parish of or ("Ruthenian Greek Catholic Mission of according to the name given it at the time of its canonical erection, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and by such name have all the powers and privileges possessed by or given to corporations under this Act, and under said name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in all courts and places whatever. (2) All such corporations shall be represented by His Lordship the Bishop of the Diocese of Canada of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome, and his successors in office of the same faith and rite, appointed by the Holy Pontiff and persevering in communion with Rome. (3) The said corporation shall be represented in the event of the death of the bishop, by the administrator of the diocese, and in the event of the absence of the Bishop, by his vicar general or the dean of his clergy, and the priest canonically appointed for the administration of such corporation with power to associate with them for any period of time two other members or representatives of the said corporation. (4) A certificate in writing signed by the bishop or administrator of the diocese that a parish or mission therein named has been canonically erected under a name therein stated, or that a priest therein named has been canonically appointed for the administration of a corporation therein named, shall be sufficient proof of such facts. 2. Any of the said corporations may purchase, acquire, take, have, hold, receive, possess, retain and enjoy the property real or personal, corporeal or incorporeal whatsoever and for any or every estate or interest therein whatsoever given, granted, devised or bequeathed to it, or appropriated, purchased or acquired by it, in any manner or way whatsoever, to, for or in favour of the uses and purposes of the corporation, or to, for or in favour of any religious, educational, eleemosynary or other institution established or intended to be established by, under the management of or in connection with the uses or purposes of the corporation. (2) The annual value of the real estate held by or in trust for any of such corporations shall not exceed five thousand dollars, except in the Cities of Edmonton and Calgary, where the annual value should not exceed ten thousand dollars. 3. Any such corporation may also, with the approval of the bishop or administrator of the diocese, sell, convey, exchange, alienate, mortgage, lease or demise any real or personal property held by the corporation, whether by way of investment for the uses and purposes of the corporation or not. 4. Any such corporation may if deemed expedient from time to time make by-laws not contrary to law, for(a) The administration, management and control of the property, business and other temporal affairs of the corporation; (b) The appointment of committees from time to time for the purposes of the corporation, and the calling of meetings of such committees; (c) Generally for the carrying out of the objects and purposes of the corporation. (2) No such by-law or by-laws shall have any force or effect, nor shall any committee have any powers whatsoever, until the approval in writing of the bishop or administrator of the diocese has been obtained. 5. Any such corporation may from time to time for the purposes of the corporation (a) Borrow money upon the credit of the corporation; 6. Any deed, transfer, mortgage, charge or other instrument relating to or dealing with real estate or any interest therein vested in any of the said corporations, shall be deemed to be, and shall be duly executed and shall be sufficient for the purposes for which same is intended if there are affixed thereto, the seal of the corporation and the signature of the bishop or administrator of the diocese or of some other person appointed for the purpose by the bishop or administrator. 7. Each of the said corporations shall at all times when thereunto required by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Legislature, make a full return of its property (real and personal) and of its receipts and expenditures for such period and with such details and other information as the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Legislature may require. Preamble 1913 CHAPTER 84. An Act to Incorporate Les Soeurs de la Charite de (Assented to March 25, 1913.) WHEREAS an association of nuns has existed for some time in the Province of Alberta under the name of "Les Soeurs de la Charite de Notre Dame d'Evron,' having for its object charitable works, comprising the teaching of catechism, missions and congregations for ladies, orphanage schools, boarding schools, working places, housekeeping schools, agricultural orphanage, industrial schools, deaf and dumb institute, hospital, homes for incurable, dispensatories, boarding houses for lame and aged persons, and to impart education and moral training to pupils in convent and schools; And whereas the petition presented in their name prays that the association may be vested with corporate powers and it is expedient to grant their prayers; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: Incorporation 1. The Reverend Soeur Marie Louise Recton, Soeur Marie Francoise Jouin, and Soeur Alphonsine Hareau, all of the City of Edmonton in the Province of Alberta, and such other persons as are now or may hereafter become under the provisions of this Act members of the said corporation, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate in deed and in name by the name of "Les Soeurs de la Charite de Notre Dame d'Evron," for the purposes and objects aforesaid. General rights and obligations Property vested in the corporation 2. The said corporation shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and may at all times hereafter contract and be contracted with, including the borrowing of money en mortgage or promissory note, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in any matter whatsoever in all courts and places whatsoever in this province. 3. All lands, tenements and hereditaments, property (real and personal) and all buildings, schools and convents belonging to, possessed or enjoyed by the said association at the time of the passing of this Act, and the lands thereto pertaining shall be and the same are hereby declared to be vested in the corporation for the purpose thereof. Acquisition 4. The corporation shall have power from time to time and alienation and at all times hereafter to acquire by gift, devise, bequest, of property transfer, purchase or otherwise for the benefit of the corporation any land or real or personal estate and the same or any part thereof, may from time to time dispose of by sale, transfer or mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise, and with the proceeds therefrom may acquire other lands, tenements, hereditaments and other property (real or personal) or invest the same in any security whatsoever for the use of the corporation. of revenues 5. The revenues, issues and profits of all property (real Appropriation or personal) held by the corporation shall be appropriated and applied to the maintenance of the members of the corporation and of the institutions carried on by the corporation and the construction of property (real and personal) requisite for the purposes of the corporation and for the advancement of charity and benevolence. 6. The head office of the corporation shall be at Ed- Head office monton, in the Province of Alberta, or at such other place in the province as may from time to time be determined by the by-laws of the corporation. 7. The corporation may from time to time have or establish and maintain any number of branches thereof to promote the object of the corporation and such purpose to appoint such subordinate officers with such powers and tenure of office as the corporation may deem advisable. Branches 8. It shall be lawful for the corporation to make by-laws, By-laws rules, orders and regulations for the government and proper administration of the property, affairs and interests of the said corporation, and to repeal and amend the same from time to time including the enforcement of discipline and the admission, and retirement of members, the appointment, deposition, or removal of any person as member of the corporation or bearing office therein and generally for the internal government of affairs of the said corporation. 9. Until otherwise directed by by-law the incorporators Management mentioned herein shall be the officers of the said corporation and the present existing rules and regulations of the said association shall be mutatis mutandis the rules and regulations of the corporation until changed by by-law. |