BILL NO. 77

1st Session, 57th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
47 Elizabeth II, 1998

Private Bill

Sisters of Saint Martha Act
(amended)

Hyland Fraser
Antigonish

First Reading: November 17, 1998

Second Reading: November 19, 1998

Third Reading: November 26, 1998 (NO AMENDMENTS)

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Clause 4(b) of Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1918, An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Acts Respecting the Sisters of Saint Martha, is repealed and the following clause substituted:

(b) to purchase, take, acquire, hold and enjoy real and personal property, and to
(i) sell, mortgage, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of the same for such consideration as the Corporation sees fit for the benefit of the Corporation and for the furtherance of the educational, charitable and religious objects thereof, or any of them, and

(ii) convey or transfer by way of gift or sell, mortgage, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of the same without consideration, or without full consideration, if the real estate or personal property, or any part thereof, is transferred to another religious, educational or charitable corporation, association, foundation, order or entity that the Corporation determines has religious, educational or charitable objects or purposes similar to those of the Corporation, or any of them;