An Act to incorporate The Alberta Pacific Elevator Company Limited
Chamber
Alberta
Stage
Introduced
This 1906 bill formally incorporated The Alberta Pacific Elevator Company Limited as a legal business entity in Alberta.
Key Changes
- Formally incorporated The Alberta Pacific Elevator Company Limited as a legal entity
- Granted the company legal rights to own property, enter contracts, and conduct business
- Established the company's existence under Alberta provincial law
Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is no longer available online, so specific details about the company's powers, capital structure, or governance cannot be confirmed
- This was a common legislative practice in 1906 — general incorporation laws were not yet well established, so individual companies required their own acts of the legislature
- This bill is from Alberta's very first legislative session, just one year after Alberta became a province in 1905
Who's Affected
- Founders and shareholders of The Alberta Pacific Elevator Company Limited
- Alberta grain farmers who would use elevator services
- The early Alberta agricultural and grain trade industry
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Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is no longer available online, so specific details about the company's powers, capital structure, or governance cannot be confirmed
- This was a common legislative practice in 1906 — general incorporation laws were not yet well established, so individual companies required their own acts of the legislature
- This bill is from Alberta's very first legislative session, just one year after Alberta became a province in 1905
Summary
This is a private bill from Alberta's very first legislative session in 1906. Its purpose was to legally incorporate The Alberta Pacific Elevator Company Limited, giving it official status as a company under Alberta law. Incorporation through a legislature was a common practice in the early 1900s before general corporate registration laws existed. At the time, companies often needed a specific act of the legislature to become legally recognized entities with the right to own property, enter contracts, and conduct business. This bill would have established the company's legal existence and likely outlined its basic powers and structure. Grain elevators were critically important infrastructure in early Alberta, as the province's economy was heavily based on wheat and grain farming. A company like this would have been involved in storing and handling grain for farmers and the railway trade.
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