An Act to amend Chapter 80 of the Ordinances of the North-West Territories 1898, intituled "An Ordinance respecting Estray Animals"
Chamber
Alberta
Stage
Introduced
This 1906 Alberta bill amended a North-West Territories ordinance about stray animals found wandering without owners.
Key Changes
- Amended the inherited North-West Territories 1898 ordinance on estray (stray) animals to apply within the new province of Alberta
- Likely updated procedures for handling stray livestock found wandering without owners
- Adapted pre-provincial territorial law to the new provincial legislative framework
Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is not available online, so specific provisions cannot be confirmed or detailed.
- This bill is from 1906 — the very first session of the Alberta Legislature — making it a historically significant early piece of provincial legislation.
- Alberta inherited North-West Territories laws upon becoming a province in 1905, and many early bills like this one were housekeeping measures to adapt or update those inherited laws.
Who's Affected
- Farmers and ranchers in early Alberta
- Livestock owners whose animals may have strayed
- Local officials responsible for handling stray animals
Vibes
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Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is not available online, so specific provisions cannot be confirmed or detailed.
- This bill is from 1906 — the very first session of the Alberta Legislature — making it a historically significant early piece of provincial legislation.
- Alberta inherited North-West Territories laws upon becoming a province in 1905, and many early bills like this one were housekeeping measures to adapt or update those inherited laws.
Summary
This bill was introduced in the very first session of Alberta's Legislative Assembly in 1906. It amended an 1898 North-West Territories ordinance that dealt with 'estray animals' — livestock or other animals found wandering without their owners. When Alberta became a province in 1905, it inherited the laws of the former North-West Territories, and this bill updated one of those inherited laws to suit the new province's needs. The full text of the bill is not available online, so the specific changes it made to the estray animal rules cannot be detailed. Based on the era and context, such laws typically governed how stray livestock were to be captured, held, advertised, and returned to owners or sold if unclaimed. This was an important practical matter in early Alberta, where ranching and farming were central to the economy.
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