An Act to amend Chapter 89 of The Consolidated Ordinances of the North-West Territories 1898, intituled "An Ordinance respecting the sale of Intoxicating Liquors and the issue of Licenses therefor"
Chamber
Alberta
Stage
Introduced
This 1906 Alberta bill amended older North-West Territories liquor licensing rules for the new province.
Key Changes
- Amended the 1898 North-West Territories ordinance on intoxicating liquor sales and licensing
- Adapted inherited territorial liquor laws to apply within the new Province of Alberta
- Likely updated licensing procedures or rules for selling alcohol, though specific details are unavailable
Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is not available online, so the specific amendments it made cannot be confirmed or detailed.
- This bill dates from 1906 — Alberta's very first legislative session — meaning it was part of the foundational legal transition from North-West Territories governance to provincial governance.
- Liquor regulation was a highly contested political issue in early 20th-century Alberta, with strong temperance movements that would eventually lead to prohibition in 1916.
- Because this is a historical bill with no available text, any summary is based solely on the bill's title and legislative context.
Who's Affected
- Liquor licence holders and sellers in Alberta
- Hotel and tavern operators
- Alberta residents subject to liquor regulations
- Provincial government licensing authorities
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Gotchas
- The full text of this bill is not available online, so the specific amendments it made cannot be confirmed or detailed.
- This bill dates from 1906 — Alberta's very first legislative session — meaning it was part of the foundational legal transition from North-West Territories governance to provincial governance.
- Liquor regulation was a highly contested political issue in early 20th-century Alberta, with strong temperance movements that would eventually lead to prohibition in 1916.
- Because this is a historical bill with no available text, any summary is based solely on the bill's title and legislative context.
Summary
This bill was introduced in the very first session of the Alberta Legislative Assembly in 1906, shortly after Alberta became a province. It amended an 1898 North-West Territories ordinance that governed the sale of intoxicating liquors and the issuing of licences to sell them. By passing this amendment, Alberta's new legislature was updating and adapting inherited territorial liquor laws to suit the needs of the newly formed province. The bill was sponsored by A.L. Rutherford's government (specifically by Cross, the Attorney General). Because the full text of the bill is not available online, the specific changes it made to the original 1898 ordinance cannot be detailed. However, it was part of a broader effort in Alberta's first legislative session to review and modify laws carried over from the North-West Territories era. This type of legislation was common in 1906 as Alberta needed to establish its own legal framework. Liquor regulation was a significant political issue at the time, with temperance movements active across the prairies.
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