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Assented to March 15, 1955
WHEREAS Rev. Alex. F. McSween, Angus Murray, H. Lyle Jestley, Hon. Alex. M. Manson, and J. W. Crawford, Q.C., have represented that they desire to establish a Presbyterian theological college in connection with The Presbyterian Church in Canada and in affiliation with the University of British Columbia:
AND WHEREAS it is expedient that the said institution should be incorporated:
THEREFORE, HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:—
1 Rev. Alex. F. McSween, Kamloops, B.C.; Angus Murray, Trail, B.C.; H. Lyle Jestley, Vancouver, B.C.; Hon. Alex. M. Manson, University Hill, B.C.; and J. W. Crawford, Q.C., Calgary, Alta., and such persons as may from time to time be members of the Board of Management under the provisions hereinafter contained, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by and under the name of "St. Andrew's Hall" (hereinafter called "the College").
1955-112-1.
2 The College may affiliate with the University of British Columbia pursuant to the provisions of the "British Columbia University Act" in that behalf.
1955-112-2.
3 The College shall, by the name of "St. Andrew's Hall," have perpetual succession and a common seal, and by such name may from time to time and at all times hereafter acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and may hold, possess, and enjoy, real and personal property of every nature and kind situate either within or without the Province, and especially such lands, tenements, and hereditaments within the Province as may be necessary for use and occupation as college buildings and offices, residences for professors, tutors, students, and officers, with gardens or pleasure-grounds pertaining thereto, together with all libraries, furniture, and fixtures used in connection therewith, and the College shall have, for the purposes and benefit of the college or colleges to be established and maintained hereunder, power to sell, lease, alienate, and dispose of any such property for such consideration as may be agreed on.
1955-112-3.
4 The College shall have and is hereby given full power and authority to borrow such sum or sums of money from time to time as may be necessary for its purposes, either with or without security, and shall have power and authority to mortgage or pledge any or all of its lands, tenements, or hereditaments or any other of its property for securing any sum or sums of money so borrowed, or for securing any part of the purchase-money of any such lands, tenements, or hereditaments.
1955-112-4.
5 The College shall have power for the purposes of the Corporation to execute deeds, agreements, bills of sale, mortgages, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and other like documents.
1955-112-5.
6 The College shall have full power and authority:—
(a) To invest all or any sum or sums of money of or belonging to the College, or given or bequeathed to it, in any bonds or securities of Canada or of any Province thereof, or of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, or in any debentures of any of the municipalities of the said Provinces, or in any securities in which life insurance companies are authorized from time to time by the Parliament of Canada to invest, and also to lend and invest any such moneys upon the security of any real or personal property, and also to make any other investments which may by the laws of the Province be authorized for the investment of trust funds; and the College may, under its corporate name or in the name of any person or persons as trustee or trustees, take and hold any real or personal property or any interest therein by way of mortgage to secure any such investment:
(b) To pass on and entrust to a trust company all or any sum or sums of money belonging to the College, to be held, controlled, administered, and dealt with by such trust company, subject to the provisions of subsection (1), for such time and in such manner as the Board of Management may from time to time direct.
1955-112-6.
7 The affairs of the College shall be managed by a Board of Management consisting of not less than five and not more than fifteen members, and the following shall constitute the first Board of Management: Rev. Alex. F. McSween, Angus Murray, H. Lyle Jestley, Hon. Alex. M. Manson, and J.W. Craford, Q.C.; and the above-named persons shall continue to hold office until their successors are appointed as hereinafter provided.
1955-112-7.
8 The Board of Management shall be appointed by The General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (hereinafter called "The General Assembly") in such manner as The General Assembly may from time to time by rule or by-law appoint.
1955-112-8.
9 The Board of Management shall have the whole management of the financial affairs of the College, and shall receive and disburse all its moneys; control, keep, and manage all its property; and transact all business relating to property and money committed to its care by The General Assembly or otherwise, and shall at all times and in all things observe and obey the orders and instructions of The General Assembly.
1955-112-9.
10 (1) The Board of Management shall have power and authority from time to time to appoint and, as they shall have occasion, to remove the principal or other head, the professors, tutors, and masters, and all other officers, agents, and servants of the College, such appointments and removals to be made in conformity with the then existing rules and by-laws of The General Assembly in that behalf.
(2) The principal or other head of the College shall be a minister in good standing of The Presbyterian Church in Canada.
1955-112-10.
11 The professors of the College, together with not more than ten members of the Board of Management nominated by the said Board annually for that purpose, shall constitute the Senate of the College, to whom shall be entrusted the reception, academic superintendence, and discipline of the students and of all other persons within the College.
1955-112-11.
12 The General Assembly may from time to time make rules or by-laws for the government of the College and for the guidance of the Board of Management, and may alter, amend, and annul the said rules or by-laws from time to time: Provided always that such rules or by-laws be not contrary to this Act or repugnant to the laws of the Province.
1955-112-12.
13 The said rules or by-laws shall be entered in a book kept for such purpose and signed by the Moderator of The General Assembly at which the same are adopted or passed, and by the clerk or clerks thereof, and such book shall be deposited among the records of The General Assembly.
1955-112-13.
14 A copy of the said rules or by-laws certified under the hand of the clerk or one of the clerks (if more than one) of The General Assembly shall be admitted and received as evidence of the said rules or by-laws, and of the contents thereof, in any Court of this Province, and for all purposes, without proof of the signature of the said clerk.
1955-112-14.
15 The Senate of the College shall have power to provide for the granting of and to grant degrees in theology only, including honorary degrees and certificates of proficiency in theology as the Senate may determine.
1955-112-15.
16 The Senate shall have power to make by-laws touching any matter or thing pertaining to the conditions on which the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity may be conferred, whether the said degrees be such as are granted in course or by examination, or such as are honorary, or whether they be conferred on matriculants of the College, or other persons, and to amend such by-laws when the Senate shall see fit.
1955-112-16.
18 This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council by his Proclamation.
1955-112-18.
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