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5. 105. If an auditor is not appointed at an annual general
meeting or an annual general meeting is not
held, the Court may, an application of any
member of the company appoint an auditor for
the current year.

S. 112. The first annual general meeting of every company
must be held within sixteen months from the
date on which the company is entitled to com-
mence business. - Thereafter, a general meeting
of the company must be held once at least in
every calendar year and not more than sixteen
months after the last preceding general meeting.

S. 117. Every company must once at least in every year,
make an annual return which must be made up
to the 31st December in the preceding year.

S. 134. Every foreign company carrying on business in the

’ Province must be registered under the Act
within thirty days after commencing to carry on
business in the Province. By sub-s. 3 a
foreign company not carrying on business for
gain may be exempted, with the approval in
writing of the Attorney General, from all or any
of the provisions of the Act.

142. Every foreign company must have an attorney in
the Province, resident in the city or place where
the head office or place of business of the
company in the Province is situate who shall
be authorised by the company to accept service
of process on its behalf. Notice of the appoint-
ment of a new attorney shall be published in the
Alberta Gazette.

5. 143. Every foreign company must give prompt notice
to the Registrar of any change in the address of
its head office within or without the Province
or in its directors

SECRETARIAL PRACTICE

British Columbia.

The law relating to Joint Stock Companies in British Columbia
is contained in the British Columbia, Companies Act of 1929, and
is based on the English Companies Act. 1020. The following
provisions are noteworthy :—

S. 18. No company may be incorporated under the Act, or
have power under the Act: —

(a) to issue any note payable to the bearer thereof
or any promissary note intended to be cir-
culated as money or as the note of a bank, or
to engage in the business of banking; or (b) to
construct and operate a railway; or (¢) to
carry on the business of insurance, except as