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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