C-27.1 - Municipal Code of Québec

Section 6 Disposition versions

2006-01-01

6. A municipality may have a seal.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21; 1995, c. 34, s. 24; 1996, c. 2, s. 225; 1996, c. 27, s. 42; 1999, c. 40, s. 60; 2005, c. 6, s. 197.

1999-10-22

6. Every municipality, under its name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise for the objects within its competence;

(1.1)  alienate any property for valuable consideration; each month the secretary-treasurer shall publish a notice concerning any property having a value greater than $10 000 that has been alienated by the municipality otherwise than by auction or by public tender; the notice shall describe each property and indicate, opposite each property, the price of alienation and the identity of the purchaser;

(2)  (paragraph repealed);

(3)  lease its property, although such power does not, however, enable the municipality to acquire or build property principally for leasing purposes;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21; 1995, c. 34, s. 24; 1996, c. 2, s. 225; 1996, c. 27, s. 42; 1999, c. 40, s. 60.

1996-06-20

6. Every municipality, under its name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire for the objects within its competence movable and immovable property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise;

(1.1)  alienate for valuable consideration any movable or immovable property; each month the secretary-treasurer shall publish a notice concerning any property having a value greater than $10 000 that has been alienated by the municipality otherwise than by auction or by public tender; the notice shall describe each property and indicate, opposite each property, the price of alienation and the identity of the purchaser;

(2)  (paragraph repealed);

(3)  lease its property, although such power does not, however, enable the municipality to acquire or build property principally for leasing purposes;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21; 1995, c. 34, s. 24; 1996, c. 2, s. 225; 1996, c. 27, s. 42.

1996-05-08

6. Every municipality, under its name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire for the objects within its competence movable and immovable property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise;

(1.1)  alienate for valuable consideration any movable or immovable property; each month the secretary-treasurer shall publish a notice concerning any property having a value greater than $10 000 that has been alienated by the municipality otherwise than by auction or by public tender; the notice shall describe each property and indicate, opposite each property, the price of alienation and the identity of the purchaser;

(2)  (paragraph repealed);

(3)  lease premises, booths or stands in municipal immovables, parks or public places, and fix the conditions of their lease, use and operation;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21; 1995, c. 34, s. 24; 1996, c. 2, s. 225.

1995-06-22

6. Every corporation, under its corporate name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire for the objects within its competence movable and immovable property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise;

(1.1)  alienate for valuable consideration any movable or immovable property; each month the secretary-treasurer shall publish a notice concerning any property having a value greater than $10 000 that has been alienated by the municipality otherwise than by auction or by public tender; the notice shall describe each property and indicate, opposite each property, the price of alienation and the identify of the purchaser;

(2)  purchase for cash, or otherwise acquire, for the use of the corporation, lands situated outside the boundaries of the municipality; such lands, however, shall not form part of the municipality acquiring them, but shall remain part of the municipality in which they are situated;

(3)  lease premises, booths or stands in municipal immovables, parks or public places, and fix the conditions of their lease, use and operation;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21; 1995, c. 34, s. 24.

1994-06-17

6. Every corporation, under its corporate name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire for the objects within its competence movable and immovable property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise;

(1.1)  when it no longer needs the property, alienate it for valuable consideration, on pain of nullity; if the property is not alienated by auction or by public tender, the secretary-treasurer shall publish each month, as the case may be, a public notice mentioning any property otherwise alienated by the corporation in the preceding month, the person to whom it was alienated and the price of alienation;

(2)  purchase for cash, or otherwise acquire, for the use of the corporation, lands situated outside the boundaries of the municipality; such lands, however, shall not form part of the municipality acquiring them, but shall remain part of the municipality in which they are situated;

(3)  lease premises, booths or stands in municipal immovables, parks or public places, and fix the conditions of their lease, use and operation;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45; 1994, c. 33, s. 21.

1985-01-01

6. Every corporation, under its corporate name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire for the objects within its competence movable and immovable property by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise;

(1.1)  when it no longer needs the property, alienate it for valuable consideration, on pain of nullity; if the property is not alienated by auction or by public tender, the secretary-treasurer shall publish each month, as the case may be, a public notice mentioning any property otherwise alienated by the corporation in the preceding month, the person to whom it was alienated and the price of alienation, and he shall send a copy of the notice to the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(2)  purchase for cash, or otherwise acquire, for the use of the corporation, lands situated outside the boundaries of the municipality; such lands, however, shall not form part of the municipality acquiring them, but shall remain part of the municipality in which they are situated;

(3)  lease premises, booths or stands in municipal immovables, parks or public places, and fix the conditions of their lease, use and operation;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1; 1984, c. 38, s. 45.

0001-01-01

6. Every corporation, under its corporate name, has perpetual succession, and may:

(1)  acquire all movable and immovable property required for municipal purposes, by purchase, donation, legacy or otherwise; erect and maintain on said immovable property a public hall and all other buildings which it may require for municipal purposes, and dispose thereof by onerous title, by auction, by public tenders, or in any other manner approved by the Commission municipale du Québec, when not further required;

(2)  purchase for cash, or otherwise acquire, for the use of the corporation, lands situated outside the boundaries of the municipality; such lands, however, shall not form part of the municipality acquiring them, but shall remain part of the municipality in which they are situated;

(3)  lease premises, booths or stands in municipal immovables, parks or public places, and fix the conditions of their lease, use and operation;

(4)  enter into contracts, bind and oblige itself, and bind and oblige others to itself, and transact within the limits of its powers;

(5)  sue and be sued in any cause, before any court;

(6)  exercise all the powers in general vested in it, or which are necessary for the accomplishment of the duties imposed upon it;

(7)  have a seal, the use of which, however, is not obligatory.

Notwithstanding subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the corporation may dispose by onerous title, without formality or special authorization, of movable property of a value of less than $1 000 if the secretary-treasurer has given prior public notice thereof of at least 10 days.

M.C. 1916, a. 5; 1968, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 36, s. 1; 1982, c. 63, s. 1.