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(2)  (paragraph repealed);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.

1999-04-01

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(2)  (paragraph repealed);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.