Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

Decision Information

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J-C4. V» i.M V-U.lÛ /t2 JL Z. / / The Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River Band of Indians at a meeting held this 6th day of September, 1977 make the following by-law pursuant to paragraph (b) and paragraph (r) of Section 81 of the Indian Act. By-lav/ A by-law limiting the weight of vehicles passing over bridges on Six Nations Indian Reserve. 1. In this by-law (a) "council" means the council of the Six Nations of the Grand River Band of Indians; (b) "bridge" means a bridge referred to in paragraph 2 hereof; (c) "bridge inspector" means a person appointed by the Council to erect and maintan signs at the approaches to a bridge; (d) "vehicle" means any wagon, cart, motor car, motor truck, semi-trailer truck, trailer, traction engine, tractor, road­ making machinery or other conveyance that is driven, propelled or drawn by any kind of power but does not include a motorcycle or bicycle. 2. No person shall drive or move or permit or cause to be driven or moved a vehicle upon or over any of the following bridge when the weight of the vehicle or the combined weight of the vehicle and load is in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds: Bridge No. 19, in the 1974 Roads Needs Study of McCormick, Rankin and Associates Limited; situate on Road No. 272, between Lot 1, in the Township of Tuscarora and Lot 1, in the Township of Oneida, in Concession 2, in the Counties of Brant and Haldimand, respectively 3. No more than one (1) vehicle at a time shall be driven or moved upon or over the bridge. 4. The bridge inspector shall erect and maintain a sign indicating the restriction imposed by this by-law in a conspicuous place at least one hundred feet (100') from each end of the bridge. 5. No person shall remove of deface or attempt to remove or deface any sign erected by the bridge inspector. 6 . A Peach Officer may at any time stop and cause to be weighed any vehicle or any vehicle and load that attempts to pass over or has passed over a bridge and for that purpose may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest scales. \
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7. Where the nearest scales are closed for the night the vehicle may be detained by the Peace Officer until the re-opening of the sxales on the following morning. 8. No action lies against a Peace Officer or the council for loss or damages suffered by any person resulting from the enforcement of, or compliance with, section 6 and 7 hereof. 9. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment. Richard Isaac Renson Jamieson William White Roland Martin W. Staats Wilma General Ervin Harris M. Lickers Nina Burnham W. Montour Elmer Green ,
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