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CAT LAKE BAND CAT LAKE, ONTARIO POV 1J0 AS AS t>A(><r BY-LAW ON INTOXICANTS USE BY-LAW E®?I The Cat Lake Band of Indians Being a By-Law respecting intoxication and the use of intoxicants on the reserve of the Cat Lake Band of Indians. Whereas subsection 85.1 (1) of the Indian Act,R.S.C. 1970, Chapter 1-6 (as amended),empowers the council of the Cat Lake Band to make by-laws respecting intoxication and the use of intoxicants on the reserve of the Cat Lake Band, And Whereas pursuant to subsection 85.1 (2) of the Indian Act,the form and substance of the By-Law set out below were assented to by a majority of the electors of the Cat Lake Band who voted at a special meeting of the Band on the 17th day of December 1986,cal led by the council of the Cat Lake Band for the purpose of considering the said By-Law; and, Whereas,the council of the Cat Lake Band considers necessary special measure for the protection of the citizens of the reserves of the Cat Lake Band from the presence of intoxicants; Now therefore.pursuant to section 85.1 of the Indian Act,the Council of the Cat Lake Band enacts as a By-Law thereof as follows: In this By-Law " Intoxicant" means 1 intoxicant" as it is defined under subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act,and for greater certainty and without altering the meaning of "intoxicant" it shall be deemed to include the following preparations and mixtures capable of human consumption that are intoxicating (i) Glue and the vapours thereof
(ü) "Lysol" and other Similar cleaning products and the vapours thereof, (iii) "Gasoline and gasoline-based products and vapours thereof. 2. A person who sells, barters, supplies or manufactures an intoxicant on the reserve of the Cat Lake' Band' is guilty of- an offence asé ès liaMe ou-sura- , mary conviction to the penalty described in paragraph 85.1 (4) (a) of the Indian Act,namely, a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprison­ ment for a term not exceeding three (3) months or both. 3. A person who is found (a) with intoxicant in his possession or (b) intoxicated, on the reserve of the Cat Lake Band,is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the penalty described in paragraph 85.1 (4) (b) of the Indian Act, namely, a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for a terra natr exceeding three (3) months or both. 4. The provisions of this bylaw do not apply where the intoxicant is used or intended to be used, (a) in cases of sickiness or accident (b) for domestic or commercial purposes that do not involve human consumption or, (c) in the form of sacramental wine by a recognize church. 5. A Band Constable or any other authorized peace officer may arrest without warrant any person who m he finds contravening sections 2 or 3 of this By-Law 6. (1) No offence is committed against subparagraph 3 (a) of this By-Law if the person in possession is transport reserve to a destination beyond the reserve boundary. (2) In the case of a person described in subsection (1) who must sojourn on on the reserve overnight or for a few days in order to aviod bad weather, in order to gather supplies or for any other valid purpose, he shall for­ thwith deliever the intoxicant in his possession to a special constable, Band constable, any other authorized peace officer, or any other person designated for this special purpose by a Band Council Resolution.
where a special constable,a band constable,or an authorized peace officer or a person designation by Band Council resolution takes delivery of an intoxicant in the circumstances described in subsection (2) he shall forth deposit the intoxicant in a place of safekeeping,such as a lock-up,or Band Administration Building. (4) A Special constable,a band constable,an authorized peace officer or a person designated by Band council resolution who is in charge of the intoxcant deposited in accordance with subsection (3) shall return the intoxicant to the original possessor described in subsection (1) and (2) within twenty-four hours of his departure from the reserve.it being the responsibility of the original possessor of the intoxicant to provide ftre Rotice of fefs rrartfieafe^eteparture^ (5) In the case of,a person described in subsection (2) who fails to deliver forth­ with the intoxfcant in his possession to a special constable,band constable,any other authorized peace officer or any other person designated by Band Council resolution,the person in possession of the intoxicant may be found guilty of ah offence under subparagraph 3 (a) of this By-Law. (1) Every person coming onto the reserve of the Cat Lake Band shall, at that time, if requested by a band constable or any other authorized peace officer,declare whether or not he has in his possession any intoxicant,whether on his person or among the luggage,bags,packages or other containers that he is bringing onto the reserve. (2) Following a declaration or a failure to declare under subsection (1) a band constable or any other authorized peace officer who believes,on reasonable grounds,that there is any person contravening sections 2 or 3 of this By-Law may a) detain that person for a period of time sufficient to conduct a search for any intoxicant,and b) detain the luggage,bags,packages or other containers that person is bringing onto the reserve for a period of time sufficient to apply for a search warrant under section 103 of the Indian Act and for a period of time sufficient to execute any warrant issued by a justice of the peace under section 103. m e n t o r ) /fTCorm ci ! lo r c on sef/Ze r) / (C oun ci l lor '.onset t ie r )
(2) a band cwtstabfeit a#i^ether,.^tjTorized peace officer mat arrest with­ out warrant any person in possession of the fftt w rfreante»pwEsuanfet^...sect ign_.5 of this By-Law. (4) The name of every person who fails to declare under subsection (1) shall be reported to the council of the Cat Lake Band by a band constable or any other authorized peace.officer. COUNCIL: PADDY OMBASH COUNCIL: PETER SAKAKEESIC
I d |b Indian and Northern Affaires indiennes t Affairs Canada et du Nord Canada y Q p I N D I A N A ït"AilrvSt C h ron olog ica l No. Numéro consécutif Indan and Inuit Affairs Affaires indiennes et inuit & \ :r;?N DEVELOPMENT F ile R e feren ce - N ° derét* du dossier BAND COUNCIL RESOLUT!^} 5 }00? RÉSOLUTION DE CONSEIL DE BÀNjpE.) ^ j 9 ______ < % / é> - £ / (0 N OTE: The words From our Band F un ds C ap ita l or ' must appear in all reso lu tion s requesting expenditures from Band Funds NOTA - L es mots des fonds de notre bande " Capital ou revenu selon le cas doivent paraitré dans toutes les résolutions portant sur des dépenses à même les fonds des bandes t h e c o u n c il o f t h e LE CONSEIL DE LA BANDE INDIENNE CAT LAKE BAND Current Capital Balance S old e d e ca p ita 1 AGENCY d i s t r i c t SIOUX LOOKOUT Committed E n g a g e $ p r o v i n c e ONTARIO Current Revenue balance C a 1 rtf* Wp rpi/pnif w PLACE nom d e L e n d r o it CAT LAKE RESERVE Committed Eriftadê $ DATE 22 12 AD 19 8 6 ----- -----D AY - JOUR MONTH - MOIS Y E A R - ANNÉE DO HEREBY RESOLVE; DECIDE, PAROLES PRESENTES: BY-LAW # 1 WHEREAS: the Chief and Council had distributed a draft by-law to every household for the people to consider and, WHEREAS: the draft by-law was also posted in public places in the community and, WHEREAS; a special band meeting was called for the casting of ballots and the date set was December 17,1986 and, WHEREAS: the result of the casting of ballots was as following; - 57 votes supporting the by-law - 23 votes not supporting the by-law - 5 votes were spoiled 85 votes in total WHEREAS: the result of the special meeting has indicated a support of adopting the a by-law to prohibit alcohol on the reserve. ! So therefore be it resolved that the Chief & Council having met at ia special fleeting hereby adopt By-Law No.1 respecting intoxication and the use of intoxicants on the reserve of the Cat Lake Band. A quorum for this Bande A Pour cette bande le quorum est consists o f f ix é à Council Members Membres du Conseil (C o u n cillo r conseiller) (C o u n c illo r conseiller) (C o u n cillo r conseiller) (C o u n c illo r conseiller) (C o u n cillo r conseiller) (C o u n cillo r conseiller) (C o u n cillo r conseiller) (Councillor conseiller) FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY - R E S E R V E A U MINISTERE :1. Band Fund Code 2. CO M PU TER B ALA N CE S - SOLDES D'ORDINATEUR 3. Expenditure 4L Authority Autorité 5» Source of Funds : Code du compte A . C apital B, R evenue Revenu D épenses Indian A ct Sec Source des fonds 1 de bande Art. de la Loi sur les i $ $ Indiens ' 1 C apita ! Revenu * j6* R ecom m ended Recommandable Approved Approuva ble Date A pproving O fficer Approuvé par Date R ecofnm endir Recommande par ** tas
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