Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

Decision Information

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The Council of the Kitamaat Band of Indians at a meeting held November 8, 1954» makes the following by-law pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii) of subsection one of section 82 of the Indhn Act, By-law No, 2. A by-law to provide for the regulation of the conduct and activities of hawkers, peddlers or others who enter the Kitamaat #2 Indian Reserve in the Pro­ vince of British Columbia to buy or sell or otherwise deal in wares or merchandise and the charging of a licence fee thereof, (a) Hawkers,’peddlers and others carrying on petty trades, or who otherwise deal in wares or merchandise, who go from place to place or to other mens houses on foot or with any amimal or bicycle, motor cycle, automobile or other vechile bearing or drawing any goods, wares or merchandise for sale shall before doing business within the reserve take out a licence and pay a fee of five,dollars per annum or one dollar for each visit therefor to the Indian Office, Bella Ooola, D* Of, which licence shall not be transferable and shall expire at the end of the then calendar year and may be renewed from year to year or visit to visit upon payment of the required fee. The term "hawkers, peddlers and others" shall in addition, extend to and include any transient person who solicits or takes orders for hardware, groceries, dry goods, clothing, proprietary medicines, small goods, or enlarged photo­ graphs from a customer for future delivery, (b) No licence shall be required by a Chamber of the band under this by-law, (c) 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 ten dollars or ,Continued on page 2 »
- 2 Continued imprisonment for not more then seven days or both fine and imprisonment* Councillor . i - /
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