CANADA Province of Ontario TO WIT I, STEPHEN ALFRED ROBERTS, residing at Ottawa, Ontario, make oath and swear that the paperwriting to which this affidavit is attached is a true copy of a document produced and shown to me and purporting to be the original by-law made pursuant to the Indian Act and signed by the Chief and Council of the Swan Lake Band of Indians and dated August 22, 1977, the said copy having been compared by me with the said original document. Sworn to before me at the City of Ottawa in the Judicial District of Ottawa Carleton this day of October, 1977. K - . S / \ / / • x Commissioner of Oaths in and--'f — or the Province of Ontario. efc., hr
POUND BY-LAW The uneil o f the Swan Lake Band of Indians at a meeting held this 22 day of August, 1977 hereby enacts by-law number 10-77 to provide fo r the regulation o f domestic animals within the boundaries of the Swan Lake Indian reserve. Whereas; paragraphs (e ) and (r ) o f section 81 of the Indian Act empowers the Council of a Band to make by-laws to provide for the protection against and prevention o f trespass by ca ttle and other domestic animals, the establishment of pounds, the appoint ment. o f pound-keepers, the regulations o f their duties and the provision for fees and charges fo r their services and the imposition o f a penalty for a v io la tion thereof, and Whereas; i t is deemed to be expedient to providfe for the regulation o f cows or other domestic animals for the protection of property and the safety of the inhabitants of the Swan Lake Indian reserve. Now therefore the Council o f the Swan Lake Band of Indians enacts as a by-law the fo llow ing: 1. In this by-law: (a ) "Council11 means the Council as defined in the Indian Act o f the Swan Lake Band o f Indians. (b) "Reserve" means the tract o f land set apart by Her Majesty within the d e fin ition o f the Indian Act, for the use and benefit of the Swan Lake Band of Indians known as the Swan Lake Reserve* \c) "Animal" means a domestic animal and includes any horse, cow, pig, ass, goat, sheep, c a lf , bullock, mule, s ta llion , bu ll, boar, or jackass. (d) "Fence" means any enclosure made o f w ire, wood, stone, or earth to keep animals in or out. (e ) "Pound" means an enclosure fo r the detention of stray animals or o f distrained animals t i l l redeemed. ( f ) "Pound-keeper" means any person appointed by the Chief and Council fo r the purpose o f this by-law. (g ) "Run at large" or "running at large" means an animal that is o f f the premises of i t s owner and is not under e ffe c t iv e control o f some person or a fence. (h) "Road" means highway, route, a lle y , path, causeway, street, thoroughfare, or avenue. ( i ) "Crop" means wheat, oats, barley, rape, fla x , m ille t or any domestic plants special or otherwise. 2. The Council shall appoint a pound-keeper fo r the Reserve who shall hold o f f ic e during the term of the Council. 3. The. Council shall establish a pound book which shall contain a l l pertinent information pertaining to the Impoundment o f animals and shall be kept by the pound-keeper which w ill at a l l times be open fo r inspection o f the Council or any member thereof. 4. The. Council shall establish a policy manual containing the rules and regulations to be enforced by the pound-keeper and the said manual shall come under the ju risd ic tion of this by-law. 5. No person shall allow his animals to run at large on roads, crops, gardens or in ether peoples property. 6. Every owner of an animal shall erect or cause to be erected a fence to control his/her animal and the said owner shall be responsible to maintain that fence to protect his/her property and the property o f others. 7. No person shall destroy or damage or attempt to destroy or damage a pound. r\ fto onrson shall in terfere or attempt to In terfere with a pound-keeper in the
Band of Indians by-law No. Page 2 10. Any person who v io la tes any of the provisions o f this by-law shall be gu ilty o f an offence and shall be l ia b le on a summary conviction to a fin e not exceeding $100.00 or imprisonment fo r a term not exceeding 30 days or both fin e and imprisonment. Approved and passed at a duly convened meeting of the Council o f the Swan Lake Band o f Indians th is 22 day o f August 1977. <*• CHIEF Pvpy McKinney COUNCILLOR Stewart Cameron COUNCILLOR Andrew Scott Tony Cameron
I Roy McKinney Chief of Swan Lake Band of Indians, do hereby c e r t ify that a true copy o f the foregoing by-law is being forwarded to the Minister of Indian A ffa irs and Northern Development pursuant to Sec. 82 Ss. (1) of the Indian Act this 22 day of August 1977. W, G. Snyder Roy McKinney Witness Chief
C hruii'.j tog ic a! No. — N u m éro c o n s é c u t i f I & is* io..:.-;; clr:c aoruiooi sterns enures tnu;ennes et Ou Nord 77-51 Fi l e D e f e r e n ce N ° de re/, dit d o s s i e r B A N D C O U N C I L R E S O L U T I O N R E S O L U T I O N D E C O N S E I L D E B A N D E 4-7 M n T P • T t u . , , ,----- « • rr________ ... r > . .. r- . . . . . : ,ZC.................. ce ----- ----------------------— -------------- -----Band Funds .......................... ' ° ' ‘ S lhe CaS* ' mUîit >r‘. r e s o l u t i on s r eq ue s t in g e . p e nd iture s from ^ m êm e les ^ ™ s e l on ' » ^ d o iven t parai ire dans t o u t e s l e s réso lu t ions portant s u r d o s d é p e n s e s à T H E COUNCIL OF T H F ; v 7 ‘ Current Capital Balance l e c o n s e i l d e l a B A N D E i n d i e n n e Swan Lake Band #7 AGENCY S o l d e d e c a p i t a ! ^ d i s t r i c t Brandon Committed — E n g a g é $ PROVINCE , M , an _ it ob , a Current Revenue balance PLACE Solde de r e v e n u $ _____ N O M DF, L ’ e n d r o i t S w a n Lake Indian Reserve Committed — E n g a g é $ DATE 22 August A D 1 Q 77 D A Y - J O U R M O N T H - M O IS Y E A R - À N N 'Ë Ë DO HEREBY RESOLVE: DECIDE , PAR LES PRESENTES: That the by-law en titled "Pound By-Law" be and the same is hereby approved, and enacted as a by-law 10-77 of the Council of the Swan Lake Band of Indians, and further that the Chief and each member o f Council be. authorized to sign the same." A quorum for this Band Pour cette bande le quorum est consists of j fixé à B C ou n ci 1 M ernb e r s Membres du Conseil .......... R o .y ...M cK in n ey ............................. ( C h i e f - Che f ) ............................................. ....... Stewart.. Cameron............ .................................... ( Co u nc i l l o r — c on s v i t 1er) ( Co unc i l l o r — c o n s e i l l e r ) ( Co unc i l l o r — c o n s e i l l e r ) .......................................... ...... Andrew... S.cp.tt................. .................................. ( C o u nc i l l o r — c o n s e i l l e r ) ( Co unc i l l o r - c o n s e i l l e r ) ( C o u n c i l l o r — Conseiller ) ( Co unc i l l o r •• c o n s e i l l e r ) ( Co unc i l l o r - c o n s e i l 1er) ( Co unc i l l o r — c o n s e i l l e r ) (C ouu« i 11 o r — c or ? s e i 11 e r) ( Co unc i l l o r — c o n s e i l l e r ) ( Counc i l ! or —* con s e i 11 sr) Dare Appro vins» Q f o -e A p p .*•-> • v ? par P : -r , ' r ■./ i i ;M : e r — R '- 'c o tn n ia n tie p a r
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