CURFEW BY-LAW The Council of the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION at a meeting held this 22 nd-day of June 2004 hereby enacts by-law number 9-77 to provide for a curfew to regulate the activities of boys and girls actually or apparently under 15 years of age within the boundary of the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Reserve. WHERE AS; Paragraphs (c), (d) and (r) of section 81 of the Indian Act empowers the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Council to make by-laws respecting the behavior and conduct of Band members and the imposition of a penalty for the violation thereof; WHERE AS; It is deemed to be expedient to restrict late hour activities of children for the prevention of misconduct and nuisance. THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED; SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Council enacts as a by-law thereof the following: 1. In this by-law, (a) “Council” means the Council, as defined in the Indian Act of the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION; (b) “Reserve” means the tract of land set apart by Her Majesty within the definition of the Indian Act, for the use and benefit of the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Band members known as the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Reserve (c) “Boy or Girl” means a child actually or apparently less than 15 years of age. (d) “Parent” means an adult who is father, mother or guardian of a child. 2. No boy or girl on the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Reserve actually or apparently under 15 years of age, shall loiter any place within the said Reserve after 2200 hours or 10 o’clock p.m. 3. No boy or girl on the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Reserve actually or apparently under 15 years of age, shall be in any place of amusement, vacant buildings, streets, lanes, by ways or roads within the said Reserve, or shall be in the course of returning from any place of entertainment off the said reserve after 2200 hours or 10 o’clock p.m. unless accompanied by his/her parent or an adult appointed by a parent to accompany such child. 4. A boy or girl on the SWAN LAKE FIRST NATION Reserve found violating the provisions of section (2) or (3) may be warned and escorted home by police officer or by whomever is authorized by the Band Council. 5. A parent who permits his/her child to violate sec 2 or 3 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days or both fine and imprisonment. COUNCILLOR: / S ' -
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