CANADA Province of Quebec TO WIT I, STEPHEN ALFRED ROBERTS, Reserves and Trusts, residing at Ottawa, Ontario, make oath and swear that the paper writing 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 Council of The Pas Band of Indians and dated May 29, 1979, the said copy having been compared by me with the said original document. Sworn to before me in the City of Hull, in the P r o v i n s o f OiiRboo this 1979. Commissioner of—the taking of Oaths pursuant to Section 108(a) of the Indian Act.
AFFIDAVIT Cr, DA i , THOMAS WILLIAM JOHN DOWNIE PRo.INCE OF MANITOBA Of the Office of The Pas Indian Band TO WIT: situated or. The Pas Reserve 2tE in a t n he d P sa r y o : vince of Manitoba make oath 1. I was personally present and did see the within instrument dulv e t x he ecuted by the Chief and Council of The Pas Indian Band on 29TH day o f MAY 19 79 • ’ o 2. f th I e kn f o u w ll sa l i e d g al C hi ag e e f . and Councillors and that they are in my belief 3. I am the subscribing witness thereto. SWORN before me in the Office of The Pas Indian Band situated on The Pas Indian Reserve 21E. Province of Manitoba th is . 11TH aay of JUNE 19 79 Signature Witness THOMAS WILEIAFI JOHN DOWNIE A Commissio>nn e r for taking oaths, in and for the Province of Manitoba My Commission expires on the fU day o f ^ ^ _ ^ , 19 F/. Note : Witness cannot be Commissioner «
'y-Law No. 11 The Council of The Pas Band of Indians at a meeting held this 29th day of May, 1979, hereby enacts by-law number 11 providing for the destruction and control of noxious weeds, within The Pas Indian Reserve. Whereas, paragraphs (j) and (r) of Section 81 of the Indian Act empowers the Council of a Band to make by-laws respecting the destruction and control of noxious weeds and the imposition of a penalty for violation thereof, and, i Whereas, it is deemed to be expedient to provide for the destruction and control of noxious weeds on The Pas Indian Reserve for the welfare of the residents thereof. Now therefore, the Council of The Pas Band of Indians enacts as a by-law thereof, the following: 1. In this by-law, (a) "Council of the Band" means the Council of The Pas Band of Indians; (b) "Reserve" means the tract of land as defined in the Indian Act. (c) "Inspector" means the person appointed from time to time by the Council to be a weed inspector for the Reserve. (d) "Noxious Weeds" means a weed as defined and listed, in the Manitoba Legislative Act known as Chapter N110, the Noxious Weed Act and any amendment or revisions thereto. 2. The occupant of any land within the Reserve shall cut, or cause to be cut, or otherwise destroy or cause to be destroyed all noxious weeds growing thereon as often as may be necessary to prevent them from causing a nuisance. 3. Any shareholders shall cut and destroy or cause to be cut and destroyed all noxious weeds growing in ditches and on roads contiguous to land leased. 4. The inspector shall make periodic inspection of the Reserve. 5. The inspector shall give written notice to any occupant or lessee of land within the Reserve, requesting that person to destroy or have destroyed any noxious weeds on that land within 10 days of receipt by the person of such notice. 6. An occupant or lessee who refuses or neglects to cut down or destroy noxious weeds within the period of 10 days shall be guilty of a breach of this by-law. 7. For the purpose of this by-law, all clauses shall not apply to unoccupi'ed reserve lands except where that land is cultivated for agriculture purposes. 8. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $100.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days, or both fine and imprisonment.
-2-Approved and passed at a duly convened meeting of the Council of The Pas Band of Indians this 29th day of May, 1979. The quorum for this Band consists of 5 Council members. CHIEF Charles G. Constant COUNCILLOR William 0. Cook__________ COUNCILLOR David A. Merasty COUNCILLOR Irvin Constant _____ COUNCILLOR Ethel J. Constant COUNCILLOR Philip Bignell____________ COUNCILLOR Philip Dorion COUNCILLOR John Young_______________ COUNCILLOR Abraham Lathi in COUNCILLOR Ernest Cowley_________ i_ COUNCILLOR_________________ I, Charles G. Constant, Chief of The Pas Band of Indians, do hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing by-law was forwarded to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development pursuant to Sec. 82 sub-sec. (1) of the Indian Act this 30th day of May, 1979. WITNESS______Bernard Young____________ CHIEF______Charles G. Constant
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