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MAKWA SAHGAIEHCAN FIRST NATION BY-LAW NO. 2010-0002 A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW N0.2010-0001 RESPECTING CURFEW FOR THE YOUTH WHEREAS paragraphs 81(l)(c, (d), (q) and ® of the Indian Act, R.S.C., chi. 1-5, empowers the Chief and Council of a Band to make By-Laws for the observance of law and order, the prevention of disorderly conduct, matters ancillary thereto, and a penalty for the violation therefore; AND WHEREAS the Chief and Council of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is of the opinion that children and adolescents should not remain unattended and without adult supervisions in public places during the evenings, for the welfare and safety of the youth and also for the First Nation community: THEREFORE, the Council of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation enacts this by-law as follows: Short Title 1. This by-law may be cited as the Curfew By-law 2. In this by-law Adolescents any person who is 12 to 15 years of age; Child means any person who is under the age of 12 years; Community social event means a wedding, winter carnival, sports event, religious celebration, or other social event recognized as such by the Council of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation: Parent means a father, mother, tutor, guardian or person having the custody or care, in law or in fact, of a child or adolescent: Peace Officer means a peace officer as defined in section of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, and C.c-46; Prohibited hours means that period of time between the hour of eleven oclock in the evening of one day and the hour of seven oclock in the morning of the following day during the calendar months of each year First Nation means the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation No. 129 Summer Hours means 14 hour to sunrise and 14 hour to sunset ved by
Meeting with the Parents 5. (1) If a child or adolescent disregards the peace officers warning or is found by a Peace Officer to be disobeying this By-Law a second time within a period of thirty (30) days, the child or adolescent and the parent(s) of such child or adolescent may be directed, by a Band Council Resolution of the Chief and Council, to meet and discuss such By-Law infraction with the Chief and Council or anyone appointed by the Chief and Council through the Band Council Resolution for the purpose. (2) A copy of the Band Council Resolution of the Chief and Council referred to in subsection 5(1) shall be sent by first class mail or delivered by hand to the childs or adolescents parents not less than seven (7) hill days prior to the proposed meeting. Penalty 6. (1) After meeting with the Chief and Council or any other person appointed by the Chief and Council,a parent who permits a child under the age of 12 to be in any public place during the probited hours, contrary to section 3, commits an offence. (2) After meeting with the Chief and Council or any other person appointed by the Chief and Council, an adolescent who is found to be in any public place during the prohibited hours, contrary to section 3, commits an offence. (3) Parent(s) who contravenes any of the provisions of thus By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $50.00 (Fifty dollars)
This By-Law is hereby made at a duly convened meeting of the Chief and Council of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation this 20th day of January ,2011 Voting in favor of the By-Law are the following members of the Band Council: Chief Richard Ben Councillor Derrick Cantre Councillor Glen Cantre Councillor Joyce Cantre Being the majority of those members of the Chief and Council of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation present at the aforesaid meeting of the Band Council. The quorum of the Band Council is five (5) members. Number of members of the Chief and Council present at the meeting: _7 I, Richard Ben. Chief of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, do hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing By-Law was mailed to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development at the Ottawa. Ontario office of the department pursuant to subsection 82(1) of the Indian Act, this 20th day of January, 2011. Witness Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation By-Law No. 2010-0002
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