Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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The Council of the James Smith Band of Indians at a meeting held this 19th day of July 1965, ke the following by-law pursuant to paragraph (b) and paragraph (r) of Section 80 of the Indian Act. By-law No. One A by-law to provide for the regulation of traffic in the James Smith &"Cumberland Indian Reserve^, in the Province of Saskatchewan 1. In this by-law (a) "Council" means the Council of the James Smith Band of Indians; (b) Reserve" means the James Smith & Cumber- Indian Reservgjg. (c) "residential area" means any area in the Reserve designated in writing by the Council as a residential area for the purposes of this by-law; and (d) "vehicle" means any wagon, cart, motor car, motor truck, trailer, motorcycle, traction engine, tractor, road-making machinery or other conveyance that is driven, propelled or drawn by any kind of power. 2. No vehicle shall be operated on the Reserve at a rate of speed in excess of Fifty miles an hour. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 hereof, no vehicle shall be operated in any residential area at a rate of speed in excess of Twenty-Five miles an hour. 4. 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 $100, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment.
The Council of the James Smith Band of Indians at a meeting held this 19th day of July 1965, make thé following by-law pursuant to paragraph (b) and paragraph (r) of Section SO of the Indian Act. By-law No. Two A by-law to provide for the placement and maintenance of James Smith & traffic signs on roads lying on the Cumberland Indian Reserve, in the Province of Saskatchewan 1. In this by-law (a) ‘'Council means the Council of the James Smith Band of Indians; (b) road" includes any roadway, bridge, driveway, street, lane or other place open to the public for the passage of vehicles on the James Smith and Cumberland Indian Reserve;!; (c) Traffic engineer1' means a person appointed by the Council to place and maintain traffic signs; and (d) traffic sign" includes a sign, warning, marking or other device for the guidance or direction of persons using the roads. 2. The design and dimension of traffic signs shall be approved by the Council 3. (l) No traffic sign shall be placed on any road unless authorized by a resolution passed by the Council. (2) The resolution of the Council shall specify the location where a traffic sign is to be placed. 4. The traffic engineer shall place and maintain the traffic signs authorized by the Council and shall remove any traffic signs not authorized by the Council. 5. No person shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with the traffic engineer in the placement or maintenance of any traffic sign. 6. No person shall remove, deface, obliterate, alter or attempt to remove, deface, obliterate or alter, or in any manner interfere with any traffic sign lawfully placed on a road. 7. 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 $100, or imprisonment for a terra not exceeding thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment. < Chief: \ ^ S ' /^) Councillors:
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