Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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fyO ft/-' ^ -I q m j rub CANADA Province of Quebec TO WIT I, MAE C. DECONTIE, residing at Nepean, 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 pursuant to the Indian Act and signed by the Chief and Council of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians and dated December 16, 1985 the said copy having been compared by me with the said original document. Sworn to before me at the city of Hull in the Judicial District of Hull this 20th day of May, 1986 t Stephen A. Roberts Commissioner of the Taking of Oaths Pursuant to Section 108(a) of the Indian Act
By-Law No. 2-85 Being a By-Law to establish regulations for the control of intoxicants for the Lac La Hache Band of Indians. WHEREAS Sections 85.1(l)(b) and (c) of the Indian Act (Revised June 28, 1985) empowers the Council of a Band to make By-Laws respecting the regulation of Intoxicants and the imposition of a penalty for the violation thereof on the reserve. WHEREAS the Council feels the use of intoxicants on the reserve creates severe problems such as community disruption, accidents, injury or death to persons on the reserve. WHEREAS regulations for the control and use of intoxicants on the reserve is necessary to ensure the safety, well being and health of persons on the reserve. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians enacts as a By-Law the following: In this By-law 1. (a) Council means the Council of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians as defined in the Band Custom. (b) Reserve means the tract of land, the legal title of which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians known as Lac La Hache Indian Reserve No. 220. (c) Person means anyone who may be within the boundaries of the Indian Reserve as outlined in 1(b) above. A person may be: (1) a member of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians (2) anyone on to the Reserve who may be a member of another band of Indians (3) anyone on the Reserve who is non-status 2. No person shall be intoxicated on the reserve.
2 3. No person shall have intoxicants in his possession on the reserve. 4. This By-Law shall not apply to medication containing intoxicants which has been prescribed by a qualified Doctor. 5. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this By-Law shall be guilty of an offense and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or to both fine and imprisonment. Approved and passed at a duly convened meeting of the Council of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians this 16th day of December , 1985. CHIEF iALALllA COUNCILLOR . COUNCILLOR J r ; ^ y / < * 0 \ , n n P i I, Hector Kkailther Chief/Seanetl^er of the Lac La Hache Band of Indians, do hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing By-Law was forwarded to the Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs Canada pursuant to Section 85.1(3) of the Indian Act this 16th day of December , 1985. CIm £ y)- &> <^Witness
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