Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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,î. < i BX-LAW FOR THS PROTECTION AGAINST AND PREVENTION OF TRESPASS BX CATTLE AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS; THE ESTABLISHMENT GP A POUND; THE APPOINTMENT OF A POUNDKEEPER, THE REGULATION OF HIS DUTIES AND THE PROVISION FOR FEES AND CHARGES FOR HIS SFJRVICSS HADE BX THE COUNCIL OF TEE BLACKFOOT INDIAN Band in the province of a l b e r t a, pursuant to the authority of paragraph (e) Œ. SECTION 80 OF THE INDIAN ACT* 1* No person shall permit any ass, bear, bull, bullock, calf, cow, goat, heifer, horse, jackass, lamb, mule, ox, pig, ran, sheep, sow, or stallion owned by him or reputed to beiin his care" or possession, to run at large on any part of the Blackfoot Indian Reserve of the Province of Alberta, and any such animal so found at large on the said Reserve shall he liable to be impounded as hereinafter provided* 2* The Chief or some person duly appointed by the Council of the Band shall be Poundkeeper for the Reserve, and such Poundkeeper shall supply sufficient feed and water to any animal impounded as provided by Section 4-, 3* The Poundkeeper shall keep a book in which he shall record a description of all animals impounded, with the date of impounding, damage claimed (if any), date redeemed or sold, and disposal of proceeds, 4, Anyone finding any animal running at large on the Reserve, contrary to the provisions of Section!, may deliver the same to the pound whether the name and address of the owner or reputed owner of such animal shall be known or note, and for so delivering same, shall be entitled to remuneration as follows* (a) For the delivery of each animal $1,00, 5# The Poundkeeper shall,''within two days after the impounding of any animal, post a notice of same i,n at least three conspicuous places on or adjoining the Reserve, and my advertise the same in two successive issues of the local newspaper ( if ary)#. If the owner or person reputed to have charge of the animal is known, the Poundkeeper shall notify such owner or person in writing, 6, The owner or any person having any animal in his care and possession may redeem any impounded animal by the payraent of fees and damages as provided in Section 7, 7* The following fees and damages (if any) shall be recovered by the Pound- keeper, together with the remuneration mentioned in Section 4, before re­ leasing the impounded animal f rom the pounds (a) For receiving into pound each animal*,,.,$1,00, (b) For the maintenance of each animal 50# pen day for the summer and $1,00 for the winter* (e) For notifying the owner or person reputed to have charge of the animal or animals impounded ,*50# cents* | (d) For advertising - actual cost, \ (e) For posting notices of animals impounded, each notice to ! Include all animals impounded at one distress or seizure,, } .,*,10# Gants per mile each way, Î (f) For posting notices of sale, each notice to include all ! animals impounded at one distress or seizure,*,ID^ cents per mile 1 each way* j -(g) For each mile necessarily travelled in performance of his duties, .10#,] (h) For selling impounded animals - 2|$ of the amount realized, j (i) For damage done by an animal at large - the amount of the actual j damage assessed, which shall be paid to the person entitled thereto, [ i } ;
8p. ¥hen an animal has not been redeemed from the pound -within twenty-days after notice of impoundment has been given as provided for in Section 5* the said animal shall be sold by public auction after the notice of such sale has been posted for fourteen days in three conspicuous places within reasonable distance of the s aid pound, and at such sale the Poundkeeper or a licensed auctioneer chosen by him shall be auctioned, and such sale shall be held àt the pound and shall commence at two o lclock in the after­ noon Standard Time* w 9* The proceeds of any impounded animal sold as provided by Section 8, shall, after deducting fees, charges and damages assessed (if any) as provided by Sections ^ and 7» he paid to the owner, or if not claimed at the time of such sale, shall be paid forthwith to the Indian Superintendent of the Agency in which the Reserve is situated, and any money so paid dhall be returned to the owner of the animal sold on satisfactory evidence being furnished as to ownership and application therefore being made to the Superintendent within three months f rom the date of sale; otherwise such proceeds shall be placed to the credit of the funds of the Band^ A.. H» Murray Superintendent Blackfoot Indian Agency May 13th, I96I Date i , ' Ç. McHugh Adam Solway n Pat Bearhat E. Calf Child , « Fred Right Hand ft M« Melting Tallow tf C * Royal __n C, Smith n Joe Crowfoot ft F. X. Shield it Peter Axe H : \ - R:R-v; vw :■ gj ' V ; f'V ; V>: <V<TV*,- . -1
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