Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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Ci) ’:ï -LA'.V FOR TO F TROT^CT ION T G A ITT T AND PREVENTION OF TRESPASS BY CATTLF AMD OTHFR DOMESTIC ANIMALS, THF ESTABLISHMENT OF A POUND, THS APPOINTMENT OF A POÜNDKEEPER? THE REGULATION OF HIS DUTIES AND THE PROVISION FOR FEES AND CHARGES FOR HTS SERVICES MADE BY THE COUNCIL OF THE FROG LAKE INDIAN BAND, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF PARAGRAPH (e) OF SECTION SO OF THE INDIAN ACT. 1. No person, other than a member of the Band shall permit any ass, boar, bullock, calf, cow, goat, horse, jackass, lamb, mule, ox, pig, ram, sheep, sow, or stallion owned by him or reputed to be in his care or possession, to run at large on any part of the FROG LAKE INDIAN RESERVE, in the Province of Alberta, and any such animal found at large on the said Reserve shall be liable to be impounded as hereinafter provided. 2. The Chief or some person duly appointed by the Council of : Band shall be Poundkeeper for the said 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.cladmed (if any), date redeemed or sold and disposal of proceeds. A. Anyone finding any animal running at large on said Reserve contrary to the provisions of Section 1, may deliver same : to the .pound whether the name and address of the owner or g reputed owner of such animal shall be known or not, and for so delivering same, shall be entitled to remuneration - as follows: ; (a) For the delivery of each stallion", jackass, or bull--$5.00 (b) For the delivery of each other animal---:------------- 41.00, but not more than $10.00 for each impoundment. 5. The Poundkeeper shall, within two days after the impounding of any animal, post a notice of same in at least three conspic­ uous places on or adjoining the said Reserve, and may ad­ vertise the same in two successive issues of the local news­ paper (if any). If the owner or person repu/ted to have charge of the animal is known, the Poundkeeper shall notify such owner In person or writing. 6. The owner or any person having any animal in his care and possession may redeem any impounded animal by the payment of fees and damages as provided in Section 7. 7. The following fees and damages (if any) shall be recovered by the Poundkeeper, together with the remuneration mentioned in Section 4, before releasing the Impounded animal from the pound. (centd .)
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(?) Cont'd. (a) For the mai atenance of each stallion, jackass or bull, for each day the animal Is impounded------------- -91.00 (b) For the maintenance ^for each other animal, for each day the animal is impounded----:-------------------- -- -50# (c) For notifying the owner or person reputed to have charge of the animal or animals impounded------------ 50# (d) For advertising in local newspaper, any animal or animals having been impounded in said pound-----actual cost. (e) For posting notices of animals impounded, each notice to include all animals impounded at one distress or seizure. -fl.00 (f) For posting notices of sale, each notice to include all animals impounded at one distress or seizure. $1.00 (g) For each mile necessarily travelled in performance of his duties. 10# For selling impounded animals 2\ % of amount realized. fs For damage done by an animal at large the amount of the actual damage assessed, which shall be paid to the person entitled thereto. ' 8. When an animal has not been redeemed from the pound within fourteen days after notice of impoundment has been given as provided for in Section 5, the said animal or animals shall be sold by public auction after the notice of such sale has been posted for fourteen days in three conspicuous places within a reasonable distance of the said pound, and at such sale the Poundkeeper or a licensed auctioneer chosen by him shall be auctioneer, and such sale shall be held at the said pound and shall commence at two 0'Clock in the afternoon Standard Time. 9. The proceeds of any impounded animal sold as provided for by section 8, shall, after deducting fees, charges and . damages assessed (if any) as provided by Section 4 and 7, be paid to the owner, or reputed owner, or if not claimed at the time of such sale, shall be paid forthwith to the Indian Superintendent of the Saddle Lake Agency at St. Paul, Alberta, and any money so paid shall be-returned to owner of the animal or animals sold on satisfactory evidence being furnished as to the ownership and application thereto being made to the Superintendent within three months from the date of sale, otherwise such^proceeds shall be placed to the credit of the funds of the Band. We, the undersigned Chief and Headmen of. Band, hereby request that the above mentioned bylaw be instituted on our Reserve thi s day of ......19$ CHIEF ............................... HEADMEN . / ^ r t -'W . m *>9. '-' I . . . * ̂7 * j J Â ................................. ; ï v t ......... .......... ./ ^ ! tu
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