Part II - Enacted First Nations Legislation

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^ The Counci l of the .W^PP# Band of Indians a t mee t i n g h e l d ............... Jw!P.............................................. . make» the fo l lowing oy- l aw pursuant to paragraph (e) of Sec t ion 80 of the Indian A c t , By- law No, A by- law to provide for the p ro t ec t i on aga i ns t and p r even t i on of t r e s ­ pass by c a t t l e and other domes t i c a n i m a l s , the e s t ab l i s hme n t of a pound, the a p p o i n t m e n t of a p oundkeepe r , the r e g u l a t i on of his dut i es and the p r o ­ vis ion for fees and charges for his se rvi ces in the .......................P2-99& , Indian Reserve in the Province o f ..................* * * « . , , * * * 1. No person sha l l pe r mi t any ass , boar , b u l l , b u l l ock , c a l f , cow, g oa t , ÆfegÇ h e i f e r , horse , j ackass , l am b , mu l e , ox, p ig , r a m, sheep , sow, or s t a l l i on owned by him or r epu t ed to be In h i t care or possess ion, to run a t l a r ge on any par t of the ..Ç 1 <î,Q4 ......................... .. Indian Reserve, in the Province of , and any such a n i m a l so found at l a rge on the said Reserve shal l be l i a b l e to be impounded as h e r e i na f t e r p ro v i de d , 2. The Chief or tome person duly appo i n t ed by the Counci l of the Band shal l be Poundkeeper for the Reserve , and such Poundkeeper sha l l supply su f f i c i en t feed and water to any a n i ma l i mpounded as provided by sec t ion 4 , 3 . The Poundkeeper shal l keep a book in which he sha l l r ecord a d es c r i p ­ t ion of a l l a n i ma l s i mpounded , wi th the da t e of i mpound i ng , damage c l a i me d ( i f any) , da t e r edeemed or sold, and disposal of p r o ce e d s , 4 . Anyone f inding any an i ma l running a t l a rge on the Reserve, cont ra ry to the provi s ions of sec t ion 1, may de l i ve r t he t ame to the pound whether the name and address of the owner or r epu t ed owner of such a n i ma l shal l be known or not , and for so d e l i ve r i n g same, shal l be e n t i t l e d to r e mu n e r a t i o n as fol lowst (a) For the de l i ve ry of each s t a l l i on , j ackass or bul l , .$£>»QQ............... .. (b) For the de l i ve ry of each other a n i m a l , . . . . ,$2*QQ , but not more than , . . ,43ÛèJ0û........... .. for one Imp o u n d me n t , ' 5. The Poundkeeper s h a l l , wi thin two days a f t e r the i mpoundi ng of any a n i m a l , post a no t i ce of t ame in a t l ea s t t hree conspicuous p l aces on or ad j o i n i ng the Reserve, and may a dv e r t i s e the same In two success ive Issues of the l oca l newspaper ( i f a n y ) . If the owner or person r ep u t ed to have charge of the a n i m a l is known, the Poundkeeper sha l l not i fy such owner or person in w r i t i n g , 6. The owner or any person having any a n i ma l in his ca re and possession may r e de e m any impounded a n i ma l by the paymen t of fees and damages as provided in sec t ion 7 , 7. The fol lowing fees and damages ( i f any) shal l be recove red by the Poundkeeper , t oge t he r wi th the r e mu n e r a t i o n ment i oned in sec t i on 4, before r e l ea s i ng the impounded a n i ma l from the pound: (a) For r e c e i v i n g into pound each s t a l l i o n , j ackass or bul l . . , , (b) For r e c e i v i n g into pound each other a n i m a l . , . , . . . . . . . but not more than^'TiT^OjÔO1. . . . . . . . . . for one ' I m p o u n d m e n t , (c) For the ma i n t e n a nc e of each s t a l l i o n , j ackass or bul l <d) For the ma i n t e n a nc e of each other a n i m a l , . J & P 9 . . . . . . . a d a y . <e) For not i fy ing the owner or person r eput ed to have charge of the a n i m a l or an i ma l s impounded , J svPP. », . . . (f> For a dve r t i s i ng - a c t u a l c o s t . (g) For post ing not i ces of an i ma l s i mpounded , e ach n o t i ce to i nc l ude a l l a n i ma l s Impounded a t one dis t ress or s e i z u r e . . . . J £ » w . . , . . . . (h) For pos t ing no t i ces of s a l e , each n o t i ce to i nc l ude a l l an i ma l s impounded a t one dis t ress or s e i z u r e . , . (i) F - or e # a . ch mi l e n eces s a r i l y t r a ve l l e d in pe r f o r man ce of his dut i es 10 O) For se l l i ng Impounded a n i ma l s - 2 1/2*51» of the amo un t r e a l i z e d . (k) For damage done by an a n i m a l a t l a r ge - the amount of the a c t u a l d amage assessed, which shal l be paid to the person e n t i t l e d t h e r e t o .
. /* ». \ * /' - 2 -8, When an a n i ma l ha* not been r edeemed from the pound wi thin twenty days a f t e r no t i ce of i mpoundment has been given as provided for in sec t i on 5, the said a n i ma l shal l be sold by pub l i c a u c t io n a f t e r the n o t i ce of such sale has been posted for four t een days in t hree con* spicuous p l ace s wi thin r easonab l e d i s t ance of the said pound, and a t such sale the Poundkeeper or an a uc t i o n ee r chosen by him shal l be a u c t i o n e e r , and such sale shal l be held a t the pound and shal l com* mence a t two o ' c l o c k in the a f t e rnoon Standard T i m e . 9. The proceeds of any impounded a n i ma l sold as provided by sec t ion 8, sha l l , a f t e r deduc t i ng fees , charges and damages assessed ( i f any) as provided by sec t ions 4 and 7, be paid to the owner , or i f not c l a i me d a t the t i me of such s a l e , sha l l be paid for thwi th to the Indian Supe r i n t enden t of the Agency in which the Reserve is s i t u a t e d , and any money so paid sha l l be r e t ur ned to the owner of the a n i ma l sold on sa t i s f ac t o r y e v i d en ce being furnished as to ownership and a p p l i c a t i o n the re for being made to the Super i n t enden t wi thin t hree months from the da t e of sales o therwi se such proceeds sha l l be p l aced to the c r e d i t of the funds of the Band, St . 1003
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