Bill 6 (Legislature 8, Session 7)

L8 S7 7974

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.6 of 1938 (Second Session).

An Act Respecting the Metis Population of the Province. (Assented to ,1938.)

WHEREAS by the report, dated the 15th day of February, 1936, of a commission appointed pursuant to The Public Inqutiries Act, on the 27th day of February 1933, certain recommendations were made for the better~ent of the general welfare of the metis population of the Province; And

whereas it is convenient and in the public interest that the ways and means of giving effect to such recom mendations should be arrived at by means of conferences and negotiations between the Government of the Province and representatives of the metis population of the Province; Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and con sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Metis Population Betterment Act." 2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Metis" means a person of mixed white and Indian 'blood but does not include either an Indian or a non treaty Indian as defined in The Indian Act, being

chapter 98 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927; (b) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council who is for the time being charged by the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the adminis tration of this Act. 3. The Minister is hereby authorized and empowered to do such acts and things as he may consider proper for the purpose of co-operating with the Board of any association formed pursuant to

section 4 of this Act formulating one or more schemes for the purpose of bettering the general welfare of the metis population of the Province, and for the settlement of the members of such association on lands set aside for that purpose by the Province. 4.-

(1) The Minister is hereby authorized and em powered to promote the formation of one association or more composed of members of the metis population. of the Province who are unable to secure out of theIr own resources a reasonable standard of living.

(2) The constitution and by-laws of any such association shall prescribe the qualifications for membership in any such association and the conditions of membership therein, and shall provide that the control of the business and affairs of the association shall be in a Board consisting of not more than five personss and shall make provision for election of the members of the Board and their respective terms of office and the manner in which the activities of the associa tion shall be carried on.

(3) The aims and objects of any such association shall be to eo-operate with the Minister in preparing and formulating schemes for the betterment of the members of such asso~.iation, and for their settlement on lands set aside for that purpose by the Province.

(4) The constitution of any such association shall be subject to the approval of the Minister and when it is so approved, it shall be binding upon all the members thereof.

(5) The Board of any association may alter or amend its constitution only with the approval of the Minister, and any such alteration or amendment shall be of no force or effect until the same is approved by the Minister. 5.

Every scheme formulated pursuant to this Act shall be submitted by the Minister to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for approval, and upon the same being so approved, shall be laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly at the next Session thereof which commences after the expira tion of thirty days from the date upon which such scheme is so approved and within ten days after the day upon which such Session commences. 6.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may at any time and from time to time by order set aside out of any un occupied Provincial lands as defined in The Provincial Lands Act any area or areas thereof which are deemed to be suit able for the settlement of the members of any association formed pursuant to

section 4 and withdraw the same from disposal under The Provincial Lands Act until such time as the Lieutenant Governor in Council is satisfied that for any reason whatsoever the lands so set aside and withdrawn from disposal are unsuita;ble or are not required for the settlement of any members of any such association. 7. Notwithstanding anything contained in The Game Act, 1932, or any other Act to the contrary, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may by order prohibit the hunting, trapping, killing or taking of any game bird, fur-bearing animal or fur-producing animal as defined in The Game Act, 1932, or any designated kind or description thereof over and upon any land set aside pursuant to

section 6, by any person who is not the member of a designated association formed pursuant to this Act, and may make regulations governing the hunting, trapping and killing of any game bird, fur-

3 bearing animal or fur-produciI.J.g animal or any designated kind or des,cription thereof by any person and prescribing penalties recoverable on

summary conviction for the breach of any such regulation not in excess of one hundred dollars and costs. 8. This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

SEVENTH SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE 2 GEORGE VI 1938 (SECOND 8ESSION) BILL

An Act Respecting the Metis Popula tion of the Province. Recei ved and read the First time ...................................... .. Second time .................................... .. Third time ....................................... . HON. DR. CROSS. EDMONTON: A. Shnitka, King's Printer 1938 Title: 1938 (8th, 7th) Bill 6,

An Act Respecting the Metis Population of the Province

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L8 S7 7974
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L8 S7 7974
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	a57cb7ec71a1aa15d8db3b2d91e43be77153e30d

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