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flULES AND HEGDLATIONS 



"1. Fish may be taken from the waters of 

 Upper and Lower Red Lakes, on the Red Lake 

 Indian iteservation, in Minnesota, during 

 the period from May 15 to November 15 in 

 any year only by the Indians duly enrolled 

 and belonging on said reservation. Said 

 Indians may become members of, and market 

 their fish through, the fled Lake Fisheries 

 Association, All fishing operations for 

 commercial purposes may be suspended at any 

 time by order of the superintendent of said 

 reservationo 



"2. The association is hereby authorized 

 to take from the State of Minnesota a lease 

 on the fisheries plant and hatchery at Red- 

 by, Minnesota, or either of themj but the 

 terms and conditions of such lease shall be 

 subject to the approval of the Commissioner 

 of Indian Affairs. 



"3. Application for membership in the Asso- 

 ciation must be submitted to, and approved 

 by, the board of directors. A certificate 

 of membership shall be issued to members; 

 but no membership fee, license, or charge 

 shall be required of applicants. 



"U' The by-laws of the association shall 

 conform to these rules and regulations, and 

 such changes or amendments as hereafter may 

 be made. Any member who shall fail to com- 

 ply with these rules and regulations may be 

 expelled from membership by the superintend- 

 ent of the reservation, and any member who 

 shall fail to comply with the by-laws of the 

 association may be expelled by a majority 

 vote of the members present and voting. 



"^. (a) Fish may be taken for commercial 

 purposes only by members of the association: 

 Provided , however . That any Indian duly en- 

 rolled and belonging on said reservation 

 may take fish at any time for his own use, 

 and may sell fish taken by him (l) to other 

 Indians of the reservation, (2) to licensed 

 traders on the reservation for the purpose 

 of resale to Indians, and (3) to white 

 citizens during the open season, in such 

 quantities, of the size and varieties as 

 may be taken with hook and line, transported 

 and possessed by white citizens as provided 

 by the laws of the State of Minnesota, 



"(b) No Indian shall sell fish in any 

 quantity outside the reservation, except 

 in accordance with the laws of the State of 

 Minnesota, 



"(c) No Indian shall take a variety of 

 fish during its spawning season, except, for 

 propagation purposes. 



"(d) Any Indian violating the provi- 

 sions of this section shall forfeit his 

 membership in the association and his right 

 to take fish for any purpose for a period 

 of three months, 



"6« The board of directors of the associa- 

 tion shall employ a manager, selected by 

 the Commissioner of Game and Fish of the 

 State of Minnesota, and such other help as 

 may be necessary; and they shall have the 

 power to fix the compensation of persons 

 thus employed. 



"7. The manager shall have the general 

 supervision of the business of the associa- 

 tion. He shall direct the production, 

 sorting, packing, transportation, and sale 

 of fish and other products handled by the 

 association, the time of fishing, the quan- 

 tity, kind, and size of fish to be taken 

 and the method of taking same; subject, 

 however, to the superior supervision and 

 control of the Commissioner of Indian 

 Affairs. 



"8, The manager and any other employee or 

 officer of the association who has custody 

 or control of the receipts and disburse- 

 ments of the association shall be required 

 to give a surety bond in the sum of not 

 less than ^,10,000. 



"9. Books and records of the business of 

 the association shall be kept showing all 

 receipts and disbursements, the names and 

 addresses of all persons from whom fish 

 are purchased and to whom fish are sold, 

 and all other transactions of the associa- 

 tion; and such books and records shall at 

 all times be open to inspection by the 

 superintendent of the flsd Lake Reservation 

 or his duly authorized agent, 



"10. The board of directors shall examine 

 all accounts at their regular monthly meet- 

 ings and shall have the books of the 

 association audited at least once a year. 



