Octavo (9.75 inches). 8 & 9 George V, Chapter 26 (Statutes of Canada). Caption title, 3 pages. Royal coat of arms. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. Edges slightly toned, and lightly rippled along the lower edge. This Act amended the Indian Act legislation to allow the Superintendent-General to lease out uncultivated reserve lands (without formal surrender) to non-Natives if the new lease-holder used it for farming or pasture. As well, Native men (along with their wives and children) could become voluntarily enfranchised if they lived away from their communities. Seller Inventory # 075

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Title: INDIAN ACT (1918). An Act to amend the ...

Publisher: Ottawa: Joseph de Labroquerie Tache

Publication Date: 1918

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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