AI-assisted research summary: This Act recognizes Jean-Louis Légaré for his heroic efforts, humane compassion, and personal financial sacrifice, and it takes effect on the day of assent.
1 JEAN‑LOUIS LÉGARÉ c 58 The Jean‑Louis Légaré Act being Chapter 58 of The Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1993 (effective June 22, 1993). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c 58 JEAN‑LOUIS LÉGARÉ Table of Contents 1 Short Title 2 Recognition of Jean-Louis Légaré 3 Coming into force 3 JEAN‑LOUIS LÉGARÉ c 58 CHAPTER 58 An Act to recognize Jean-Louis Légaré WHEREAS Jean-Louis Légaré owned and operated a fur trading post at Wood Mountain in south-west Saskatchewan during the time that Chief Sitting Bull and his people sought refuge from the United States Cavalry in that area in the years 1876 through 1881; AND WHEREAS Jean-Louis Légaré supplied food, shelter and hunting supplies for these nearly 5,000 exhausted and hungry people for which he received little compensation; AND WHEREAS Jean-Louis Légaré kept the peace between these people and those of the United States and Canada and their military and police forces during those troubled years; AND WHEREAS Jean-Louis Légaré was never fully compensated or rewarded as promised by both the United States and Canadian governments of the day; AND WHEREAS it is deemed appropriate that the present peoples of Saskatchewan recognize the valuable and historic significance of Jean-Louis Légaré’s contribution in these aforementioned matters; NOW THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Jean-Louis Légaré Act. Recognition of Jean-Louis Légaré 2 The people of Saskatchewan hereby recognize the heroic efforts, humane compassion and personal financial sacrifice made by Jean-Louis Légaré with respect to Chief Sitting Bull and his people during their years of refuge in what is now the Province of Saskatchewan. 1993, c 58, s.2. Coming into force 3 This Act comes into force on the day of assent. 1993, c 58, s.3. 4 c 58 JEAN‑LOUIS LÉGARÉ REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2007