Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Judicial Codes
Approved: 1998; Last amended: 2004
RESOLUTION # 98 - 41
A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE COUSHATTA TRIBAL COURT; TO ENACT THE JUDICIAL CODES OF THE COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA AND TO CONFER UPON THE COURT JURISDICTION TO ADJUDICATE TORT CLAIMS ARISING FROM ALLEGED INJURIES OF PATRONS TO THE TRIBAL GAMING FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.
| WHEREAS, | the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana (the "Tribe") is a sovereign Indian
Nation, recognized as such by the United States of America; and |
| WHEREAS, | the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana exercises all the power and authority
of a sovereign nation that has not been specifically limited Congress;
and |
| WHEREAS, | the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is empowered by its sovereign status
to exercise its Legislative, Executive and Judicial powers; and |
| WHEREAS, | the
Coushatta Tribal Council is the duly elected governing body of the
Coushatta Tribe; and |
| WHEREAS, | pursuant
to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the Tribal Council
has made a compact with tile State of Louisiana to provide for the
economic well-being of the Tribe by casino gambling; and |
| WHEREAS, | the
Tribal State Compact requires that the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
adopt reasonable procedures for the disposition of tort claims;
and |
| WHEREAS, | the
Tribal Council notes that the activities of the Tribe, tribal members
and nonmembers engaging in commercial transactions with the Tribe
and within tribal jurisdiction clearly warrant the enactment of
Judicial Codes to govern the activities within the tribe's jurisdictional
territory and the creation of a Coushatta Tribal Court to settle
disputes arising within the tribe's jurisdictional territory. |
| THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, | that
the Coushatta Tribal Council hereby establishes the Coushatta Tribal
Court and confers jurisdiction on the Court to hear and settle disputes
of all kinds arising within the territorial boundaries of the Tribe; |
| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, | that
the Coushatta Tribal Council hereby enacts the following Judicial
Codes and extends the authority of the Coushatta Judicial Codes
to include the disposition of tort claims arising from alleged injuries
to patrons of the Tribal Casino and other facilities: |
TITLE I - COUSHATTA COURT PROCEDURE
TITLE II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
TITLE III - CRIMINAL OFFENSES
TITLE IV - EXTRADITION
TITLE V - ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
TITLE VI - JUVENILES
TITLE VII - TRAFFIC SAFETY
TITLE VIII - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
TITLE IX - CIVIL PROCEDURE
TITLE X - COUSHATTA TRIBAL TAX CODE
CERTIFICATION
This resolution was duly acted upon by the following Council Members
at a meeting held on July 16, 1998 with a quorum present.
| /s/ LOVELIN PONCHO - Chairman |
/s/ |
| /s/ WINSTON JOHN |
/s/ LEONARD BATTISE |
| /s/ SANFORD ROBINSON |
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