Burns Paiute Tribe - Constitution

Table of Contents Updated: February 2017

The tribe makes their constitution available online. The link below will take you to the version of the constitution available on the tribe's website.

Constitution of the Burns Paiute Tribe. Included in Tribal Code Part 1 (cover - PL 280).

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I – TERRITORY JURISDICTION
Section 1. Name
Section 2. Reservation
Section 3. Other Areas
ARTICLE II – SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
Section 1. Tribe Immune from Suit
Section 2. Tribal Employees and Council Members Immune from Suit
ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members
Section 2. Dual Enrollment
Section 3. Adoption
Section 4. Regulation of Membership
ARTICLE IV – GENERAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Electorate
Section 2. Regular Meetings of the General Council
Section 3. Special Meetings of the General Council
Section 4. Notice of General Council Meetings
Section 5. Quorum
Section 6. Powers of the General Council
ARTICLE V – TRIBAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Governing Body
Section 2. Composition of the Tribal Council
Section 3. Qualification of Tribal Council Members
Section 4. Quorum
Section 5. Terms of Office
Section 6. First Elections
Section 7. Officers of the Tribal Council
Section 8. Regular Meetings of the Tribal Council
Section 9. Special Meetings of the Tribal Council
Section 10. Procedures of the Tribal Council
ARTICLE VI – POWERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Enumerated Powers
ARTICLE VII – TRIBAL COURT
Section 1. Judges and Authority
Section 2. Civil Jurisdiction of the Tribal Court
Section 3. Criminal Jurisdiction of the Tribal Court
Section 4. Civil Rights Violation Jurisdiction
ARTICLE VIII – BILL OF RIGHTS
ARTICLE IX – TRIBAL ELECTIONS
Section 1. Election Dates
Section 2. Election Procedure
Section 3. Initiative
Section 4. Referendum
Section 5. Recall
ARTICLE X – REMOVAL FROM OFFICE AND FILLING VACANCIES
Section 1. Removal
Section 2. Filling of Vacancies
ARTICLE XI – AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE XII – SAVINGS CLAUSE
ARTICLE XIII – SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE XIV – ADOPTION

[Table of Contents created by NILL in February 2017, based on materials available on tribe's website.]