Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe - Tribal Constitution, Table of Contents

Table of Contents Updated: February 2015

The tribe makes their constitution available online. The links below will take you to the version of the constitution available on the tribe's website. Please contact the library if you need assistance.

Constitution (word)
Constitutional Revision Draft (pdf)

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE 1- SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION
Section 1.
Section 2.

ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members.
Section 2. Enrollment.
Section 3. Dual Enrollment Prohibited.

ARTICLE III - THE GENERAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Membership.
Section 2. Regular Meetings.
Section 3. Meetings By Petition.
Section 4. Quorum.
Section 5. Agenda.
Section 6. Powers of the General Council.

ARTICLE IV - THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Composition of the Tribal Council.
Section 2. Regular Meetings.
Section 3. Emergency Meetings.

ARTICLE V - ELECTIONS, REMOVALS, RECALL AND FILLING VACANCIES
Section 1. Tribal Elections.
Section 2. Removal.
Section 3. Recall.
Section 4. Filling of Vacancies.

ARTICLE VI - POWERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
Section 1. General Powers.
Section 2. Public Hearings.

ARTICLE VII - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Section 1. Initiative.
Section 2. Referendum.
Section 3.

ARTICLE VIII- RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS

ARTICLE X - SAVINGS CLAUSE

ARTICLE XI- APPROVAL

ARTICLE XII- CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS

[Table of Contents created by NILL in February 2015, based on materials available on tribe's website.]