Tribal Law - Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section DMR.01.06 — Definitions

The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Code, shall have the following respective meanings:

(a) "Stockbridge-Munsee" means the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe.

(b) "Member" means a duly enrolled member of the Tribe.

(d) "Constitution" means the Constitution of the Tribe, as amended.

(e) "Council" or "Tribal Council" means the elected governing body of the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe established under Article IV of the Constitution.

(f) "Clerk of the Court" or "Tribal Court Clerk" means the clerk of the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court.

(g) "Marriage" is a civil contract between two (2) persons, regardless of their sex, creating a union to the exclusion of all others.

(h) "Solemnize" means to perform a Marriage ceremony or to enter into a Marriage publicly before witnesses pursuant to this Code, as applicable.