## UNITED ST24

## TES'-- 

# DEPARTJ~IENT OF i 

### THE INrTELtIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

. 

# CONSTITUTION AND 

# BYLAWS 

# OF THE GJLA 

# RIVER INDIAN 

# COMMUNITY?

<, 

# ARIZONA,

UNITED STATE3 -QO'aRNBlLENT PRLNTItjG OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1960

### TJNTTED STATXS 

### DEPARThTENT 

### OF THsEINTERIOR BUREA-W OF INDIAN AFFAIRS


# CONSTITUTION AND 

# BYLAWS OF;

# THE GILA RIVER INDIAN 

# COMMUNITY, ARIZONA
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APPROVED MARCH 17, I960

TXITES STATES GOmRWMENT PRINTING OWICE WASEINGTON : 1960. . 

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## -

- .@ONST$H,JTI[ON~ 

### AND. -BEEZAW.S5;QIF:. .THE

### .>GILA
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### 3RSiVEB
,A

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## INDIAN 

## COMMUNITY~OEAR~Z~ 

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### PREAMBLE 

### - , 

### We, the people of tlie 

### Oil$ Ziaer 1ndinn Reservation, 

### in order to sll-om .I-),i .ourgptitudetoAlmighty;god, and to preserve in ourselves $ha

4.9. , 1 ' rights of self government and t6'proiide'a medns for

### thi orderly 

### transacbion of.community business,nnd

. , the fre2 expression of 

### the comrnunity will, do ordsin 

## and establish this Canstitution 

## arb Bylaws for 

### the government. 

### of the people *, 

### of 

### this reisrvation, henceforth

.v 

### to bo knornas*ihe Gila River Indian Comm~~it~. '

- -A!~TI~I,X 

### I-TERRIS Section 

### 1. Forthe convenienceofbrevity and unless otherwis~specified, th6 following krms will be const~lred to hsve themeanings set forthin thisparagrnph : 

## (n)dCpminunity-Gila SliverIndianCommunity. (b) Council-Gila River 1ndisn.CornmunkyCouncil. (c) ~eservbtion-~il aXii.er IndianBesefvatiotioh, Arizona. 

### (6)The Secretary of the 

### Int6ii:ios-Thb' Secretery 03 Che Interior of the United Stntes, or his 

### duly authorized representative. 

# (e) ~u-perixi&ndent-~he 

### Superintendent of tlie local oEceof tile Bureau of Indisrr Affsirs under whidl the Reservation 

### isplaced for sdministrativepurpcsss, or

### Xis succ~sdr i~1 ofiice. 

### f ) 

## Governor- o over nor of the Gila Rioer Indian 

### Cnrnrnunit,y. (g) Lieutenant Governor-Lieutenant ~over&r of 

### the Gila 

### Birer

- " Indian ~b&unity:

. 

## . - '.(]I) 'Treasurer-Trezsuni of t11eGila.RiverIndian Community. i) _I

~e~~et~-~ecea' ,. of thiGila River Indian Community 'coun&il;

. ' ( j ) Councilrnan-Mnle or member of 

### the Gila Biver Indian Cdrnmuxlty
, 

## . --- ~ouncii. 

### (k) He-He or 

### ~lie ; whereGer used the rnasculine-shall include the feminine. ' 

### Set.2. "he pr this ~o$t.itu'tion are mandatory, unless by sxpress words they we declnrea to be -otl~el*wise. 

### Any ~Sestricti~ns on or limitations of rights or powers shall not 'restrict or lim3

### right.s or povers conveyed to the incorporated Community in 

### its @lla~.t,er 

### of Incorporation unless sl~ecificall 

### y stated.

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### _. e,, <.% 6 @??e jur?sd?chon

### loi-%I&cConimuni'$ 

### sl15ll-~extend-~t6 

### ;+I1 landsnow 

### -.,2, #- 

### . .' Ti._-. comprised 

### nihn 

### -the'~e&rvntloh 

### 'ii%i;iaXa'suchothar.'Jands 

### as 

### msy hereafter be acquired for the use and benefit of the Community and
' .

9. i, s.5 > '- be

### addcdthereto. . . +-. 

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### ARTICLE III-~~MBERS~-ZIP

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# ~--- - ,*..A <. .: - ' ~e~tiol; 

### 1. The @embiisl~ip df

, , 'thQ'~omrnmit~
, . sl~all 

### beiletkrrnined

2, -,. -* I asfollows : (a)-411persons 

### of Indian blood +$cst;cse names appear, or rightfullp


### - .' ~l-ver sllould appear, on the offic~inl allotment roll-'of the Gila 

### P' Reservntion**or WE! members or shbvld 'ln, rne4bei.s undzr 

### <he Constitution and Eylams (Constitution 

## maByla& of tl~e 

### Gila River Pima-Maricops Indian Cornmunity, Arizona) appro\-ed 

### May 14?1936. 

### jb")' 

### Ali childyen ,of members nh~rerer born shall be entitled to m~n?bership in.ihe Gommunity if they sreof nt lsstone-fourth b k Indian blood. , 

### Set. 2. 

### A census for the purpose 

### of estzblishing a ~urrent~anclomplete roll of the members ,of tlie -Community shall
I i

be taken 

### within three geus from the date 

### ojithe adoption .of illis Constitution, and 

### &humsfterevery Len (!0).years ps coincides mitli hhe gmeral .Csnsus of the,UnitedStates, Sec. 3. 

### A member rrho establislles residence-offthe Geservat'ion and remains amay from the i7eserka.tion conti~luousl~ 'for a period of 

## - i, 

### .--

,,ent? (30) years 

### shall sutoma.i,ic,ziiy forfeit membersllip. 

### ff he * d returns to ths Reservation,

a ., he may be rtlinstated as a member by r majority -rrute

### of theCouqcil Sec. 4. The Council sllall autllosity to prescribe rules t 

# J bs folloved in,com=piling s mernbe~ship roil 

### in sccordance with 

### t e 

## . orovisionq 

### .of this article, the coinpleted roll to 

### be spbro+sdby 6s

& eommu~iity ~buncil not less tlian ninety 

## DO^ dsys &niter tll;e.qniehas


## . . be9n presented forapprot 

# -

$, ' 7

### - Sec 5. Any person ~ho mitied from them~mE~r-
(,'2/ ' 

### l' ship 2011 shall have the right-,topetition the 

### Community Court 

### to,.- have his name ineluded on the roll. Copy of such shall be served on the Secretary. Decision of the Community Court shall be finalunless mithin sixty (60) 

### days s notice of appezl 

### to the Council be -.. given 

### bipetition~r orthe Sscretnx-y. . . 

### '.

### . ... poner td.inact a ordiniicnces,

I 

### subj ect to r.eview of 

### thee S-ececltetaryof the 

### 1n terie?, goyerningjresen

### t and 

### futuremembership,

### losqqf

. membership,

. 

### and 

### the L?L. aaojgion of 

### m6rnben .il . 

### . bgLthe C!omm*nity.

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# n-XIGIITB

. 

## b??&IEM~~EBS All political poier 

### is inherent 

### in thepeople. Gover?iments #,

derive ' their 

### just powers frornttlle -consent o.f:;the 

### governed, and are estab- 'lislied to protect and maintain individual 

### rights. 

### A frequent recurrkce to f~~lldamental principles is ezsentinl to 

### the - security of individual rights and the perpetuity of free governrnexlt: 1. 

### No person shall be deprived of life, li'krty orproperty without dueprocess of 

### law.

, 2. The right of petition 

### 2nd of the people pencenbly to assemble shallnever be abridged. 3. Every person may freely spsak, 

### rite, znd publish on 

### nll subjects, being respollsible for the abuse nf thak right. 4. 

### NOperson shall be disturbed in his privnte'aEsirs, or his horns! invaded, mithout nutliority of 

### law, 5. Justice in all cnses siiall be administered openly, a>d 

### bithout unnecessary delay. 6. 411 ele~~tions shsll be free 

### nnd equal, 2nd no pover shall st
- 

### any time interfere to prevent 

### the free exercise of the 

### right of suBrngp,. < 7. F~aeedorn of religion orconscienceshall 

### notbe abridged. - The enumeration in this Constitution of the foregoing rights slia-U not be construed as del-lyingor disparsging other funclnrrientsl rights of the people.

Y- 

### ARTICLE b

### --GOSZI:I.TING CODT

, Sectior~ 

### 1. The governing body of tha Conurnunity shall bu l~o.ci-n as the Gila Eiver Indian Community Council' and rall-~on~ist of seventeen (17) members3iaho shall 

### bselected 

### by the 

### q alified voters 

### of theirrespective districts. 

# !
Sec. 2. Ea,ch district of the Reservation shal) 

### bs repres&ted 

### by one councilmnn, plus one councilman for each adkitiond.thmehundred (300j members 

### in errco,ss 

### of GZB Ilrzi~d~-e:! 

### fifty-one (?5>~'-memhrs residing in the diktrict. 

### In the event 

### that, 

### on thebasispiescribed, 

### tks number of councilmen so determined should exceed 'or 

### be less 

### than seventeen (I?), the unit of apportionment for representatives 

### in excess 

### of one shall 

### be increased, or decrewed, by ten (10)..u~r such multiple 

### of ten (10) as will maintain the number 

### of r,owcilmen 

### at ssventeen (1'7).

### Sec. 

### 3. 

### Nine (9).members 

### of the Council shall c.onstitute a quorum

$. for tile .tr$nsnctibn of bus&'e~s.' See. 

## 4: The

.~o$&ngi,.

q 

## br in iljs nbsenci 

### the Lieutenant Governor, 

### mill be the presiding bffickr 

## br theCbuncii. Heilia11 be-permitted to participate in discussion 

### and sllnll 

### be permitted 

### to vate only 

### in the case of a 

### tie. His functions at Council meetin~s llnll be in confo~.ma- %: 1 ' 0--*. : ance mit11 

## B ylsrrs or~drbnances of tieCorninun~t~- In 

### .th6'a%se~ica

### of the Governor 

### snd? lieutenant Governor the Council shall elect an actingchninl~a~l from among its own members.

+, 

### ARTICLE Vl-QUALIFICATIONS OF 

### OFFICE^+ Section 1, hTO person shall be elected or hold office ns Governor, Lieutenant Gos-ernor, Chlef Judge, 

## - 2:ssdciate Judges, or Councilmen unless he (I) is a member of tlle Community; (2) has reached tho age of twenty-five (25) years; (3) llns 

### been living 

### in the particular district 

### ile is represmt fornt least sixty (60) daysinqrnedintely preceding the s19ctio 

### ; (4) 

### has been living 

### on the Eessrlrrtioil for atIezst one yenr immdintoly the*election. Adclitionnl qualificniions may 

### be prescl-ibed

### bp ordinance. 

## '. See. 2. 

### No person milo, within the genr precedhg 

### the election, has been conricted of n crime in~olviz~g moral t.uz.pitucle shall be. eligil~le to 11014 oi"nc,ein the Community. 

### ARTICLE \TII-IL?I'~~~~~~~ C)FFICIALS AND 

### CO~E~LITTEP,BIEN Section 

### I. 7'212 Secretnrjr shall 

### be nppoi.nteil 

### by tile Gou~lcil fro= ~ithin or without its nwn ~rlemisership. Heshall 

### be 8, member of the Comurli ty.
n aec. 2. 

### Tl~e Trensurer ~11x11 he al7pointecl 

### bg the Corrncil from :vithin srnitllout tl~ nlembersilip 

### c~f 

### the Coi~~rrltlnit~y. Sec. 3. Standing Corninitiees nnd Boards sllall be npoin-led by the Council from xiillin or vithout its own m2mbership. Sec. 4. Special Committees slznll he .ppoiqted'by the Governor, from ~iil~in or ~rit.hout themembership 

# ! of the Con~munit.y, when 

### such committ.e,esarenutllorized 

### by the Council. 

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4' Section 1. .Councilmen sllillbe elected frpw their respective districts lor sterm 

### of three (3)penrs. They shill take office atthe firstregular Council. 

### meeting inJunefollonring 

### their electi~n nnd shall serve 

### until 

### $heirrespective successo1.s 

### h:~-ve been duly elected.

### and qualified.
m Sec. 

### 2. I

### he Goyernor, 

### tile Lieutenant Gove~mor, 

### the"Chief Judge nnd Associate Judges sllall Le eiccted from the Community-at-large2' I - * for a term 

### of three i3:), 

### -years. ~hrj 

### shall E3k$ office 

### thefirstday 

### of January followining 

### their election, 

### and

### ihdlskrve

### inti1their Irespectirs. successors have

### been :duly elected 

### -- * ,. 

### and 

### q$lifiedi 

### Theincumbent 

### GOV-

# . > .~ 2 25;~~~ ernor and Lieutenant Go~mnor, wT!ose 

### terms would 

### hbrmally.,expire October 1960,-endtrtlie incu&beni: -,* ., 

### '~h$f Juage 

### ind ~ssociate 

### dudges

, 

### shall serve untilJanuary 

### 1, 1961, 

### in ora& 

### &j'$i+mit 

### odbrly establish- - - 

### ment of thetenureprovided -. .- , 

### fnt~is iiionstitution.
% Sec. 3. The Secretary shall 

### be 

### jppointea

## GYthe 'Council 

### .at 

### its &st, ' 

### . regular 

### meeting 

### in June for a period of one year beginning 

### JuLy 1s~. Sec. 4. The Treasurer sllall 

### be appointed 

### by the Council 

### at its first regulnqmeeting everJ third June leginning June 1960 for a, 

### period of three (3) yearsbegirining the succeeding July 1st. Sec. 5. 

### Standing Committeemen 

### or Board members shall be 'sppointecl forpel'lods ofthree (2jyears, unless otllermise ordered.by the council. S~C. 6. Specid Committeernsn are appointed loru specific purpose and vhen thgi'r nssignment 

### is completed the con~n1i"itee shall autoxati~all 

### y bedikisscslvid. Sec. 

### 7. Should it becorns nemssary, becscse 

### DLS vacancies, to 

### mska appointments otherthan 

### at krsc reg~iar Council 

### meeting 

### in June, th3i fraction of s year in mllich 

### the appointment is made shall con

### stitute a 

### full year tomhrd the term of appointment, 

### but compensation 

### sHailbebased 

### upo~ thetime

### nctudly ser~ed. Sec. 8. Elected or appointed nficials 

### msy be ~~!ected or ~ppointed 

### for SUCCD~SS~V~ 

### terms. Sec. 9, 

### TheGovernor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief Judge, 

### Associste Judges, Councilmen, and officinls 

### duly appointed 

### or decteci to ofice 

### prior to 

### the sdaptiorr of this -Constitution 

### %hallser:re 

### until their respecti~e successors h'zve been 

### duly elgcted or a_npoir~td c-nd qualified. 

## ~I?GLE LX-VAGANC~S R Section 1. During-e absence or incbiiity of the Governor, the ~ieutenant Governo shall have 811 POWI~S, privileges 

### and duties of 

### -.
. 

## . theGovernor. ., ~ec. 2. The Eouncil shall declare 

### thsd a r~awic~ exists whek a Governor, Lieutenant GoveXor, 

### Chief Judge, Associate 

### Judge, or Councilman is rembvk&dr csuse, resign5 moves from the Resewntion, or when'a @ouncilmanmoves 

### from the district he represents. Sec. 3. Should a vacnncg exist 

### from any cause whatsoever 

### in the ofice of Governor, the 

### Lieutenant -Governor shall immediately sueceed to 

### the 

### Ofi~e of Gpvzrnor, .and the office of Lieutenant Governor 1 silnli t'nsreupon bevac~nt.Sec, 4. 

### Should a 

### vapncy 

### exist from any cause whatsoever in 

### the

,, - 

### ofice of Lieutenant Gouernw,

### ,Cliief ~udpe, Asio~intb Judge, 

### or Cowci1rnnn;'n .success~r 

### shal;l 

### 6; * , 

### dectid *,

## k 3 specid 

### election called 

### by the

### Council mithin 

### sixty 460) d'dyFfter"t1;e 

### vaacabc~occuis:'The~ccessor 

### shall 

### hdld ace

### &ti1 

### the, kxpii&6* of 

### '%"lie re&ilar"te~rn- of-

### his prodecisso*;- Sliould n 

### occur 

### +ithi< 

### six c6) months 

### orless 09 

### the regularly scl~edulsd 

### ellc'ction,

. 

### $I;& +.

### ~odicil 

### rnnj mzive 

### the speoial electioR 

### and -~llow 

### thevgcnnc? 

### -;to 

### exkt 

### &ti1 he succkssor is elected at

, - . A 

### therepllsrly sch-eduledelectiqn.



### . . 

### .< I '

I? ~TICLE X-EL~CTION~ *. Section 1. The election of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, 

### theChief Jud$e nnd the Associate Judges sllnll be 

### held triennially on the 

### first Tun,sdng nfter thefirst Idonday in No~en~ber, beginning 

### November i960. 

### See. 2. 

### The election of Councilnien shall be.held annually or, 

### the first Tuesday in 

### &hy, beginning Rl~ty1960, for Counci'imeri whose terli3s expirethe

### follo-vingJune. 

### Sec. 3. 

### M1 

## - adult mehber's 

### of the Community, male or female, 

### who llnre attained 

### the 6ge of twenty~one gears shall, unless non compos 

### rne~tis, have iheright to

### ate in any election. Sec. 4. 

### The manner c+f 

### m&ing nominations 

### 2nd lioiding elections hall be in cbnformii~ 

### with appropriate 

### ordinances enacted 

### by tho

### Council. Sec. 5. 

### The Council shall be 

### the fills1 

### judgs 

### of dlelections. ,!LRZIICLE

### ~~~-DIBTRICT~ Section 

### 1: For Furposes of reprcsp,ntn.tio~ an2 sdminist;ation 

### the Reservntion s!lsl! Le divided into seven 

### (7) Zistrjc.ts,as follows : District 1 shall consist of all of thst portion oi 

### the Reservation 

### iccluded in Sect 

### ons 1,2,'3,10,11,12,13,14,15,22,23,24,25~ 26, 27,34, 35, snd 36,

# T/ wnship 4 South, Range '7 

### Emt; Sectio~s 

### I?2, 3, 10, 11, 

### 12,15and.22,

### Township 5 South,Range 

### 7 East; and 

### oll of 

### Townships 4 and 5';South, Range 8 East (North and South Blackmnter). District 2 

### ~1~~~1 cansid of nll of that portion of 

### &he Beservation in

### cludedin SectiongY4, 5, 6, ?, 8, 9,16, i'i,IS?

### 19, 20, ?1,28,, 29, 3431, 32, aid 33, ~ownsl~i'4 South, 

### Ranee - 

### 7 East; 

### znd Sections4, 5; 

### 6,7,

## a,!?, 16,1'7, 18; 

### 10,20, 

### and 21, Township 

### 5 South, 

### Range 

### 7 East (Sncstoh Flats). Bistrict 3 s'nsll zdri'sist of 

### all vf 

### that porii~n of Lhe 

### Reservation lying south of 

### the Gila 

### River and included 

### in Townships 

### 4 

### ~nc! 5 South,Rs~ngs 6 

### Esi(Cottontvood,Sacaton 

### and Prog,.essius Coion:;) 

# .

I.3 I ,/ . llistrict 4, sll:~ll collsist 

### of nll of tli:~t 1)o1~1 in~zcof tlie,Jteservntion 

### ly: 

### i 110;9111 of l lie 

### 6il:L IZirel* in Ton:11511iPs 2, 8, nlid.4 Sbuth, lZnllges4,

. 5, 

### nnl G I

### ICnsLc *,,,, (Snlit 911, a Jdaer
s S:iiila~i,+

-. 

### Stotonic;

, p Srial;eto\~~i ,2-11d , .. - > i , I- 

### .' * , \ 

### Gooclycar)


## . - - 

### . - i " <>",A> "*<*" * a, 

### -. '. ' ,*
.

.. " 4,; District 5 slinll consist.of all 'of 

### tl;:1t.~6rfioli'luf +the Reseirvntion;?ying
a. soutl~ 

### of thc Giln 

### River. ill To-r~.nsllil)s 3: 4 a~icl 5 South,Ra~lges 4 and , j. 

## GI58 -(Sv-eet.miter,-Dnpchnle( Pnll-ki 

### JT?el,cnmp
w 

### :ind *‘ -$.2 Sacn

k be)

# . Disti,ici 6 

### slinll coilsidt 

### of all of *tlint poriioq,of ills ~eservj;tian 

### in-'

- ol~ided 

### in 'fou-r.nsllips 1, 2, 3, 

### and 

### 4 Soutli,.Ua~~ge 2 

### u!d $.~ast (Salitn 2: > , 1 CI-uz,Giln Cr-ossing

### niirl Go-01))


## . , ', I ., . A District 'isllnll consist of 

### :dl of tliat portion of the ~eservatiom

### included in ~o~\-~.l;shi~ 1 P?ortli 2nd Tonnsliips

## i uid 2 SOU&, Range 

### 1 E:xtjMnricbpa District). Sec. 2. Tlie Cou~icif fl*om tilne to 

### time mag by o~*dil:n~ica cl13ngs the fol.egoillg il~i~iber 'n.nd nrea of Disti-icts nccording to the cl-lnnge in popui:~tion.

, d. Scc. 3. Znch ciistrict rnny elect n DistriCt- CouncIi made up of a repreientntive' from eadlof the villages or settlements mjthin the district: in conformity with ordinmces wliich nsy be &acted by the

, ~Luiicil. 

### A Pistl.ici Couliril sllnll sesre as all ;~d~risoi-y bor.rbil and sll:ll pe~for~n sucll oilier locnl nd~~~inistrntizre duties as nxny bc nssigllecl to it by tI~",huncil. 

### The Uisilvict Councils sIlall not 11nve po\.c-erto adopt or ellact-regulnLoryn~easu~e+ 

### ARTICLE 

### XII-~EM~VAL Fnopr 

### OFYICE ~ection'l. Any oEiicinl of the Communitjr T~IOis finally convicted 

### irt 

### z. Federal, Stnte or lndinn Goult of any offense involving moral 

### turpitudsshall n,utomstica.llybe renloved from office. Sec. 

### 2: hpyelected olficinl of the Community 

### V~IIO is 

### Z~i1i113by 

### -11-1~ Council to be 

### guilty of il~lproper co~lciuct or gross neglect of duty - or- to 1i:~vefailed to perform the duties ,ofhis ofice for x period 

### of sixty (GO)dn~rs unless excuser1 therefrom by the Counci.1, may be expelled by the nflirmntive.~rote ,of notless tllnn twelvn, 

### (lg) of the 

### COUHIcil members favori~ig Sucll expulsi~li; provided that

### the ncqused oEci

### 21 sl~nll first be given0 ifull nlld fail,opi>ortuniiy to reply to s11y 2nd 11

/ 

### -charges

### nta designnted Gouncil meeting.
F### 4'

. A wit.te~i stnte~~iel~t of tlle chn~,g_ycs against sucll charged oficial sl1:~11 b2 mnileci post.nge pl.epni(l or clelivered to his 7nst known plnce of abode nt least re11 (10) d:~ys Sefore the meeking atmhicll lle is to

..allpmr. All vitnesses ~equestecl by sncll official sliall be subpoenaed '

, by the Council. '77"hen the C:ouncii is sitting for impenchlnent purposes, 

### nll nritnesses sltnl! testify 1111c1er ontll or. nfirmat,ion. Tl~e

### de

## w cision 

### of tlle 

### Council shnll 

### be finnl. ;7,:4s7- fro-.- 2Sec. 3. 

### The Council*shallennct 

### ordinances 

### u-lilch 

### n-ill clefine 

### r~lint

-, . constitvtes 

## (1). dinproper 

### concluct; (2) 

### n c<me invalvjng

.

### - m6rd ," -2. . . 

### turpifude; and (3) gross,neglecf duty. ,.. ' 2 * Sec. 4. 

### Every electecl officinl 

## bf the 

### ~o;dmunity is ;ubji&t to recall - by qoters 

### 6f the djstrict or districtq.from-,phi-cll s < .> 

### he yas elected:nS 

### fO1lOT$l
:4-6.- .'..' I I> 

## . 5 

### . . P, I, >\I_ ~.;~'

a- . n *J', . *I
. ,. > ? ,. (a) ~~cnll hky:biinitiaiedby 

### n. recall otition 

### signed by 

### s number of 

### quilifiid'$6tb+s



### . ?- 

### efieedihg
A tventy percent (20%) of 

### the +ite ' c;& 

### for the pos'itioii ;lt the 9xst electtion: Petitiol~

I a,* sllnll /I

be filed ~itll theSecrebry 71-110slinll, 77-itllinfire .(.5) cln,yr,serve not,jc;oh tl;e ofizinl 

## bj;mailing'notice to the oficial's last k&&n kddrkss. (b j ~~-e;~-y rec~ll pot.ition must coninin 

### n stntenlei~ 

### t, in not,moie tllnn t.1~0 Ilundretl (200) n-orcls, of the grouncls of such demand and rnust 

### Le filed nt the ofiice of tlie Council. Ench signer of such rec,nllpetition must add to !]is signature, the date of 

### his signing snid petition nnri 

### his pl:~ceof residence. The mzrk of a person unnble -to rrrite his name must be ~itn~ssed by two persons 

### :ihs sl~nll 

### sign c"~svitnesses. Tl~e person circulating such petikbxr * must make and subscribe nr! oath om each sheet thnt the signatures thereon aregenuine. (cj If said offcia1 offers his resig~~xt,iion it sllall be :~utorn,zt,icnllynccepted. 

### If Ile dues 11ot resign witllill ten (10) 

### days zfter recall petition is filed, nn election shnll 1~ orde~ed by .the Co~incil to be 11r.ld not,,less 'l1in1-1t.ventj (20)nor Inore tllaii thirty (30) days after such order to cleielnline wl~e!!ier~ s11c11officinl slln.11 Le rec.zlleci. Sucll recdl may 11e Ilclcl nt n special election called for tllnt, purpose or lnny be l~elrl :it tlle s:lme tjn.ie :IS and concnrr.eni ;:-it11 nlly otller electiols. 

### Mot .less tl~nn ten (10) dnys prior totJle elec!ion,tl;e officinl 

### m:.y file ~~it.11 flle. 

### 1201111cil a 5tnt.tme1ltof justific.~tion contnini~ig not more tlmn two 1-iundraed(200) 'words. 

### Ox the ballot of sud?rlcttbinns1:nll Le pfinied the i9snson for recall as sct fo~~th 

### 5n tmhe pet.ition, nncl suc,Iljustificntion ns has bee11 filed 

### by the oficinl. 

### He sllnll continue to llolcl oflice until the result of snicl electio~l ~1~111 be nficinll

### y cleclnred. i d) No 1~ec;~I1 petit.i,msl~nll be circx11nt.e.d xgninst nny officinl 1tht.iIhe slln.11 l~nvo, 11elcl])isofice for n per:iad of OIE (I)yenr. hfte~ one

, 

### rsc:~11 ~)cti"tion and electisn, no fustl~er. recall petitions sliall 

### be filr~tl ng:-~inst~tlle sanx ofi-cia1within one 

### (I) ge.nr frorn said recall electtion, 

### No recall election shnll be held if x11 e,lection for the ofice 

### is scl~eduled witllin ninety (DO) days after tile 

### filing of €he -1.ecxl1 petition.

# ,- .- : i: - - Sec. 5. 

### Anypficinl, c&m-nitiee sf. s, : memier orboard-member nppointed 

### by the 

### Council may be remowed oi discharged 

### by 

### n rnzjority vote of

1: the

### Council. ,* , - LTr oLE

## XIII~EI~I?ERE~TD~?X
I.

. . . 2 I -.\

I-(. . 1 r ~eferendum on any enacted or proposecl ordi~lallce or resolution 

### or otl~dr axtion of the Council sl~all be .called 1137 n petitiin 

### of ten percent 

### (10%) of 

### more of 

### tile qualified ~-obers 

### of tile ~prnkjqit~ 

### or by resolutio~~ of ,the Oouncil. 

### Sucll referendum 

### may 'be 

### likld 

### at a special election cnlleci for thnt purpose or may .be lleld 

### at the same time as and coi~current witll any otl~er election.

, klle result 

### OF such referendum sllsll be imineclinteiy not.ed 

### in the Council minutes 

### by the Sec~betar-y and shnll be conclusive 

### and binding upon t31s 

### Council. 

### AETICLZ 

### 311 V-I NITIATIYE Section 1. %he people of the Community reserve unto thernselv~s thg polver to propose ordinances, resolutions, or other actiocs independerltly of il~e Council. 

### Ssc. 2. 

### Any proposed irlitistive rneosure 

### shall. be prese~~ted to 

### the Cou~lcii ~cconipnnied by n petition signed by not less tllsn 

### Len peseenk ( 

### 105% ) 

### c~f the cjunlified ~oters of the Community. 

### Upon receipt 

### 02 sucllpetition theCouncil sllxll -withinsixty (60) days.: (a) 

### Adopt the initiated mencure without alteration, or (b) Set tlie lnatter for vote of the qualified voters at an election to be held ~vitllin 

### one hondre; twenty 

### (120) days of 

### the time 

### such petitioir vns presented. Suclz election may 

### be held ni n, special election cnllecl for 

### that, purpose or mny 

### be lreld at the same time ns ~nd concurrent 

### vitlz nny other election. Sec. 3. The ~esult of sudl initiniive elsction sllnll be binding upon tl~e Council.

-~RTTCLEi;TT-i?o~~r"s~s OF YIIE 

### GILA EITER INDIAN COP~LMU~~TITT 

### COUNCIL Sec. 1. The Council 

### shall exercise the follo~~?iug pvers, subject 6s anylimitationsimposed 

### by theapplicable statutes 

### of the 

### United States 

### snd ibbject further to all expressed yestrictions 

### upon such 

### powers contni~led in

### this Constitution. (a) po~ers nat subject to 

### reviev by the Secretary of the Interior, excsptmherespecifically reqciredby 

### Law, (1) To negotiate rith the Federal, State 2nd local governmen,&s on behnlf 

### ~f the Community,\ (2) 

### To enlrdloy lejinl cou~lscl, 

### tl;e clloice

. - 9* 

### of counsel nnii fixing 

### of feestobe subjecttn

### hi,pl.l;.al of 

### the ~ecrstnr~ 

### ofthe bderior, 

### sd 1o11g 3s SUCI; api~i~ovnl 

### iskqlil;ed by Pederi! 

### Low. ' (3) 

### To I)I,CJ~CII 

### t t 110 

### S:LIC, disj)~si tio.1.~~
$. . 

### Iensc,

-A 

### use

. 01. ei~c~inlb~.nnce of Con~lnuility lands, it~ielkst's 

### in laiids, or otl~er Cuiillnuility 1, ' r. ., *

, . I .$ - assets.
. 1 ., , I& ,, (4) To.nilvise tile Sec~otnry 

### bf .l.Ile Interior nncl the Cor~gress 

### of 

### the 

### uiiitid Stitei of th&

## isli lies of 

### the com~nunity 

### 11-ith re

### gard 

### td Federal i~rojedts or nliproprjation for the benefit 

### of 

### the 

### Cominuniby. -
. (5) Tonppoint snbo~~rTi~i:tlr'offici:~ls, committees nnd konrds, and topr-cscribetllcir cluties nncl powers. (6) Toprovide For tlie nlnllner of conducting electio~is. 

### (7) Toreg11l:~te its0n.npt.ocedu~.e. 

### (8) To ~begulntetl~e dorr~esiicrel:lt.io!is of ~ncrii'oel,~ of t!~e C'orr~munity. (I)) 

### Top~*o~nnf e and p~otect he Ileitltll, pc:ice, mornls, cclucntion, and gel~el-nl 77-e1fal.e of tlic ('on-~~nuni ty nnil 

### it,s members. \( 10) 

### To espe~icl nioneg 

### in cnnfosmnllcen-itll 

### :znndopt.edbudzet. -. (11) To espelicl for :my +p~tl>lic purpose for ally iiscnl yenr 

### sn amount equai,i~ten pe.rce11t. 

### (10%) of the anticipated net revenue accoi.ding to tlie c111.rellt

### budget..

- (12) To act for and on bellnl? of menilers of the Cornlnuniiy 

### at therecluest of sucllmembers. (13) 

### Tondnliniste~. all Co~nrnui~it~y property. (14) 

### To transfer. or collvej7 t~ibsl nssets to the incor.porxtec! Colnrnunity n~lcl Lo cont,r.:~ct ~-;i th tlle i~icol.por.at.cd Colnmuility formanagement of 

### t,z.iL)nlassets. ( 151 

### To recognize xlljr district coinmitt4ees, nssocintinns or ctli

### sr orgnnizztionsoperl t.ot?lemembers of tlle Comn?unityand t.o

, approye such o~.ganizntions, subject Ilomeve.r, tn the pi-ovision t.11ntnosuch co~nr~littee, nssocintion or oi*gnnizntio11 may nssunle sut.hor.itiesspecificslly gl-antedto tllc Council unless b37 n I)L'OPM. clclegntioll of ~ut~llority by tl~e Council. i
8 (16) 

### To I~T-y clues, fees, and t,xseson menlbers of the Cornn1unit.y. (17) 

### To provide for the mnintcnence 0.f lm and order and tile nclrnillistrntion ofjust.ice.Ijy establisllin,rr 5 CO~III~IU~I~ 

### ty 

### COIZ rt snci police force nllcl clefining the povers and i3utie.s t;herc~f- (18) To do such other acts of governmental or 

### public nature as are not ~)~oliibited 

### by specifically npplicnble 

### Federal laws 

### or by this Consiitutian. (19) To

### pass oriliilnllczs necessnr_vor incide~itnl ?Dthe exercise of any of thefol.egoilig powers.'

### jb)' Subject >o &vikm 

### fiy 

### tll? Secrotary.of tile 

### Interior*:. 

### (1) 

### TO 

## P&Y:~$->~ oidinbnce .for

### %lheappointment 

### of ,gumdi.ans

,' 

### f6.f

### mi&& md 

### rn&rkil incbrnpetents. 

### - '

, .,. / J -- - T *,* 9) 

### T4 pr&crik niles of inlleritance 

### whith shall not .be in con- ."
, $ " .%?. 

## --. aictmit~s~ecifi&a~i'~y' 

### &$pl'iezble Fedecal
, 

### . ," i;- (3y

### '~d'lkvy 

### du&, 

## Td; indA't.iises on' 

### non-mkmbers. residing or 

### doingbusiness within theReserrlntion. 

### (4) 

### To Provide bi,;or&&a;ljceio-i-_jrernovn.l or exclusion from 

### tile tefritol~ ..a rr ' oT ._

### the 

### Cokfiuiiity non-members, wGGse. prespnce mpy ,

### bs' inj -. urioud to the $si3c,. hedth, or pielfar* of ~o&diit~. I- (5) To rkgulsie the use and disposition of properky of members of the Cornmuni tg,insof3r as such use anddisposition nilects the ve!f areof the-Comm~11it.y stlarge. (6) 

### To estnl~lishnnd rbgdnta subordinate arganizatiocs for bi~siness purposes. Id (7) To pul-chase or othem~ise acquire properby of members of the Community for public purposes and to scquire sn.nl9 under condemnstion proceedings in .courts of competent ji~risclic~tion. +O /- (S) To enact crimillnl and civil ~.odes or ordinznces goverTLing the collduct of members of the Community :,nd non-members on theReseri~ation. (9) 

### Toprepare and adoptbudgets. - 

### (10) Topass ordi~lances necessary or incide~~tal to 

### the exercise of any of theforegoingpowers. Sec. 

### 2. Any resolution.or ordinance vhich? 

### by theterms of this Constitution, is subject to revien by the Secretary of the Interior shall be deii~ered to the Superintendent not lster than five 45) Gays after en.- actnent and the Superintendent sliall note the date 

### ~i receipt on the original and the Cocncil copy. The Superintendent 

### v4thin ten (10

## 9 days after receipt of the resolution 

### br ordinsncesfi. eith~r bpprove nr disapproveit in writing. 

### The ordinance orresol

### Yf ion shallbe deemed approved 

### if not specifically disniproved mithin 

### ten (10) day period. 

### If$he ~u~erhtendent shall ipprboe inybrdirisnce or iesolution or 

### f

### iilto 

### act within t&-( 10) days, it shall thereupon 

### b&me ebeoti~e but the Superintendent 

### shall transmit s copg1bear5ng hidndonernentto the Secretary of-theInterior,vho'may,by written n&ce tothe Council 

### within ninety ($0) daps from the date of enactment rescind the said oriiinannce or resolution. Such res&ssion 

### hsll not aEect'the legality of action -takenunder provisions of the ordinance or resgbtion prior *. ton~tific~stion of 

### the action or"rescission. \

### If the Superintendent

### shall disapprove 

### qny o~dinance 

### or resolution

j

. submittea to him, 

### heshall in writing ndqise*the 

### Council o? 

### hisreasons therefor 

### within ten 

### (10) days after 

### it6 re6kjpt.. 

### If t%&e

, 

### -,. feisbns

a eg -> 

### appeer* ihsuffi6ient 

### tb:the +Councilil, 

### it may 

### by %nj 

### brjtf 2: =iz,AJ 

### dote,

. refer the ordinance or resolution ta:

### tho Secret;Lrg 

### of:'tileJnter~b~ ., . $. .% wko 

### shall 

### witiiri:~60) dnj.s.of 

### its refei-znl, 

### apprpv'e or disagpiov& I. / the 

### same 

### in 

## - writing.

. 

### . - 

## - : \. . , 

### JWeII 

### the apprbval of the superintendent is 

## requires $+i&e any

. . particular 'action .of .the +CouncilInq hecorn6 effective,,' the Secretary of the Interior,, where germittea by ~em,-ma~ in +ritiAg Ghve this requirement for such periods as Ile in 

### 1-lissole di~creti~n'cieems fit. Sec.3. 

### The Council

### may exercise such furtherpowers 'as may in 

### the futur6be delegated toihe Clornmunity by the Seeretnry 

### of theInterior, GI- by 31157 other duly :,uthosized ofiicizl or agency gf ths Government. Sec. 

### 4. Any rights md pavers heretofore vested in the tribes or bands 

### of the Gila 

### River R,wervationbut not e.xpressly referred 

### to 

### In this Constitution 

### shall not 

### be abridged by this article, 

### A~nw XV~[--LA ND AND 

### PROFER~ Section 

### 1. The =~nnllotted lands of the 

### Giln River Indian Reservation znd all isnd; ~kich map 

### he acquired here 

### sfter shall be 

### Cornmuni

### t~Iands. Sec. 5. Tile Council in 

### its discretion ma? 

### adopt ordinances in conformity ~Fth wl~ich C~rn.mullity lands may be 

### pssigned for beneficial usa and occupancy t,omembers of 

### the Community. Sec. 3. 

### Any owners 

### of allotted lands shnll not 

### be compelled 

### to relinquish 

### liis land or any part thereof, Ilo~~-ever? allotted lands or any pnrtthersof 

### n1n7 be condemned for Communi$ public works, or 

### lko Camrnunity public purposes, snd in such cases the lsndovner 

### shsll receive in return for the.condemned land just 

### and equitab'ls compensationprior to

### the taking. Condemnation 

### sha3notbecome eEectiveuntil 

### approvedby the Council.

This Constitution and Bylnws~msy be amended by smajority vote of hhe 

### quslifkd voters of the 

### Gila River Indian Community voting in an election called $or 

### the purpose by the Secretary of 

### the Interior, provided that at leastthirty (30) percsnt of

### those entitled to vote shall vote 

### in such election; but 

### no amendment 

### shall become effective until 

### itshnll have

### been approved

### by the secretary 

### of the Interior.' 

### Itsl~all 

### be the duty of the Secretary o$ the Interior 

### to 

### ;all 

### an d2sstion on 

### axy proposed crnendllxnt at the request of the 'Clolzncil 

### or upon receipt 

### of o ?itition signed 

### by five hundred (500) eligible voters, 

### m5mbers of the

### Community.

### BPfiA

### WS OF TRE GILA 

### RtVER, :lNDZAU 

### OPCPn%MUNITY

","-s 

### - -- + .is-. a"'"". -. -t '.&;"',--2 , .*, ,I 

# _ * -. I" 2 c, ,- % :,i'-*;>*.>;., Section 

### 1

## .- 

## E +ch- 

### elkid* 2nd eachA a,*point2ed 

### 'officG' 'sliall haw such

a -

<~<7 .IS .-=. -a,,s~;+, <A* $ > *", pomers nnd perform such duties asvrii-e GIekcri~eii Ijj;thibon~~i~t.ution


### . land 

### Bylarrs., ..-+=--. w

### the.

-,-,&, Colpqlunn.i&y s , 

### prdinances, or t5gvp~o&cill 

### -,LW1f. hin :. a " '7 i '*+- Y. ninety 490). 

### daf~? dt?~

,."



### ... 

### ~adoptioq~6f%fi'if;"~onst~tiiti6~~8iid~~~~1aws~-

. x -; pu the~~uncil +- ,*. ,&hail " v adopt ---. o;~ihik;ed 

## .- specifici?ly aksignaiidg?$owers>and

. t. . ,, , dutiesof officers. 

## ., . 

# ,". I.:.$ '.;-$f~a"&lqd *,' . 

## ~. Seq.-Z.The Governo~ shall be the chief executiire.b%cer. of 

### the.

# .

>- 

### . . 4-, > . 

### .- - .. emnrnunity, ., 

### ,. - 1, .? .&A3 .(*- >;A.
>% > Sec. 

## '3. ?li ~ieut&ihni-~ooerndk s7lnll'~a~sist-+dl8Governor 

### vhen cnllecl tiponttodo so,. Sec. 4. 

## lie Skcrdnry shall be'ihe of-ECinl' ciistodian of all files! records, and cor~.espo~ldence of th.v Coinmunity nnd cif the Comlmpnit_~~

. seal. 

### He sllnll prepare nll minutes, 

### res~lntisn and-ordinancesenncted by t,he Council 2nd transmit required copies,to the ~u~erinknclent. Sec. 5.

. ". The Treasurer shall ,zc,cspG receive, give rp,ceipt for 2nd snfegunrd ell funds of the Gomnuni2.g. As directed by the-Council, 

### 11sshall deposit dlfunds,-*?thout limitation on the-amount, in any account, in any nntiollnl or stnbe bank whdse deposits are ., ., insured 

### by cny agency of tlie Federal ~ov;rnment; or deposit fundsriihbonded disbursi~lp ,- o.fficer of the Unitd States. deposits shnll bp, made in the name of the Gila li.ive:. Indinn Comrnlinity. 'E'lie Couccil may require deposits in Lariks

h /I - to be collnternlized. He shnll not pzf or disburse 

### any funds of %he 

### Comxunity escept 

### when properly authorized'to dosobj:ti~e Council. ,- 

### At th3 sec.o~ld regulzr Council meeting each month he shall submit a. written report. of reciigts, disbursements: ,and 

### the bnln~lce in e,zcla sepal-nte sccount for the preceding calendar month. 

### We mzy deiignlnri a dnly bonded agent toperforrri any of 

### iLis enties 7 under his direction. hsecuted copy of such designation must be filed with the Secretary. 

## - , 

# a r-l 1113 books and ret rds of the Treasurer 

### shall be audited at lenst once s year and at uch other times ns the Council may direct, by s, firm of certifi~d public accountants employed 

### by the Co~u~~ciil. The. ~r3asur~ xnd all othefs handling Cbmrnunit.y Funds shall be bonded by n corporate sureQ 011 

### the list approved - - 

### by the United 

### Stntes ~reasur~~~e~artnyk t, in an amount satisfnctorg to the Council and approved by the ~gcretar~ of the intsrior. The Council may suthorize a bianlret bond. Sec. 6. The duties and jurisdiction of the Chief Judge snd Associate Judges will be enurnerateb and set forth in ordinances of the Ceuncil.= (. ,.i , < + t.<< " , 

## . :P;<.', : " Sec. 

### 7.

## d ddgelectea~omc~1rnz.n 

### shall'notloie

### ikii rigl~t$o pote

-

### -- -# :. at 

### Gouncild-ceetingsbecqqse o$ membersllir - ,. 

### on ?... >-

### any 

### %committee or holding

### -~anypiiice'othe~'ha;d ~;di.e&6\, 

### Lieutenant ~oh~nor, 

### Dlilef

# -. ,"+\r d:
~ ;-:: .t c :", - -2.; L,: :. .** :*- rc-; h. ?. . -\ 

### -- ~ud~~o~"~ss~da&.$<a~~~~ .*a * 

### :,
.. 

### - .<. .* A -, $. 

### - - 

# . *.

:. '

### "'

?= 

### - 

## . I." E+-J"ril\ 0z., $ 

### .-, Se~:~B~.~-.l@~c'l~~ 

### elofficer,
, 

### mmittei?nnn - -,.,,. .v.-8*. , .,,o- or i 

### btl~gr

iT-e.:t- pemn , .- 

### .. appointed; 

## 'i- - . signed,;or' 

### serving

## in,any 

### ~n~aEit$.i6~ I :: -. 

## the
., Cbuncil l)llln-. ., . 

### il~nll **, 

### it%lie 

### end M : 

### his service 

### in &ce turn over 

### all corresponde~ii&, 

### bhdoks, &c&ds, 

### 5na documents

### totheSecretary?

, : ; t* - *
+ -- a l' !- . - ..-, ' Set, 9. 

### The regular meetings 

### 'of the Coundil ~11311 'bk 

### held 

### on the ' 

### first 

### %adthird Wednesday 

### :of escll

### ~nontll u~lless otherwise 

# . <. 

### desigilzt.ted *-

. 

### - - -4 

### buthe Council.

w Sec. 

### 10. Special Council 

### meetings may be held 

### zt ssncl~ 

### time and

t 7. p!acs 3s: - (a



### j Tl;ie C!ount,iI may designnte (b) TheGovernor 

### mayby cnll designate 

### - (c) Written applicztion of five or more l-nernhers of 

### the Council may 

### designzit& The 5.scretnry .sfla11 give noiice of such meeting to' 

### the Governor, LieuLenant-Governor rzlld all 

### %oxncilmen. 'b Sec. 11. Each 

### duiy 

### elected or appointed officer shdl 'before sf

### suming the duties of 

### his office 

### he given 

### or subscribe 

### to the 

### folloming oath of oEce : 

### "I,

# -------------------,, do solemnly 

### swear 'that 

### I will suppo~t - and defend the 

### Constitution 

## bf tlle 

### Unibed 

### States against 

### a13 enemies; that 

### I will iaithfully and impnrtially carry out'the duti~s of my ofice tothehest of my ability;-$bat

### I will promote, 2nd protect the bsst interest of 

### the 

### Gils Rimr Indian Comn?unity in accordance 

### ~ith 

### Its Cunscitution, Byl,zws, s~lci. 

### O~dizances, so 

### help

### me God."

/CERTIFICATION 

### OF ADOPTION I'u~.sunnt to an order npprovecl December 

### 4, 1959, 

### by the Assistant Sccret:lry of 

### tile 

### Interior, tl~c foregoing nrnenilcd Constitution 

### and Uylarrs of the Gila River Indinn Community of Arizona mas 

### submitted for ratificstion to the Indians of the Gila River 

### Indian Reservntion, Arizona, 

### czncl rason 

### Jnnunry 92, 1960, duly adopted 

### by n vote 

### sf 

### '761 for, 

### and 476 against, in an election in 

### which at least 

### thirk-y percent of those entitled to vote cast their ballots 

### in accordance with 'Section 16 of the Indinn Reorganization Act 

### of June 

### 18, 1934 (48

Stnt. 9841, as nmended by the Act of June 15,1935 (49 Stat. 378). 

### JAY 

### E. hfonrl~o, Jr. 

### Jay 

### R. &%orago, 

### Jr., (3overnor 

### Gillz 

### River i?zdian Com7n~~11zity 

### FREEITAN 

### I?. TVP.LKLT ," Freelnn.11 \%I 1 aecret.zry 

### Giia ,'ZZ,ue7* Indian romn~,.u?t72 y

1,RclGEn ERI~ST, Assistant Secretmy of the Interior of ths 

### United States of America, by virtue of the authority granted me 

### by the 

### Act of June 18, 1034 (45 Stnt. Y84), ns amended, do hereby approve the sttachecl alllc~lcled Constitution nildl Bylaws of the Gila River Indinn Cctmrnuniq- of Arizona as adopted by 

### the India~ls of the 

### Giln Iiii~er Zndinn Con~muniiy on Jsnun;-~. 

### 22,1060. iLpp1'07-A'~ecomme~ided :lijfa~-ci~ 17,

### IDGO 

# i

*' GLE??N L. EIIIMONS Coni?7zissio?zcr
' Bureaz~ of Indian Affairs

7

### - 4' - F" ROGER ERNST Assistant Secretary of theInte7io.r 

### (SZ-&L) WABZITNOTON, D.C. Dnte : illarch17,

### IDGO. - 

## -