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Seminole Nation of OMahoma

TO 2004-01

AN ORDINANCE OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA REVISING TITLE 15,
SECTION 201 OF THE SEMINOLE NATION CODE OF LAWS

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF
OKLAHOMA:

Section 100. Findings:

A. Title 15, Section 201 of the Code of Laws of the Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma was amended by TO 2003-22 to license vendors to
safeguard gaming operations.

B. However, only the amended part was put in and the rest of the
section was left out and needs to be added back to the section.

Section 200. Purpose.

To revise Title 15, Section 201 of the Code of Laws by adding the rest of the
section to the amendment as defined in TO 2003-22.

Section 300. Authorization/Amendment:

The General Council of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma hereby authorizes
the following revision to Title 15,Section 201 of the Code of Laws to read as
follows:

Section 201. License required. Any ‘person, including gaming vendors,
conducting public gaming operations on property within the Seminole Nation and which
is subject to the jurisdiction of the Seminole Nation shall be required to have and display
prominently and appropriate, valid and current Public Gaming license issued pursuant to
the provisions of this Code. A separate license is required for each place, facility, or
location at which gaming operations are conducted. Any other form of Public Gaming
operations being conducted within the jurisdiction of the Seminole Nation without the lawful
written approval of the Seminole Nation Gaming Commission are prohibited.

ENACTED by the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council on this 17° day of
January 2004.


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CERTIFICATION

|, the undersigned, certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the , minutes of the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council comprised of twenty-seven recognized
members with twenty-five members attending-this meeting on-the 27% day of September
2003, and that the-above is in conformity with the provisions therein adopted by a vote of
24 in favor,0 against, 0 abstentions (one Tepresentative was out of seat at time of vote),
and that said Resolution has not been rescinded in any way and the above is the signature
of the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation carrying out his duties as the Chairman of the
General Council.

7 Telary
General Council, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma



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Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

TO 2004-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA AMENDING TITLE 15,
CHAPTER ONE, SECTION 104 OF THE SEMINOLE NATION CODE OF LAWS

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF
OKLAHOMA:

Section 100. Findings:

A. Title 15, Chapter One, Section 104 of the Seminole Nation Code of
Laws state that an SNG Commissioner may be removed from office
prior to the end of any term only when the General Council by an
affirmative vote of nineteen (19) members removes said
commissioner. .

B. Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Serninole Nation states
that the removal of any other officer or band representative may be
removed with a affirmative vote of nineteen (19).

C.  SNG Commission are not defined within Title 15 as officers of the
Seminole Nation.

Section 200. Purpose.

To amend Title 15, Chapter One, Section 104 of the Code of Laws to provide
for the removal of an SNG Commissioner by a majority vote rather than an
affirmative vote of nineteen (19).

Section 300. Authorization/Amendment.

The General Council of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma hereby authorizes
the following amendment to Title 15, Chapter One, Section 104 of the Code
of Laws to read as follows:


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INWITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma carrying
out the duties of the Chairman of the General Council has hereto attached his signature.

Zine E. Chambers, Principal Chief

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
CERTIFICATION

|, the undersigned, certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the minutes of the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council comprised of twenty-seven recognized
members with twenty-four members attending this meeting on the 17° day of January
2004, and that the above is in conformity with the provisions therein adopted by a vote of
24 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions, and that said Resolution has not been rescinded
in any way and the above is the signature of the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation
carrying out his duties as the Chairman of the General Council.

Loup Fins. a)
April Harjo, Recordifg Secretary

General Council, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma



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Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
TO 2003-19

AN ORDINANCE OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA ENACTING AN
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATION FOR SNDA BOARD OF. TRUSTEES

BE IT ENACTED-BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF: THE SEMINOLE NATION OF
OKLAHOMA:

WHEREAS, the Seminole Nation: General Council desires to immediately require. an
additional eligibility quafification of Primary Management Official licensing for
the Seminole Nation Development Authority, Board of Trustees.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED THAT by the Seminole Nation General Council that
Title 8, Chapter Two, Section 205(4), is hereby created, enacted and shall be codified as
* follows:

(d) Each Trustee is not éligible and shall be-barred from serving as a Trustee-until
such time as a Primary Management Official License is issued to the Individual Trustee by
the Seminole Nation Gaming Commission and submitted to the National Indian Gaming
Commission ‘pursuant to the application process of submitting to finger printing, a
background investigation and a suitability determination.

NOW THEREFORE BEIT FURTHER ENACTED THAT by the Seminole Nation General
Council that this enactmentis immediate; and that each current SNDA Trustee shall submit
to the requirements of Title 8, Chapter Two, Section 205(d) or be disallowed from voting
and conducting any SNDA gaming business until such as a temporary or permanent
license is issued by the Serninole Nation Gaming Commission.

ENACTED by the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council on this 27" day of
September 2003.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Okla homa carrying
out the duties of the Chairman of the Genera! Council has hereto attached-his. signature.

neth E. Chambers, Principal Chief
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma



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Jennifer Henshaw McBee

General Counsel, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

C/o Andrews Davis Legg Bixler Milsten & Price, P.C.
500 West Main Street, Suite 500

Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2275

Re: Amendments to the Seminole Nation Gaming Ordinance
Dear Ms. McBee:

By letters dated December 31, 2003, and January 29, 2004, you submitted
amendments to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Gaming Ordinance (Gaming
Ordinance), codified as Title 15 of the Seminole Nation Code, for review and approval by
the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman. The Seminole Nation
General Council adopted the amendments on December 16, 2003, with Ordinance 2003-
24, and on January 17, 2004 with Ordinances 2004-01 and 2004-4. Your letter of
December 31, 2003, also provides a copy of Ordinance 2003-19, adopted by General
Council on September 27, 2003,which amends Title 8 Chapter Two of the Seminole
Nation Code of Laws.

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and NIGC regulations require that
tribes conducting gaming submit their gaming ordinance and amendments to the
ordinance for review and approval by the NIGC Chairman. The Seminole Nation
submitted the Gaming Ordinance, Law No. 94-2, on February 24, 1994. The NIGC
Chairman approved the ordinance in a letter to the Seminole Nation dated May 31, 1994.

Ordinance 2003-24 amends Section 102 of the Gaming Ordinance, authorizing
three full time gaming commissioners. The second amendment, adopted with Ordinance
2004-01, amends section 201 by restoring a provision of the original Gaming Ordinance
that had been left out when changed by Ordinance 2003-22. (Ordinance 2003-22 was not
submitted for approval; however, the new amendment supersedes that previous
amendment.) Section 201 establishes a licensing requirement for individuals including
gaming vendors, and for gaming facilities. Ordinance 2004-04 amends Section 104 of
the Gaming Ordinance, specifying that a gaming commissioner may be removed by
majority vote of the General Council. Ordinance 2003-19 amends Title 8, Chapter Two,
of the Seminole Nation Code of Laws by adding a new section 205(d) requiring a
Primary Management Official License for SNDA trustees.

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Section 104. Removal of SNG Commissioners. The SNG Commission may be
removed from office prior to the end of any term only when the General Council by majority
vote removes said commissioner for one of the following reasons: (1) failure to carry out
his or her responsibilities, (2) conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction of a
misdemeanor involving dishonesty, or (3) for any gross neglect of duty or misconduct
reflecting on the dignity and integrity of the General Council by General Council
Resolution. The SNG Commissioner may be suspended by the Chief if said SNG
Commissioner fails to carry out his or her responsibilities, or is found guilty in any court of
competent jurisdiction of a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, or for any gross neglect of
duty or misconduct reflecting on the dignity or integrity of the General Council for ninety
(90) days, and if the SNG Commissioner is so suspended the Chief shall commission a
qualified individual to serve as Acting SNG Commissioner during the suspension of any
SNG Commissioner, and shall provide written notification to the General Council of such
measure stating grounds for suspension. An Acting SNG Commissioner shall. have all
powers of SNG Commissioner.

ENACTED by the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council on this 17" day of
January 2004.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma carrying
out the duties of the Chairman of the General Council has hereto attached his signature.

Peas E. Chambers, Principal Che

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
CERTIFICATION

|, the undersigned, certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the minutes of the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Genera! Council comprised of twenty-seven recognized
members with twenty-four members attending this meeting on the 17° day of January
2004, and that the above is in conformity with the provisions therein adopted by a vote of
13 _ in favor, 10 against,0 abstentions (one representative was out of seat at time of
vote), and that said Resolution has not been rescinded in any way and the above is the
signature of the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation carrying out his duties as the
Chairman of the General Council.

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April! Harjo, Recordifg Secretary
General Council, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma



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ENACTED by the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council on this 16" day of
December 2003.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
carrying out the duties of the Chairman. of the General Council has. hereto attached his

signature.

- --~=-Kepheth E: Chambers; Principal Chief
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

CERTIFICATION

1, the undersigned, certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the minutes of the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council comprised of twenty-six recognized
members with twenty-three. members attending this meeting on the 16" day of
December 2003, and that the above Is in conformity with the provisions therein adopted ©
by a vote of 15 in favor,5 against, 2 abstentions (one representative was out of seat

at time_of vote), and-that said Resolution has not been rescinded in any way and the
above is the signature of the Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation carrying out his
duties as the Chairman of the General Council.

April Harjo, Recordifg Secretary
“ General Council, Seyninole Nation-of Oklahoma



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Seminole Nation of Okiahoma_

TO 2003-24" . “eS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA AMENDING TITLE 15,
CHAPTER ONE, SECTION 102, OF THE SEMINOLE CODE OF LAWS

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SEMINOLE NATION OF
OKLAHOMA:

Section 100. Findings:

In order for the Seminole Nation Gaming Commission to adequately function
and fulfill their résponsibilities, Title 15, Chapter One of the Code of Laws of
the Seminole Nation of Oklahortia needs to be amended to have three full-
time Commissioners,

Section 200. Purpose.

To amend Title 15, Chapter One of the Code of Laws to provide for three full-
time Commissioners.

Section 300. Authorization/Amendment:

The General Council of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma hereby authorizes
the following amendment to Title 15, Chapter C One, Section 102 of the Code
of Laws to read as follows:

GAMING
CHAPTER ONE

_ SEMINOLE NATION GAMING COMMISSION

Section 102. Appointment and. Terms of SNG Commissioners. The SNG
Commission shall consist of three (3) full-time Commissioners. The Principal Chief shall
nominate three members of the Seminole Nation to-serve on the SNG Commission,
subject to confirmation by resolution duly adopted by the General Council upon the
nominees’ determination by thé National Indian Gaming Commission as.eligible for
licensing after submitting to fingerprinting, background checks, and a suitability
determination pursuant to the'provisions of this-‘Cede. Upon enactment.of this Section,
the presently appointed Commissioners shall complete their current terms. Thereafter,
all SNG Commissioners shall’serve a three year term commencing on the date of
expiration of the preceding term. Each SNG Commissioner may serve a second three
year term if nominated or appointed, subject to confirmation by resolution duly
appointed by the General Council.

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Jennifer Henshaw McBee
Re: Amendments to the Seminole Nation Gaming Ordinance
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This letter constitutes approval of the three amendm

Chapter Two.

Chairman

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