The Portland daily press., 1895-02-28
Chapter 1876.
AN ACT relating to the adoption of members
into the Penobscot tribe of Indians.

AN ACT relating to the adoption of members
into the Penobscot tribe of Indians.
SECT. /. A tribal committee of the Penob-
scot tribe of Indians shall be chosen annually
in the month of November, to consist of twenty
male members of said tribe. No member of
said committee shall be less than twenty-one
years of age. Ten members thereof shall be
chosen by the old party, so called, and ten
members thereof by the new party, so called,
at separate meetings holden as hereinafter
provided.
SECT. 2. Meetings of each of said parties for
the election of members of said committee
shall be called by the agent of said tribe, who
shall give notice thereof in the same manner as
notice Of the meeting for the election of gov
ernor of said tribe is now required to be given;
and at such meeting said agent or some person
appointed in writing by him shall preside, who
shall receive, sort, count and declare in open
meeting the vote given in for members of said
committee. The said agent shall issue certif-
Gates of election to the persons thus elected
who shall hold office as such members, until a
new election is had, unless their term of office
is sooner terminated by resignation or by eeas-
ing to be members of said tribe. Whenever
any vacancy occurs in said committee, the
agent shall call meeting of the party entitled
to fill the same, and said party shall fill such
vacancy.
the experimenting school committee of Old
Town on the first Wednesday of January annu-
ally, at the time and place appointed by said
school committee, under section twenty-six of
chapter nine of the revised statutes. At said
meeting any member of said school commit
tee shall preside, and fifteen Of said tribal
committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.
SECT. 4. Said tribal committee at any regu-
lar held meeting may, by three-fourths vote of
its total membership, adopt into said tribe any
person who is in whole or in part of Indian
blood, and who has had his or her residence for
at least one year next preceding such adoption
upon any reservation of said tribe; and the
decision of said committee upon such residence
and Indian descent shall be conclusive. The
adoption of child by any member of the tribe
under ordinary legal process shall not of itself
constitute such child member of said tribe:
but the power of adoption into the tribe shall
in all cases rest with the aforesaid tribal COM
mttee.
SECT. 8. Whenever said tribal committee
shall vote to adopt any person into said tribe,
certificate OF such vote of adoption shall be
signed by the person presiding at the meeting,
and said certificate shall be filed with the agent
Of said tribe; and said adopted person shall
thereafter be deemed and accepted to be q
member OF said tribe for all intents and pur-
poses, and shall be enrolled as such upon the
list of its members.
SECT. 6. All male persons adopted as above
provided, shall, within one month after such
Adoption, or ii a minor within one month after
becoming twenty-one years OF age, make
oath before the agent of said tribe that they
Will demean themselves as discreet, industrious
and good members of said tribe, and Will faith
FULLY fulfill the duties incumbent upon them as
such members.
SECT. 7. The first election of members of
said tribal committee shall be held In the
month of November, in the year OF our LORD
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-hve.
[Approved March 81