Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29
Chapter 1875.
AN ACT relating to the adoption of member
49, ~ panohscot tribe al Indians

into the Penobscot tribe OF Indians
SECT, l. A tribal committee OF the Penop-
scot tribe of Indians shall be chosen annually
in the month of November, to consist of twenty
male members of said tribe. No member or
years of age. Ten members thereof shall be
chosen by the old party, so called, ana ten
members thereof by the new party, so called,
at separate meetings holden as hereinafter
provided.
SECT p Meetings of each of said parties for
the election of members OF said committee
shall be called by the agent of said tribe, VINO
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 certln'
Gates of election to the persons thus elected
who shall hold Office as such members, until
new election is had, unless their term OF ONCE
is sooner terminated by resignation or by ceas-
ing to be members of said tribe. Whenever
any vacancy occurs in said committee, the
agent shall call a meeting of the party entitled
to fill the same, and said party Shall MI such
vacancy.
SECT. 8. Said tribal committee shall meet
the experimenting school committee OF Ola
Town on the first Wednesday of January annu.
ally, at the time and place appointed by sals
school committee, under section twenty-sn OF
chapter nine of the revised statutes, Az sai'
meeting any member of said school comialIr
tee shall preside, and fifteen of said tribal
committee shall constitute a quorum Thereon.
Scot. 4. Said tribal committee at any regus
lar held meeting may, by three -fourths vote ~
its total membership, adopt into said tripe any
person who is in whole or in part OF lnNan
blood and who has had his or her residence ior
at least one year next preceding such adoptbba
upon any reservation of said tribe; ana the
decision Of said committee upon such resldencs
and Indian descent shall be conclusive Inc
adoption of child by any member of the trigss
under ordinary legal process shall not OF itse
constitute such child member of SAID t1,oei
but the power of adoption into the tribe Sian
in all cases rest with the aforesaid tribal COM
mittee. ...oa
shall vote to adopt any person into saia Ir'yo a
a certificate Of such vote of adoption snail 10
signed by the person presiding at the neetlns,
and said certificate shall be MED VIII n,snn sban
of said tribe; and said adopted person Si.ai
thereafter be deemed and accepteu W po
member of said tribe for all intents anu P ,h.
poses, and shall be enrolled as such upon sho
''s SECT a 6. All male persons adopted as above
provided SHALL within one month ateI euSn
adoption or if minor within one nomsn 49,
becoming 1--WE twentyoase said tribe that they
will demean Themselves as discreet, industrious
and good members of said tribe, ana VIII Iai'l,
fully fulfill the duties incumbent upon thcni %
'g SrcT TT The first election OF members OF
satd tribal committee shall be held in the
month Of November, in the year oil our H. Lore
one thou sand eight hundred ana ninety-hNe'
Approved March I'd
Chapter 1877.
AN ACT to define the Duties OF the Commis.
sioner and Wardens OF sea anu Shoio
SECT. i. It shall be the duty OF the commits.
sioner Of sea and shore fisheries 10 exerciso
supervision over all the. fisheries ana Us pro,
ducts taken from the tide waters "is.in '.i II
state, including the proper enloreelnca , ~.
laws relating to the catching pachins' s1'Ao'