Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-03
Constitution And BY Laws of
The General Council of The
Cheyenne River Sioux Indians.

GOUSGlIUGlOM SAliO oy A1elWS VI
The General Council of The
Cheyenne River Sioux Indians.
ARTICLE /.
This organization shall be
known as the General Council of
the Cheyenne River Sioux Indians.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Council shall
consist of Chairman, Assistant
Chairman. Secretary and Trcasnr-
er.
ARTICLE Ill
Amy person to be eligible to cleo
ton to any of the position pro
vided for i'm Article III hereof
must be an allotted male member
of the Cheyenne River Sioux In
dians and must not be less than
30 nor more than 50 years of age
except i'll the case of the Secre-
tary, to which position an allotted
male member of the Cheyenne
River Sioux Indians not less than
Il Years OF age shall eligible.
ARTICLE IV.
The officers provided for here
i'm shall be elected by majority
vote Of the General Council and
the term of office in each case
shall be one year, all officers to
be elected at General Council
which will be called for that p,lr-
pose at the annual reservation
fair.
ARTICLE V.
Tt shall be the duty of the
Chairman to preside at all meet
ings and deliberations of the Gen
cral Council. He cannot vote on
any question or motion made by
the Council except in case of a
tie.
ARTICLE vi.
The Assistant Chairman shall
perform the duties of the Chair
man when the Chairman shall be
absent from duty.
ARTICLE VII.
Should both Chairman and AS
sistant Chairman be absent, a
temporary Chairman shall be
elected by the Council to serve
only during that session of the
Council. His duties and powers
shall be the same as those of the
regularly elected Chairman or AS
sistant Chairman.
ARTICLE VIII.
1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary to keep accurate minutes of
all meetings of the General Coun-
ell, to answer and file all cor
respondcnce that may be received
by him in connection with the de
liberations of the General Council,
or matters to be taken up by sub
sequent Councils.
ARTICLE 1X.
Should the regular elected
Secretary be absent, a temporary
Secretary shall be elected by the
General Council, and it shall be
the duty of the temporary Secre-
tary to keep accurate minutes of
the meeting for which he was
elected and Immediately transmit
the minutes to the regular Secre-
tary.
ARTICLE x.
The Treasurer shall have charge
Of and account for all moneys be
longing to the General Council.
and shall make no disbursement
therefrom except when the Coun-
ell votes that the money be dis.
bursed and the Treasurer receive:
an order signed by the Chairman
and Secretary. He shall render
statements of all moneys received
disbursed and on hand at the time
of the regular election of Officers
provided for in Article " here
of.
ARTICLE XI.
Any or all officers of this
Council shall be removed from
his office if convicted for the
violation of any State or Fedora
law, or for any violation of any
regulation of the Indian Office, o.
for taking charge of any matter
or correspondence affecting the
tribe without the full knowledge
and consent of the General Coun
Gil, or if he should absent him
self from two consecutive Coun