The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-02-27

proposed Amendment to ar.
ticle II Membership. shall be
amended by striking all of Sec
ton l and by substituting In lieu
thereof:
Section 1.-The members of the
Blacdeet Tribe shall consist as
follows:
(O All persons of Indian blood
whose names appear on the Off.
cial census roll of the tribe as of
January I. 1885.
d. All children born prior to the
adoption Of this amendment to
any blood member of the Black.
feet Tribe maintaining a legal
residence within the territory of
the reservation At the time of
such birth.
(c) All children having one-eighth
degree Of Blackfeet Indian blood
or more born after the adoption
Of this amendment to any blood
member of the Blackfeet Tribe.
Proposed amendment to Article
I1I-GoaaermI1g body-shall be
further amended by striking all
Of Section II. as amended. and
BY substituting In lieu thereof:
Section Z. This council shall con.
stst Of nine 90 members, duly
elected from the four districts OF
the Blacheet reservation. which
are designated ~ follows: Brown.
ing district, Heart Butte District,
Old Agency District, Seville Dis
trict.
There shall be three (0 council.
men selected from the residents
Of the Browning district.
There shall be two ca councilmen
selected from the residents of
the Heart Butte district.
There shall be two (2) councilmen
selected from the residents of
the Old Agency district.
There shall be two ~ councilmen
selected from the residents Of the
seville district.
The election Of all councilmen
shall be submitted to the entire
electorate Of the reservation. pro.
vided that no one shall be elected
~ . councilman who has not re.
sided In the district from which
he Or she 10 . candidate six
months preceding the time when
he or she shall become q candi.
date for such office.
Article v shall be further amend.
ed by striking al of Section 2
and by substituting In lieu there.
Of:
Section 1.-The Tribal Business
Council may expel . member for
cause by six (0 or more members
Of the council voting for cxpul.
sion. Before any vote for expul.
sion Is taken on the matter. such
member shall be given an oppor.
tunity to answer any and all
charges At . designated council
meeting. and the decision Of the
business council shall be final.
This amendment shall not be.
come effective until the next
general election following the
adoption thereof.
Proposed amendment to Article
V-Vacancies and removal from
office shall be amended by add.
three new sections At the end
thereof a. follows:
Section 3-Any council member
or other tribsi officer finally
convicted during his term Of Of.
flee In tribal or other court Of q
felony. or Of q misdcmeanor In.
volving moral turpitude automa,.
ically shall forfeit his office and
the council shall appoint another
person TO fin the vacancy.
Section +Upon q written pc.
tition signed by twenty (20) per
cent Of the members Of the Black.
feet Tribe eligible to vote at the
last general election. any council
member may be removed for
cause by . majority vote Of the
eligible voters voting at q special
election which the council shall
call for that purpose within 30
days after receipt Of such pcti.
ton. provided:
(O that the petition shall SGT
forth the grounds for recall:
(b) that the council member
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