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

ton.
Ordinances and resolutions
adopted under this Article shall
be subject to review by the Sec
rotary Of the Interior in the same
manner and under the same con.
conditions as ordinances and res
olutions adopted by the Tribal
Council.
Section -Date of Election
The elections provided under Sec.
tons l and 2 hereof shall be held
by the Council within thirty (30)
days after the filing Of the petit.
ton or vote of the Council, pro.
vided: That if a general election
is scheduled within the next
three 81 months. the initiative
or referendum election shall be
postponed until that date: and
provided further: That no more
than one initiative or referendum
election may be held during any
six.month period.
Proposed amendment to Cor.
porate Dividends - Section 8.
Corporate Dividends. shall be
amended to read as follows:
The Tribe may issue to each
Of its members a non.transfer-
able certificate of membership
evidencing the equal shares of
each member in the assets of
the Tribe and may distribute per
capita. among the recognized
members of the Tribe. the net
income of corporate activities
including the proceeds of leases
of tribal assets. including oil
royalties over and above sums
necessary to defray corporate OBJ.
legations to members of the Tribe
or to other persons and over and
above all sums which may be
devoted to the establishment of
a reserve fund. and other ex.
penses incurred by the Tribe for
corporate purposes.
Any such distribution of prof.
its in any one year amounting to
q per capita cash payment of
$500 or more. or amounting to
a distribution Of more than one.
half of the accrued surplus. shall
not be made without the approval
Of the Secretary of the Interior.
Proposed amendment to Sec.
ton S (b) ~ Of the Blackfeet
Charter shall be amended to read
as follows:
No leases or permits (Which
terms shall not include land as.
signments to members of the
tribe) or timber sale contracts
covering any land or interests
in land now or hereafter held by
the Tribe pursuant to this Char.
ter within the boundaries of the
Blackfeet Indian reservation shall
be made by the Tribe for a long.
er term or under conditions other
than Is permitted by law. and all
such leases. permits. or contracts
affecting Trust or restricted lands
must be approved BY the Score.
tary of the Interior or his author.
ICED representative.
The Constitutional amendments
issue has been hanging fire"
since October. 1854. during which
lapse Of time efforts have been
made to clear up a few major
obstacles which to date have pre-.
vented holding an election.
In 1855 Interior Secretary Nc.
Kay ordered . tribal ame!d
ments election. On January II.
1855. . meeting was held vita
older members Of the tribe aad
Charles Spencer. who was Super.
intendent At the time. The Tribal
Council devoted approximately
two days to . study and inter.
probation Of the proposed amend.
ments to older full.blocd mem.
bers Of the tribe.
An indefinite postponement
was made on an October !. 1856
tribal Constitutional amendments
election. Al that time. Acting In.
terror Secretary. Clarence A.
Davis. said the postponcment was
granted In order to give all
parties concerned an opportunity
to reconsider. and to permit sug.
gessed Improvements In the pro.