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1 Bylaws of Mooretown Rancheria 1 (1992)

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                     BYLAWS OF MOORETOWN RANCHERIA

                                   ARTICLE I
                              PRINCIPAL OFFICE

The principal office for the transaction of business of the Mooretown Rancheria is
hereby located at: 1900 Oro Dam Boulevard, Suite No. 8, Oroville, California 95965.
County of Butte, California. The Tribal Council is hereby granted full power and
authority to change the principal office from this location to another location within
Butte County.                                                  E   ~    V    E
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                                  ARTICLE If
                                  MJEMhBERSHIP                        7_92
Section 1. Qualifications f Members                            TRALOPSCCA

      I.    Eligibility of voting: All enrolled members of Mooretown Rancheria
            twenty-one (21 ) years of age or older and of Maidu descent, other than
            members adopted into the Tribe, regardless of residence, are qualified
            voters, Persons adopted into the Tribe who are not lineal descendents of
            original distributees or dependent members shall not have the right to vote
            in tribal elections or hold office.

      2.    Special membership meetings may be called at the discretion of the Tribal
            Council. Special meetings of the General Membership may be called by the
            Chairperson and shall be called by him/her upon receipt of a petition
            signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the General Membership,

      3.    Notice of membership meetings shall be mailed to each member of the
            Mooretown Rancheria at least seven (7) days in advarncc nnd bc 'pecifi; 4s
            to date, time, place and address. In addition, notice of metings shall be
            published through posters, media, etc,, within the discretion of the Tib
            Council,

      4,    A quorum necessary to conduct official business of the Mooretown -
            Rancheria shall be a simple majority of the exitin membership of the '
            Tribal Council, not the total members of the Mooretown Rancheria

      5.    The latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern all membehip
            meetings, except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

      6.    No person who is now, or later becomes a member of the Mooretown
            Rancheria shall be personally liable for any debts incurred by the
            Mooretown Rancheria.

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