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1 Constitution and Bylaws of the Winnemucca Indian Colony, Nevada 1 (1970)

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                       CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
                              OF THE
                       WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY
                              NEVADA


                              PREAMBLE

We, the Indians of the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Humboldt County,
Nevada, having voted not to reject the Indian Reorganization Act of
1934 (48 Stat. 984), do hereby establish this constitution and bylaws
pursuant to Section 16 of that act and do affirm it as the foundation
of our local colony government.


               ARTICLE I - TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

Section 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the W innemucca Indian
Colony, hereinafter referred to as the colony, shall include the
following lands:

     (a) That 160 acres set aside by Executive Order of June 18,
          1917, described as the NEI/4 of Section 32, Township 36 N.,
          Range 38 E., M.D.M.

     (b) That 160 acres withdrawn by Executive Order of February 8,
          1918, described as the SEI/4 of Section 32, Township 36 N.,
          Range 38 E., M.D.1M.

     (c) That 20 acres acquired by the Acts of May 21, 1928 (45 Stat.
          618) and May 29, 1928 (45 Stat. 899) and described as N1/2,
          NEl/4, SWl/4, Section 29, Township 36 N., Range 38 E.,
          M.D.M.

Sec. 2. In addition, the territorial jurisdiction shall be extended
to any lands hereafter acquired by or for the colony.


                      ARTICLE II -MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. The membership of the colony shall include all persons
of at least one-fourth (1/4) degree Paiute and/or Shoshone Indian
blood who meet the following requirement:

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