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1 Constitution of the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians, Jackson Rancheria, Amador County, California 1 (1996)

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                              of the
               JACKSON B3AND OF MIWUK INDIANS
                         Jackson Rancheria
                     Amador County, California

                             PREAMBLE

     We the people of the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians,
hereinafter referred to as the Band, in order to establish a
tribal governing body through which we may effectively exercise
our governmental powers and privileges and preserve and maintain
our unique cultural and ethnic heritage, do hereby ordain and
establish this Constitution pursuant to the Indian Reorganization
Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended.

                      ARTICLE I.   TERRITORY

     The territoriAl'jurisdiction of the Band shall extend to all
lands within the boundaries of the Jackson Rancheria in Amador
County, State of California, as acquired on January 7, 1895,
pursuant to the Appropriations Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat.
628), and to any other lands to which the Band may hereafter
acquire legal or beneficial title.

                    ARTICLE   II.   MEMBERSHIP

     Section 1.   Eligibility for Membership. The existing
membership of the Band at the time of the approval of this
Constitution, which shall constitute the base roll, is as
follows :

     Margaret Dalton
     Gary Marks
     Irvin Marks
     Wanda Wilson
     Nicholas Wilson, a minor
     Xavier Wilson, a minor
     Heather Lenert, a minor
     Alfred Wilson
     Ashley Wilson, a minor
     Richard Kesler Jr.
     Richard Allen Kesler III, a minor

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