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1 Constitution of the Robinson Rancheria, Lake County, California 1 (1980)

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                                CONSTITUTION
                                    OF THE
                            ROBINSON RANCHERIA
                         LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA


                                  PREAMBLE


 We the members of Robinson Rancheria, located 'in Lake County, State of
 California, in order to promote our common welfare and to secure to ourselves and
 our descendants the rights, powers and privileges offered by the Indian Reorgan-
 ization Act of 3une 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) as amended; do hereby establish this
 organization and adopt this constitution pursuant to that act.


                              ARTICLE I - NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Robinson Rancheria.


                           ARTICLE It - TERRITORY

The jurisdiction of the Robinson Rancheria shall extend to all lands within the
  nfines of the boundaries as established by Secretarial Order of February 15, 1907,
  _id September 8, 1909, for Robinson Rancheria, and to such other lands as may
hereafter be acquired by or for the Robinson Rancheria.


                         ARTICLE I21 - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership in the Robinson Rancheria shall consist of the following
categories:

     (a) All persons whose name appears on the Revocation of Termination
     Proclamation and Restoration of Federal Status Notice for Robinson Ran-
     cheria as published in the Federal Register on June 29, 1977 (42 F.R. 33099).

     (b) All persons living on the effective date of this constitution who were
     listed as distributees and dependent members of their immediate families in
     the Plan for the Distribution of the Assets of the Robinson Rancheria as
     approved by the Under Secretary of the Interior on August 30, 1965, and
     published in the Federal Register on September 3, 1965 (30 F.R. 11330).

     (c) Spouses of individuals listed in (a) above who have at least one-fourth (1/4)
     degree of California Indian blood.

     (d) Persons who are lineal descendants of individuals eligible for membership
     under (a) above, regardless of whether the ancestor through whom eligibility
     is claimed is living or deceased, provided such descendants possess at least
     one-fourth (1/4) degree California Indian blood.

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