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1 Constitution of Wilton Rancheria 1 (2012)

handle is hein.amindian/cwiltr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF WILTON RANCHERIA ENACTED: NOVEMBER 12, 2011 LAST AMENDED AND RESTATED: DECEMBER 8,2012 PREAMBLE We, the people of Wilton Rancheria, pursuant to our inherent sovereignty, in order to form a more perfect government, secure our rights, advance the general welfare, safeguard our interests, sustain and enrich our culture, promote our traditions and perpetuate our existence, achieve and maintain a desirable measure of prosperity, and secure the natural and self-evident right to govern ourselves, do ordain and establish this Constitution for Wilton Rancheria. ARTICLE I - NAME The name of the Tribe shall be Wilton Rancheria. ARTICLE II - TERRITORY AND JURISDICTION Section 1. Territory. The territory of Wilton Rancheria shall include all lands held by the Tribe or its members, or by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe or its members, and any additional lands acquired by the Tribe or by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe or its members, including but not limited to air, water, surface, subsurface, natural resources, and any interest therein. Section 2. Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of Wilton Rancheria shall extend to all territory set forth in Section 1 of this Article and to any and all persons or activities therein, based upon the inherent sovereign authority of the Tribe. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Requirements. The following persons shall be eligible for membership in Wilton Rancheria: a. All persons listed as distributees or dependant members in A Plan for Distribution of the Assets of the Wilton Rancheria, According to the Provisions of Public Law 85-671, Enacted by the 85th Congress, Approved August 18, 1958, as approved by the deputy commissioner of the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs on July 6, 1959; and b. All lineal descendents of an individual eligible for membership under subsection (a) above, regardless of whether the individual through whom eligibility is claimed is living or deceased.

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