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1 Draft of the Constitution of the Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians, Upper Lake Rancheria 1 (1982)

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      TheConstitution and Bylaws of the Upper Lake
 Rancheria were enacted under provisions of the Indian
 Reorganization Act and ratified October 22, 1941.  A
 corporate charter for the Rancheria became effective on
 February 15, 1942.  The Constitution, Bylaws and corporate
 charter of the tribe were revoked by order of the AIssistant
 Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1961 pursuant to the
 provisions of section 11 of the Rancheria Act (72 Stat.
 619).

      Prior to revocation of the Constitution, Bylai-s and
corporate charter of the Rancheria, distributees of
Rancheria property formed the Upper Lake Pomo Association
to hold and manage such property under Articles of Associa-
tion enacted May 9, 1961.

     The Upper Lake Pomo Assocjation is still in existence
and is the plaintiff in the F. anceria's suit to unter:mi r te
the Panche r.   The current status of this )egal action,
Upper Lake Pcmo As.ociation, et al, v. Cecil Andrus, _et
al. -75-061--SW), is that the court on ..ay 15, 1979,
entered an order of partial suiary judgmirent in favor of
the plaintiffs. This order provides in substance that the


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 Xemorandum

 - To:         Area Director, Bureau of Jndian Af     ..

 From:         Feglonal Solicitor                    -..,.

 Subject:      Upper Lake ,ancheria Housing Authority-..,
               Ordinance

      Your memorandum of January 22, 1980, requests
 office's opinion on whether any legal objection exists to
 Bureau approval of Upper Lake Rancheria Tribal Ordinance
 HA-79-2, joining the Fancheria in the Northern Circle
.,Indian Housing Authority. Our opinion is that Tribal
Ordinance HA-79-2 is of doubtful lepal validity for
the reasons set forth below.

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