Ketchikan Indian Corporation Constitution with 1979 Amendments

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JAN 1 0 1979

December 21. 1978

Russel S. ReadRoberts. Shefe1man, tawrence. Cay & Moch1818 iBM BuildingSeatt le. Wa 98101Dear Mr. Read:This wil l confirm our authorisation of a rat ificat ion election on January15, 1979 . The Ketchikan Indian Corporation bas been notified and. instructedto post the necessary notice.I am without authority to waive th e statutory require=ant of 30 percent p a r t ~ -ipation by the t r ibal membership in the election to ra t i fy . We will acceptthe membership l i s t provided by the Ketchikan Indian Corporation as the l i s tf qualified members for purposes of the election.

have reviewed our fne s and find no record of your f i ~ having aubmittedn attorney contract as required by 2S U.S.C. 81. Unless you 4re providinghis service without remuneration, i t would appear there is a statutory

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Clarence AntioquiaArea DirectorSoutheast Agency, Area Field Representat iveKetchikan Indian Corporation


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UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRSJuneau Area OfficeP. O. Box 3-8000Juneau, Alaska 99801

JAN 1 2 1979IN REPLY REFER TO :

January 9, 1979

Mr. Joseph Demmert, Jr .PresidentKetchikan Indian CorporationP.O. Box 6855Ketchikan. AI,- 99901Dear Hr . Demmert:We have reviewed and approved the Constitutional Amendments.The Charter, however, is in need of revision. Fo r the sake of clar i tywe have added language the Solici tors off ice feels i s necessary. Wehave high l ighted i t with yellow to indicate the changes.We have also deleted section 7, Taxation, because we are doubtfull asto the Secretary's authority to exempt t r ibes from taxation where therei s a lack of reservation s ta tus . I f i t is determined that the Secretarydoes have such authority. I shal l authorize ra t i f ica t ion elect ion.I f you are in agreement we shal l proceed with the ra t i f ica t ion elect ionto amend the Charter , coincidenta l ly , with the ra t i f ica t ion elect ionfor amending the Constitution.I would l ike to commend you for the very active years you have had sincereact iyat ing your I ~ ~ and also wish you good luck on your ra t i f ica t ionelect ion.

Sincerely Yours,

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January 23, 1979

Mr. Robert R. Ma r t i n , Sr .Bureau of Indian Affa i r sJuneau Area OfficeP. O. Box 3-8000Juneau, Alaska 99802Dear Bob:En c losed are the o r i g i na l signed copies of the c e r t i f i c a t i o nof a pprova l of the Ketchikan Ind ia n Corpora t ion Bylaws ,Cons t i tu t ion , and Corporate Cha r t e r Amendments. Alsoenc losed i s a s u ~ m a r y o f the Ketchikan Indian Corpora t ionanrua l e le c t ion summary which g ives the t o t a l n umberof votes each candida te rece ived, as wel l as the t o t a lnumbe r of votes each p ro pos i t ion r e ce ived.One poin t tha t must be made i s tha t the name o f theKetchikan Indian Corpora t ion , as a re s u l t of th i sm(2mo randum, did n ot change to th e "Ketchikan NativeAsso c ia tion." On a l l of our amended documents, we wi llbe changing the name back to the "Ketchikan Indian Corpora t io n.However, the r e s t of the documents wi l l remain as theyh a ve been presented to the Bureau of Indian Affa i r s .I f th i s i s n o t poss ib le , and we must mainta in th e n ameof "Ketchika n Native Assoc ia t ion ," as prev ious ly sugges ted ,p lease advise us as soon as pos s i b l e , and we w i l l makethe necessary adjus tments a t t h i s end.The Board of Directors of the Ketchikan Indian Corporat ionan d the Elect ion Judges ask me to extend t h e i r s ince rea ppreci a t ion fo r your t ime and e f fo r t in see ing t ha t oure l e ct ion wa s c onducted in proper fashion.Th ank you ve r y much.

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Sincere ly ,

EDWARD K. THm1ASDirector


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CERTIFICATION OF APPROVALI , the unders igned, on beha l f of the Secretary of the I n t e d .o r , do herebyc e r t i f y tha t the foregoin g amended Byl.:n..,1S, and th e amended Cons t i tu t ionpursuant to which they weLe adopted , a re approved and sha l l be e f f ec t i veas of th e da te of r a t i f i cn t io l l . AJl ru les and r egu la t ions promulgra te redby the Dep8.rtment of the I n t e r i o r or by th e Rurc


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3. Th i s Cons t i tu t ion , as a ~ e n d e d , i s hRrehy approved on hehalf of the Secre-of the In t e r io r , to be ef fec t ive a s of th e date of r a t i f i c a t ion . Allru les


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CERTIFICATlO! -jThis Charte r wa s or i g i na l l y npproved by t h ~ memhcrs of the Ketchikan1-!ativc /lssoci. i1tion (th e n cu l l ed Ketchikan Ind ian Corpora t ion) on J


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' t \ ~ = ' = . 5 l : r _ ~ ! = " ' = l ' l V ' ' ' i ! ! c = = : r ! ' ' " m a . z < ! - ' < : 1 ' ' I E X ' ' ' ' ~ = -~ ~ ~n i a \ ! #1 ilChange o f Ketchik an Ind i a n C: J rpora t ion By-Laws, Const i ttl-'and Corpora te C h a r t ~ r . " . A ye., vote would adopt th e proposed changesthe KIC By-Laws, Const l t u t l .on , ana Corpora te Char t e r . The new documentsbe an upda te of the ex i s t i n g documents wi thout changing the b a s i c

o r i n t e n t o f th e docwuents. Some of th e . changes inc lude :R . Chang ing th e annua l mee t ing date from th e f i r s t Monday in Januaryto th e t h i r d Monday in January o f each yea r .B.

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Changing th e number o f board (counc i l ) members from 7 to 8, w i t hth e o f f i c e r s (P res i d en t , Vi ce -P res iden t , Sec re t a ry , and T re a s u re r )e l ec t ed by th e newly e lec ted board. In th e p a s t , a p r es iden t wase l ec t ed with s ix oth e r hoard members th rough th e genera l b a l l o t i n g .The o ld method made it impossible fo r u n su ccess fu l can d i d a t e s fo rp re s i d e n t to serve as r e g u l a r board members.Changing th e ju r i sd ic t . ion o f Ketchtkan IRA from " Ind ian s r e s i d i n gon Revi l lg igedo I s l a.nd , Terr. i t o ry of Alaska" , to "Al aska Nat ivesand persons who qu al i f y a s an Indian r es id ing th e KetchikanLa teway Boro ugh (exc ep t those \v1'1o res id e in Sa.xman) . This wouldinc lude t h o se l i v i ng on Pennock o r Grav in a I s l ands .Changing th e vot ing age from 21 year s of age to 18 y ea r s o f age .Clear ly s e p a ra t i n g the func t ions and powers of the C o n s t i t u t i o n ,C o r p ~ r a t e Ch ar t e r : and By-Laws. Under se c t i o n 16 o f the IndianReorgan:i .za t ion Act (IHA), th e KetchH :.a n Ind ian Corpora .t ionpossesse s c e r t ~ i n governmenta l r i g h t s ... which are covered undert he C o n s i t u t i o n and By-Laws. Under sec t ion 17 o f th e IRA a c t , K I Cpossess e s co rp o ra t e or p r o f i t -makin g r i g h t s . . .which a rc coveredunder th e Corpora te Char te r . By c l a r i fy i n g and sepa ra t ing th ei n t e n t c f t he se doclLrnen ts we ca.n opera. te as a non-prof it en t1 t y o ras a p r o f i t or ien ted e n t i t y o r under both so long as we keepwithit l th e r i g h t s o f th e governing do cumen ts and keep th e ope ra t i o n s sE::parate.There o th e r minor c hanges which sim p ly modernizes thesedoc tuuents.

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. . . . ~ ~ ~ . m , ~ 1 , t : z f ~ ~ ~ & t r t : 1 ? 1 A ' 1 ~ ~ ~ ~Change th e name o f th e Ketchika n India.n Corpora t ion fromC h l k a n Indian Corpora t ion" , to e t ~ h i l r a n Native Associa t ion" .

I KetchL:"l n Ind ian Corporat ion / U (0I'Ke.tci ' l ikan Native Associa t ion {.;f 7"

. ~ ~ = 1 1 l ' . l ' 4 ' ~ ' ' ' ' 7 r . ' ' ' ' ' ~ _ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ _. . ' .l()POSTIONt3' A yes vote wou ld allow members h i red undei- v a r i o u s programsd by th e Ketch i kan Indian Corpora t idn such as : CETA, Johns on-Ma l l e y , ind ian Heal th gran t s ,othe r con t rac t s and g ran t s , ' and i nd i r ec tmonies, t.o serve as bo ar d members a t the same t ime .. -.'ES (S t a f f .member s can ' be board members) ):r J7

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a ~ O N pou,; The minimum Ind ian (Nat ive) b lo od quantum o f a person whos e r v i ce s from f edera l programs ( heal th , educa t i on , so c i a l s e rv i c e s ,a s s i s t a n c e . employment ass i s t anc e , housing, e t c . ) designed e sp e c i a l l yILd::RHs s hould be; \1 /2 Indian (N a t i ve ) ;2. "'- 0 1/16 Ind ian (Nat ive) '1 /4 Indian (Nat ive) c?.:z.. 1 0 More than 1 /2 Ind ian (Nat ive)' , b l U G H , O (Nat ive) '1'/ I! ;y 0 Less th a n 1/16 Indian ( N a t i V e' - ~ ' ' ' ' ~ . . ~ ' . l m ~ ~ I f ~ M U ~ B ~ ~ ~ . e : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I Z ! n ! r ; ' * M t * ' ~ ~ ~ 1 S W n ! ' > W i W ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..@ \ l O l V M i d ' f A 4 i ' . J " t > . t 1 1


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I ~ ' l ' C H K A N INDIAN COHPO.PNl'IONP. O. Box 6855Phone 225-5 1 58Ke t ch ikan , Alaska 99901E'ebrua ry 9 , 197 8

.Hr . John Hope':i.' r i ba l Operat ions Office rBureau o f Ind ian Affai r sP . O. Box 3-8000Juneau, Al aska 999 01Dear John;:

Enclosed are cop ies of the r evised corporat ion char te r ,con.s t i t u t i o n and by-lavls o f t .he Ke tchikan I ndian Corporat i on (KIC) .'l.'hese documents we re r ev iewed and r a t i f i e d by th e g e n e r a lmembership a t th e annua l KIC meet ing hE:,:ld on 0c:muary 16 I 197 8 4Hegu, lat ions r eq u i r e t h a t th e Secre ta ry o f the In te r io ro r h is d ~ s i g n e e r a t i f y any changes made in these documents .Sin.ce the SGcretary I S o f f i'c e has d i rec ted us to th e areao f f i c e fo r such determ i na t i o n s , I tim hoping t h a t your o f f i c ecan acknowleuge and r a t i f y t h e se changes .It i s the f ee l ing o f the membership and 9GVerning COHn-

ell o f th e Ke t chikan Ind ian Corpora t ion t h a t t he se propose( :lc"cocuments \>lould enhance the qoverninq ef fec t iveness andeconomic advancement o f the i la t i ve corn..Tf!unity in th e K e t c h ikan Gatesay Bo rough.Any ass is tance you can give uS i n ge t t ing these docufnen.ts r a t i f i e d by t::he f E ~ d e r a l goV'ernrr,ent (BIA) \",i11 be verymuch apprec ia ted .

EDWARD E. 'l'HO.I:..lJ"\SDi r e c t o rc c : ] ; ~ r . Cl a r ence A n t ioqu ia 1 Area Direc to r rJIA, Juneau

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CONSTITUTIONOF THEKETCHIKAN INDIAN CORPORATION

PREAMBLE

We, th e Alaska N at i v es hav ing a common bond o f r e s i d e n c ein Ketch ikan Gateway Borough , S t a t e of Alaska , do o r d a i n ande s t a b l i s h t h i s amended C o n s t i t u t i o n and th e accompanying am e ndedBylaws in accordance w i t h , and by a u t h o r i t y o f , Sec t i o n 16 o f th eAct o f Congr es s o f June 18 , 1934 (48 S t a t . 984 , 25 U .S .C .


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S e c t ion 1 .

ARTICLE IIICOUNCIL

Number and Term. The govern ing body o f t h i sC or po r a t i on s h a l l be a Counci l composed of n o t l e ss than f i v e normore t han f i f t e e n memb e r s o f th e Cor po r a t i on . The number o fCounci l members and t h e i r t e rms o f o f f i c e s h a l l be p r e s c r i b e d Inth e Bylaws . The Bylaws may a l s o pr ov ide fo r the e l e c t i o n of Coun-cil members in c l a s s e s of n o t l e s s than t h r e e members fo r t e rmso f no t more t han f iv e year s .

S e c t ion 2. T r a n s i t i o n a l Rule . U n t i l o the r wi s e p r ov ide d inth e Bylaws , th e Counci l s h a l l be composed o f e i g h t members . FiveCounc i l members sha ll be e l e c t e d a t th e annua l mee t ing a t whicht h i s amended Cons t i t u t i on i s a pp r ove d , t o r e p l a c e th e t h r e e mem-be r s whose t e r ms are then e x p i r i n g . The t h r e e whose t e r ms a re n o te x p i ~ i n g s h a l l se rve u n t i l th e ne x t annua l mee t ing . Of th e f i v ee l e c t ed as p rov ided above , th e one wi th th e f ewes t vo te s sha llse rve a one - ye a r term and th e o t h e r f ou r s h a l l se rve two-y ea rt e rms . At each annual meet ing t h e r e a f t e r , u n t il changed by th eBylaws , f ou r Counci l members s h a l l be e l e c t e d , each fo r th e twoye a r t e r m .

S e c t i on 3. E l e c t i o n s and V acan c i e s . Counc i l memb e r s s h a l lbe e l e c t e d by th e membership o f th e Cor po r a t i on , ex cep t th e Bylawsmay p e r m i t th e Counci l to fill va c a nc i e s oc c u r r i ng by r e a s on o fi n c a p a c i t y , d e a t h , r e s i g n a t i o n , o r r emova l hy th e C ounc i l . Vacan-c i ~ s oc c u r ing by reason of an i n c r e a s e i n t he number o f Counci l

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members , o r removal by th e membersh ip , s h a l l be f i l l e d by vo te o fth e membership a t a r e g u l a r o r s p e c i a l me e t i ng.

Se c t i on 4 . O f f i c e r s . The Counci l s h a l l e l e c t from among itsmembers a P r e s i d e n t and a S e c r e t a r y , and may e l e c t such o t h e ro f f i c e r s , who need no t be members of th e C o u n c i l , as may be c a l l e dfo r in th e Bylaws . The P r e s i d e n t s h a l l be th e c h i e f e xe c u t i veo f f i c e r o f th e Cor po r a t i on .

Se c t i on 5 . Meet ings ; Action Withou t M eet ing . The C o u n c i ls h a l l meet a t such tim es and p l a c e s , and with such n o t i c e , as a reprovided in th e Bylaws . The Bylaws may pe r m i t meet ings t o b e h e l dby s im u l t a ne ous t e l e phone o r r a d i o communica t ion , and th e y may a l s ope r m i t a c t i o n to be t aken by w r i t t e n co n s en t o f all Counc i l memberswi thou t m e e t ing .

S e c t i o n 6. Quorum. A m a j o r i t y o f th e number o f Counc i l mem-be r s f i x e d by th e Bylaws s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a quorum fo r th e t r a n s -a c t i o n o f b u s i n e s s . The a c t o f a m a j o r i t y o f th e Counci l membersp r e s e n t a t a m ee t i n g a t which a quorum i s p r e s e n t s h a l l be th e a c tof th e C o u n c i l .

Se c t i on 7. Removal . Counc i l members may be removed by th eCounci l on ly fo r nona t t e nda nc e a t t h r e e o r more r e g u l a r Counci lmee t ings In any s ix - month p e r i o d . A c o u n c i l member may be removedfrom o f f i c e by th e membership o f th e Cor po r a t i on , wi th or w i t h o u tc a us e , a t any a n n u a l mee t ing o r a t a s p e c i a l meet ing c a l l e d fo rt h a t pur pose .

Se c t i on 8. Bylaws. The Counci l may a dop t , amend, and r evokeBylaws fo r th e gove r nance of th e C or po r a t i on i n m a t t e r s no t c ove r e d

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by t h j s C o n s t i t u t i o n . No change i n the Bylaws s h a l l be e f f e c t i v eif it i s i n c o n s i s t e n t with t h i s C o n s t i t u t i o n o r u n t i l it has beenapproved by th e Se c r e t a r y o f the I n t e r i o r o r h is de s igne e .

ARTICLE IVCorpora t ion Meet ings

Sec t ion 1 . Annua l . An annua l mee t ing of the members o fth e Corpora t ion s h a l l be he ld a t a t ime and p la c e s p e c i f i e d in th eBylaw s fo r th e pur pose o f e l e c t i n g th e ap p ro p r i a t e number o f Coun-cil members and t r a n s a c t i n g such o t he r bus ine s s as may pr ope r l ycom e be f o r e th e meet ing .

S e c t ion 2. S p e c i a l . S p e c i a l meet ings o f the membershipmay be c a l l e d by r e s o l u t i o n o f th e C o u n c i l o r by p e t i t i o n o f a t l e a s t5 pe r c e n t o f th e members o f r e c o r d o f th e C o r p o r a t i o n , to be he ld a ta t ime and place and fo r the pur pose s p e c i f i e d in th e r e s o l u t i o n o rp e t i t i o n .

Sec t ion 3. Not i c e . Wri t t en n o t i c e s t a t i n g th e d a t e , p l a c e ,and t ime of th e mee t ing s h a l l be de l i ve r e d o r mai led no t l e s s than10 nor more than 50 days be f o r e th e da te o f th e mee t ing to eachCorpora t ion member o f r e c o r d . In case o f a s p e c i a l meet ing , th en o t i c e s h a l l a l so s t a t e th e pur pose o r purposes f o r which themee t ing i s c a l l e d .

Sec t ion 4. Members o f Record . Only members o f r e c o r d o fth e Corpora t ion a re e n t i t l e d to no t i c e o f and to vote a t any an n u a l o rs p e c i a l meet ing . A member o f r e c o r d i s a member who has a t t a i n e dthe age of m a j o r i t y under th e laws of th e S t a t e o f Alaska and whose

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name and c u r r e n t ad d r es s a re on f i l e wi th th e S e c r e t a r y of th eC o u n c i l . It i s th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f each new member to inform th eS e c r e t a r y in w r i t i n g o f h is o r he r name and c u r r e n t ad d re s s , and o feach e x i s t i n g member to keep th e Secr e t a r y i n fo rmed o f h i s o r h e rc u r r e n t a d d r e s s . It i s th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f th e S e c r e t a r y toma i n t a i n a list o f all members o f r e c o r d , w h i c h s h a l l be open toi n s p e c t i o n by any member a t any r e a s o n a b l e t i me . The Bylaws maye s t a b l i s h a d d i t i o n a l v o t in g r e q u i r e me n t s fo r members o f r e c o r d .

Sec t i o n 5. Quorum. The presence o f a t l e a s t 10 p e r c e n to f th e members o f r e c o r d s o f th e Corpora t ion s h a l l be n eces sa r y ands u f f i c i e n t fo r th e t r a n s a c t i o n o f b u s in es s . A member o f r eco r ds h a l l be co n s i d e r ed t o be p r e s e n t a t th e meet ing if th e membera t t en d ed in p er so n , o r by proxy if th e Bylaws so p r o v i d e , or ifth e member voted by ab sen t ee b a l l o t on any m a t t e r coming b ef o r e th eme e t i n g . I f a quorum i s n o t p r e s e n t when th e meet ing i s s c h e d u l e dt o b e g i n , th e P r e s i d e n t may pos tpone th e meet ing to any l a t e r t imeby o r a l announcement t o t h o se p r e s e n t . The a c t o f a m ajo r i t y o fth e C o rp o ra t i o n members p r e s e n t a t a meet ing a t which a quorum i sp r e s e n t s h a l l be th e a c t o f th e membersh ip .

Sec t i o n 6. V o t i n g . Absentee v o t in g and vo t ing by p ro x ya re p e rm i t t ed only if and as prov ided in th e Bylaws. Each C o r p o r a t i o nmember o f r eco r d s h a l l be e n t i t l e d to one v o t e on each mat t e r comingb e fo re th e m e e t i n g , e x c e p t t h a t in th e e ~ c t i o n o f Counc i l memberseach Corpora t ion member o f r eco r d s h a l l be e n t i t l e d to c a s t as manyv o t es as t h e r e a re C o u n c i l member to be e l e c t e d , and ma y d i s t r i b u t esuch v o t es among a n y o n e or more nominees .

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ARTICLE VPOWERS

Th e Corpora t ion i s a sovere ign Alaska Nat ive tribalo r g a n i z a t i o n , r ecognized and es t a b l i s h e d pur s ua n t to th e l aws o fth e United S t a t e s , and as such p o sse s se s immuni ty from all s u i t sand ac t io n s in law and eq u i t y . The Corpo ra t ion s h a l l have th efo l lowing powers , which s h a l l be exerc i sed e x c l u s i v e l y by th eCounc i l :

(a ) To a c t as th e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f its members Inall n e g o t i a t i o n s , c o n t r a c t s , and o t h e r d e a l i n g s wi th anyf e d e r a l , s t a t e , or l o c a l government or governmen ta lagency which p e r t a i n to I n d i a n t r i b e s or I nd i a n r e s e r v a t i o n s or which o the r wi s e a f f e c t th e members o f th eC or po r a t i on ;

(b ) To p u r c h a se , t a k e , r e c e i v e , l e a s e , o r o t h e r wi sea c q u i r e , own, h o l d , improve , us e , a nd o the r wi s e d e a l inand wi th , r e a l or p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y , or any i n t e r e s tt h e r e i n , wherever s i t u a t e d , fo r any l a w f u l pur pos e ;

(c ) To sell, convey , mor tgage , p l e d g e , l e a s e , ex -change , t r a n s f e r or o t h e r wi se d i spose o f all or any p a r to f its p r o p e r t y and a s s e t s s u b j e c t to any l i m i t a t i o n swhich may be imposed by l a w , prov ided the same i s donev o l u n t a r i l y wi th the a p p r o v a l of the c o u n c i l and , in th ec a s e o f a d i s p o s i t i o n o f all o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y all o f th eC o r p o r a t i o n ' s a s s e t s , wi th th e consen t o f a m a j o r i t y o fth e members of r e c o r d o f t h e Corpo ra t ion p r e s e n t and

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vo t i ng in an e l e c t i o n a t an an n u a l meet ing o r a s p e c i a lmeet ing c a l l e d fo r t h a t pur pos e ;

(d) To pr e ve n t th e s a l e ~ l e a s e , encumbr ance , a t t a c h -ment , o r o t h e r d i s p o s i t i o n o f or e xe c u t ion upon th el a n d s , i n t e r e s t s in l a n d s , o r o t h e r a s s e t s o f th e Corporat i o n wi thou t the co n s en t o f th e Counci l :

(e ) To c u l t i v a t e th e a r t s , c r a f t s , and c u l t u r e o fth e Corpora t ion and its members and th e Na t ive peop leo f A l as k a ;

( f ) To advance and promot e th e e d u c a t i o n , h ea lth,and g e n e r a l welfa re o f its members;

(g ) To employ l e g a l c o u n s e l , the c ho i c e o f c o u n s e land f i x in g o f f ees to be s u b j e c t t o th e a p p r o v a l of th eS e c r e t a r y of the I n t e r i o r or h is d e s i g n e e ;

(h) To or ga n i z e and to c h a r t e r c o r p o r a t io n s o f itsmembers fo r economic purposes and to r e g u l a t e th e same;

( i ) To prov ide fo r th e gua r d i a nsh i p o f th e pe r s onand p r o p e r t y o f minors and m en t a l i n c o m p e t e n t s ;

(j) To levy on its member s du es , f e e s , and a s s e s s -me n t s fo r Corpora t ion p u r p o s e s , and f i n e s fo r v i o l a t i o n so f its r u l e s and r eg u a l t i o n s , to a s s e s s c ha r ge s on nonmembers fo r th e us e o f p ro p er ty o f th e C o r p o r a t i o n , andto pr ov ide f o r th e c o l l e c t i o n t h e r e o f ;

(k ) To adv i se th e S e c r e t a r y of the I n t e r i o r withr e ga r d to all a p p r o p r i a t i o n e s t i m a t e s fo r f e d e r a l p r o j e c t sfo r th e b e n e f i t o f th e C or po r a t i on p r i o r t o t h e submiss ion

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o f such e s t i m a t e s to budge ta ry a u t h o r i t i e s and to Congress ;(1 ) To p r o t e c t and pr e s e r ve t he p r o p e r t y and

n a t u r a l r e sou r c e s of th e C or po r a t i on ;(m) To d i s t r i b u t e any o r all p r o p e r t y o f t h e

Corpora t ion e qua l l y to all member's o r members o f r e c o r do f t he C or po r a t i on ; and

(n ) To e x e r c i s e such o t h e r powers as may be d e l e g a t e dto th e Corpora t ion by its members o r by th e Uni ted S t a t e sor th e S t a t e o f Alaska or any agency t h e r e o f .

S e c t ion 1 . E qua l i t y .

ARTICLE VIINDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

The Counc i l s h a l l no t restrict o r inany way a b r idge th e r i g h t s o f its members unde r th e C o n ~ t i t u t i o n s o f the Uni ted S t a t e s or th e S t a t e o f Alaska . A ll members o f r e c o r dof th e Corpora t ion s h a l l be acco rded eq u a l r i g h t and o p p o r t u n i t y top a r t i c i p a t e in and en joy th e r e s o u r c e s , p r o p e r t y , and b e n e f i t s o ft h i s C or po r a t i on .

S e c t i on 2. N o n t r a n s f e r a b i l i t y . The r i g h t o f an C or po r a t i onmember to p a r t i c i p a t e in and en joy th e r eso u r c e s , p r o p e r t y andb e n e f i t s o f t h i s Corpora t ion s h a l l no t be s u b j e c t to a l i e n a t i o n ,encumbrance , o r t r a n s f e r in any manner .

ARTICLE VIIAMENDMENT

This Co n s t i t u t i o n may be amended by a m a j o r i t y vo te o fthe members of r e c o r d of th e Corpora t ion p r e s e n t and vo t ing in ane l ec t i o n a t an annua l mee t ing or a s p e c i a l meet ing c a l l e d fo r t h a t

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pur pos e ; p r o v i d e d , however , th e t o t a l vote c a s t as such e l e c t i o ns h a l l n o t be l e s s than 30 pe r c e n t o f members e n t i t l ed to v o t e . Noamendment s h a l l become e f f e c t i v e u n t i l it has been appr oved by th eS e c r e t a r y of t he I n t e r i o r o f h is de s igne e .

CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION AND APPROVALWe, th e u n d e r s i g n e d , do h ~ b y c e r t i f y as f o l l o w s :

1 . The a b o v e - w r i t t e n C o n s t i t u t i o n i s a v a l i d and e f f e c t i v eCons t itut ion ad o p t ed and amended p u r s u an t to S e c t ion 16 of t he Actof Congr es s o f June 1 8 , 1 9 3 4 , and Sec t ion 1 of th e Act o f Congresso f May 1 , 1936 . It c o n t a i n s amendments to th e Cons tituti on andBy l a ws o f th e Ketch ikan Ind ian C or po r a t i on . The C o n s t i t u t i o n andBylaws o f Ketch ikan I nd i a n C or po r a t i on were initially appr oved byOsca r L. Chapman, A s s i s t a n t Se c r e t a r y of th e I n t e r i o r , on December20, 19 39 , and were adopted by th e membership on January 27, 1940 .

2. This C o n s t i t u t i o n , as amended, was adop ted by a m a j o r i t yvo te o f t h e q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f th e Ketchikan I nd i a n Cor po r a t i onvo t i ng a t an e l e c t i o n c a l l e d fo r t h a t purpose by th e Juneau AreaD i r e c t o r o f th e Bureau o f I nd i a n A f f a i r s , a c t i n g an beha l f o f th eS e c r e t a r y o f th e I n t e r i o r , he ld on 1979 , a t whiche l e c t i o n a t l e a s t 30 p e r c e n t of those e n t i t l e d to vo t e d id v o t e . Thev o t e a t such e l e c t i o n was in f avor o f , and

------------a g a i n s t ,th e a dop t i on o f th e C o n s t i t u t i o n as amended.3. This C o n s t i t u t i o n , as amended, i s he r eby approved on

b e h a l f o f th e S e c r e t a r y o f th e I n t e r i o r , to be e f f e c t i v e as of th eda t e o f ratification. A ll r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s promulga ted by th e

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Depar tment o f th e I n t e r i o ~ o r by t h ~ Bureau o f Ind ian A f f a i r s , o rby the pre d e c e s s o r o f e i t h e r , so f a r as they may be i nc om pa t ib l ewith any o f the p ro v i s io n s o f t h i s amended C o n s t i t u t i o n , a r e be r e byde c l a r e d i n a p p l i c a b l e to th e Ketchikan I nd i a n C or po r a t i on . A llo f f i c e r s a n d employees o f th e Depar tment of th e I n t e r i o r a r e o r de r e dto a b ide by the p ro v i s io n s o f t h i s C o n s t i t u t i o n .

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