Sec.47-59b-5. Seating of representatives  


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  • Each tribal organization seeking representation on the Council shall file a description of the organization, its membership, and the procedure for selecting a representative to the Council. Prior to being seated, the tribal representative shall file with the Council a certificate of the appropriate tribal official stating that the representative was duly selected in accordance with tribal practice and usage. If satisfied that the tribal organization is representative of the tribe, and that the tribe's representative to the Council has been properly selected in compliance with the practice and usage of the tribe, the Council shall seat the tribal representative.

(Effective June 1, 1976)