Received by NILL: Circa 1999
Blackfeet Tribal Law and Order Code
BLACKFEET NATION
P.O.
Box 850 • BROWNING, MONTANA 59417
(406) 338-7521
FAX 338-7530
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
BLACKFEET
TRIBAL BUSINESS COUNCIL
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| EARL OLD PERSON, CHAIRMAN |
EARL
OLD PERSON
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| BERNARD ST. GODDARD, VICE-CHAIRMAN |
BERNARD
ST. GODDARD
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| ROLAND KENNERLY, SECRETARY |
ROLAND
KENNERLY
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| ELAINE GUARDIPEE, TREASURER |
MARLENE
BEAR-WAL [name incomplete on photocopy]
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TED
WILLIAMS
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ARCHIE
ST. GODDARD
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JIMMY
ST. GODDARD
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GABE
GR [name incomplete on photocopy]
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CARL
[name incomplete on photocopy]
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ORDINANCE
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| WHEREAS, |
The
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is the duly constituted governing
body within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and |
| WHEREAS, |
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has been organized to represent, develop, protect and advance the views, interests, education and resources of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and |
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WHEREAS,
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Article VI, Section 1 (k) of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation empowers the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council to promulgate Ordinances for the purposes of safeguarding the peace and safety of the residents of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and |
| WHEREAS, |
It has come to the attention of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council that there is increasing incidents of reported drug use and abuse within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Reservation, and |
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WHEREAS,
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It has come to the attention of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council that the present laws related to Dangerous Drugs are incapable of being enforced due to their complexities and lack of relationship to the problems present on the Blackfeet Reservation, and |
| WHEREAS, |
For a period of one (1) year from the date this Ordinance is adopted there shall be "Zero Tolerance" on the Blackfeet Reservation, and |
| WHEREAS, |
"Zero Tolerance" may be extended by a motion to, and approved by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, now |
| THEREFORE |
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, That Ordinance 77 and Chapter 5, Part V, Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation are hereby repealed and that the attached set of laws, entitled "Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs" be adopted as Chapter 5, Section V of the Blackfeet Law and Order Code of 1967 as amended. |
| ATTEST: |
THE
BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE
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BLACKFEET
INDIAN RESERVATION
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| __/s/_____________________________ | __/s/_____________________________ |
| Roland Kennerly, Secretary | Earl Old Person, Chairman |
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council in a duly called, noticed and convened Regular Session assembled for business on the 9th day of January, 1997 with Six (6) members present to constitute a quorum and by a unanimous vote of said members present.
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| (CORPORATE SEAL) | Roland Kennerly, Secretary |
| Blackfeet Tribal Business Council |