DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR
TORRES-MARTINEZ
INDIAN RESERVATION, CALIF.
Ordinance Legalizing the Introduction, Sale, or Possession
of Intoxicants
September
7, 1972
In accordance with authority delegated by the Secretary of Indian Affairs
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs by 230 DM 2 and accordance with
the Act of August 15, 1953, Public Law 277 83d Congress, first session
(67 Stat. 586), I certify that the following ordinance relating to the
application of the Federal Indian Liquor Laws on the Torres-Martinez
Indian Reservation, Calif., was adopted on February 27, 1972, by the
Torres-Martinez Tribal Business Committee, which has jurisdiction over
the area of Indian country included in the ordinance, reading as follows:
Whereas
Public Law 277, 83d Congress, approved August 15, 1953, provides that
section 1154, 1156, 3113, 3488, and 3618 of title 18, United States
Code, commonly referred to as the Federal Indian Liquor Laws, shall
not apply to any act or transaction within any area of Indian country
provided such act or transaction is in conformity with both the laws
of the State in which such act or transaction occurs and with an ordinance
duly adopted by the tribe having jurisdiction over such area of Indian
country, certified by the Secretary of the Interior and published in
the Federal Register, and
Now,
therefore, be it hereby resolved, That the introduction, sale, or
possession of intoxicating beverages shall be lawful within the Indian
country under the jurisdiction of the Torres-Martinez Band, provided,
that such introduction, sale, or possession, is in conformity with the
laws of California, and
Be it
further resolved, That any tribal laws, resolutions, or ordinances,
heretofore enacted which prohibit the sale, introduction, or possession
of intoxicating beverages are hereby repealed.
John O.
Crow
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs
(Federal Register, VOL. 37, No. 180--Friday, September 15, 1972)
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