Constitution and By-laws of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation

Amended: June 19, 2012

The tribe makes their constitution available online. The link below will take you to the version of the constitution available on the tribe's website. Please contact the library if you need assistance.

CONSTITUTION (pdf)

Table of Contents

Preamble
Article I - Purpose
Article II - Name
Article III - Territory
Article IV - Membership
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3 - Enrollment Ordinance
Article V - Governing Body
Section 1 - Name
Section 2 - Compostition
Section 3 - Districts
Article VI - Nominations and Elections
Section 1
Section 2 - Election Day
Section 3 - Election Board
Section 4 - Election Ordinance
Section 5 - Nomination Procedures
Section 6 - Qualificaitons of Candidates
Section 7 - Qualifications of Voters
Section 8 - Absentee Ballots
Section 9 - Oath of Office
Section 10 - Installation
Section 11 - Judicial Review

Article VII - Vacancies, Removal, Recall and Referendum
Section 1
Section 2 - Removal
Section 3 - Recall
Section 4 - Referendum
Article VIII - Rights of Members
Article IX - Powers and Duties of Tribal Council
Article X - Amendments

Bylaws of the Hoopa Valley Tribe
Article XI - Tribal Council
Section 1 - Chairman
Section 2- Vice Chairman
Section 3- Secretary
Section 4 - Treasurer
Section 5 - Appointive Officer
Article XII - Time and Place of Meetings and Procedure
Section 1
Section 2 - Quorum
Section 3 - Order of Business
Section 4 - Tribal Legislation
Section 5 - Report of Meetings
Section 6 - Salaries
Article XIII - Ratification of Constitution and Bylaws

[Table of Contents created by NILL in September 2016, based on materials available on tribe's website.