Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin: Governmental Structure Excerpt

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ARTICLE III - THE GOVERNING BODY
Section 1. The governing body of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin shall be the Tribal Council.
Section 2. The Council shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and eight (8) additional members. The officers and councilmen shall be nominated and elected by popular vote as provided in Article IV of this Constitution.
Section 3. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall act as the Executive Council of the Tribal Council, to which the Tribal Council may delegate such administrative power as it shall see fit.
Section 4. No person shall be a candidate for membership on the Tribal Council unless he/she shall be an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a resident of the reservation for at least one year preceding the date of the election and at least one-quarter (1/4) degree of Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Indian blood.

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