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Be It Resolved By The Redding Rancheria Tribal Council that the following Adoption
Ordinances have been passed by a vote of 6 for and 0 against at
a duly called meeting of the Redding Rancheria Tribal Council.
TRIBAL COUNCIL CONSENT
There shall be a unanimous consent of all seven (7) council members at a duly
called meeting in which all 7 council members must be in attendance.
TESTIMONY
Testimony in favor and against adoption of such tentative members by any Redding
Rancheria member including members of the Tribal Council shall be allowed to
be heard.
VERIFICATION
The tentative members shall be of Indian descent with verification of 1/4 degree
Indian blood.
ADOPTEE HEIRS
Those tentative members that are approved shall not have the right to bring
into the membership of the Redding Rancheria with them any heirs or future heirs.
Any benefits that the adoptee shall receive shall not be obligated by any will
or probate, nor any emcumberance during his or her life or death.
RESTRICTIONS
The seven Tribal Council members shall only allow a maximum of one (1) adoptions
per year and the Tribal Council shall seek and have guarantee of extra funds
to take care of that adoptee of the previous year before they allow any new
adoptions to be approved.
FINAL APPROVAL
No person shall be enrolled as an adopted member of the Redding Rancheria except
by a majority vote of the General Council at a Regular or Special meeting of
the General Council.
DUAL MEMBERSHIP
Any person submitting an application for adoption into the Redding Rancheria
shall not be a member of any other tribe or band.
BURDEN OF PROOF
The burden of proof for verification of Indian decent and no duel membership
shall be on the applicant.
ADOPTION HEARINGS
Adoption hearings shall be held one month prior to the annual General Council
meetings and closed thereafter until the following year.
HONORARY ADOPTIONS
A person may be adopted as an honorary member subject to approval of the majority
of the Tribal Council. Honorary adoptees shall have no monetary benefits or
voting powers or any other benefits the Redding Rancheria membership shares.
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/s/ Leland T. Foreman Chairman |
Adopted 3/5/87 |
| /s/
Carla Maslin Secretary |