Title
AN ACT AMENDING LA-2-85 REQUIRING SPECIFIC FORM FOR ENACTMENTS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification.
This Act shall be known as the “Tribal Council Enactment form Act of 2007”, and shall be codified as Title _____, Section ______ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose.
The purpose of this Act is to amend the current form of enactments and resolutions to coincide with the current Cherokee Nation Constitution.
Section 3. Legislative History.
LA #2-85
Article VI Section 7 of the Cherokee Nation Constitution.
Section 4. Substantive Provisions of Law; Repeals, Additions and Amendments.
25 § 21. Definition and style of laws
When a permanent rule of conduct of government in the form of a continuing regulation is the intent of the Council of the Cherokee Nation, the same shall be affected by an enactment of law of the Cherokee Nation, the following form shall be used:
Legislative Act -(year)
ACT RELATING TO
(insert title)
Example: THE REGULATION OF WATERWAYS AND ENVIRONMENT
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section (code section) 1. Title and Codification.
Example: This act shall be known as the _________ and codified as (Title) (Section) of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section (code section) 2. Purpose.
Section (code section) 3. Legislative History.
Section (code section) 4. Definitions.
For purposes of this Title:
Section (code section) 5. (Insert substantive provisions of law; repeals, additions and amendments)
Section (code section) 6. Provisions as Cumulative.
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing law.
Section (code section) 7. Severability.
The provisions of this act are severable and if any part of provision hereof shall be held void the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of this act.
Section (code section) 8. Emergency Declared.
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