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AN ACT RELATING TO AFFIRMATION AND CODIFICATION OF LAWS AND STATUTES OF CHEROKEE NATION
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This enactment shall be known as the Cherokee Nation Codification Act of 2016. This Act will not be codified but provides for the affirmation and codification of the Legislative Acts of the Tribal Council.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to affirm the re-organization of the laws of the Cherokee Nation as provided in the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (2014), and laws appended thereto, and to further provide for affirmation and codification of the Legislative Acts of the Tribal Council that do not contain codification language.
Section 3. Legislative History
A. 25 C.N.C.A § 21 (Legislative Act 2-85), effective July 13, 1985, requires that an enactment of the Tribal Council be set out in the format evidenced in the instant Act. Codification provisions must be a part of any enactment of the Tribal Council.
B. 25 C.N.C.A § 1 (Legislative Act 9-92), effective October 10, 1992, organizes various laws, repeals certain laws, and affirms and codifies other laws of the Cherokee Nation, including those enacted prior to 1906 and post 1975.
C. Since the comprehensive codification in 1992, the Tribal Council has passed numerous legislative acts that enact, amend, and repeal various laws of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation Code Annotated was not updated contemporaneously with the passage of each legislative act.
D. In 2014, the Cherokee Nation published an update version of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated. The Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (2014) re-organizes various laws previously codified and further codifies those legislative acts that do not contain the required codification language.
Section 4. Definitions
For purposes of this title:
A. “Cherokee Nation Code Annotated” means the enacted laws of the Cherokee Nation annotated for reference and research.
B. “Codi...
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