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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 971. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; protests against inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; publication of roll; publication of notice of agreement to division of assets; finality of roll
The Secretary of the Interior shall, with the advice and
assistance of the Ponca Tribe of Native Americans of Nebraska and
pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe, prepare a roll of
the members of the tribe and record thereon persons whose names
appeared on the census roll of April 1, 1934, and the supplement
thereto of January 1, 1935, and their descendants of not less than
one-quarter degree Indian blood of the Ponca Tribe, regardless of
place of residence, who are living on September 5, 1962. He shall
provide a reasonable opportunity for any person to protest against
the inclusion or omission of any name on or from the roll and his
decision on such protests shall be final and conclusive. After all
protests are disposed of, the roll shall be published in the
Federal Register. The Secretary shall thereupon give the adult
members of the tribe whose names appear on the roll an opportunity
to indicate their agreement or disagreement with a division of
tribal assets in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
If a majority of those indicating agreement or disagreement are
favorable to such division, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a notice of the fact and the roll prepared by him
shall thereupon become final and sections 972 to 980 of this title
shall become effective.
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