ARTICLE III
STATUS
This Corporation is organized, incorporated and granted its corporate powers, privileges and immunities
under the laws of the Spokane Tribe as a Tribally charted Tribal business corporation. This Corporation is a
distinct legal entity and not the Spokane Tribe of Indians and its corporate activities, transactions,
obligations, liabilities and property are not those of the said Tribe. Nothing in these Articles of Incorporation
shall be deemed to have waived or to permit the Corporation to waive the Spokane Tribe of Indian’s
sovereign immunity from suit. This Corporation shall have the same immunity from taxation under federal
law as the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
ARTICLE IV
CORPORATE PURPOSES
The purposes of this Corporation are as follows:
1. To engage in any type of lawful business, enterprise or venture related to _________________.
2. To promote the economic development of the Spokane Tribe of Indians; and
3. To enable the Tribe to be self-sufficient and to provide economic support for the members of the
Tribe.
ARTICLE V
CORPORATE POWERS
This Corporation shall have the power:
1. To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless a limited period of duration is stated
in its Articles of Incorporation;
2. To sue and be sued, in its corporate name in courts of competent jurisdiction within the United
States. The United States Federal Courts shall be among the courts of competent jurisdiction.
Provided, however, that this power does not authorize the levy of any judgment, lien,
garnishment or attachment upon any property or income of this Corporation other than
corporate property and income specifically mortgaged, pledge or assigned as collateral for its
corporation debts or liabilities. Provided further, however, that solely for the purposes of suit
brought against the corporation by a federal agency or its contractor relating to this
Corporation’s affairs with that agency or contractor, the levy of any judgment, lien, garnishment
or attachment may also be had against corporate property and income not specifically
mortgaged, pledged or assigned for that purpose;
3.
To have a corporate seal and to use the same by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be
impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced;
4. To purchase, take, receive, lease, take by gift, devise, or bequest, or otherwise acquire, and to
own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal in and with real or personal property, or any
interest therein, wherever situated;
5. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any
part of its property and assets;
6. To lend money to, and otherwise assist, its employees;
7.
To make contracts and incur liabilities; to borrow money at such rates of interest as the
corporation may determine without regard to the restrictions of any usury law; to issue its notes,
bonds, and other obligations; and to secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or
any of its property, franchises, and income.
8. To make guarantees respecting the contracts, securities, or obligations of any person; including,
but not limited to, any shareholder, affiliated or unaffiliated individual, domestic or foreign
corporation, partnership, association, joint venture, or trust, if such guarantee may reasonably
be expected to benefit, directly or indirectly, the guarantor corporation. As to the enforceability
of the guarantee, the decision of the Board of Directors that the guarantee may be reasonably
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