CHAPTER 36 NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS
Section 36-1 Short Title
36-1.01 Short Title. This Code shall be known and may be cited as the Spokane Tribal Nonprofit
Corporations Chapter.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-2 Definitions
36-2.01 Definitions.
(a) “Articles of Incorporation” means the original articles of incorporation and all amendments
thereto, including articles of merger of consolidation, and in the case of a corporation created by
a special Code or Resolutions of the Tribal Council, means such special Code or Resolution and
any amendments thereto.
(b) “Board of Directors” means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of a
corporation irrespective of the name by which such group is designated.
(c) “By-laws” means the Code or Codes of Rules adopted for the regulation or management of the
affairs of a corporation irrespective of the names or names by which such rules are designated.
(d) “Corporation” or “Domestic Corporation” means a corporation chartered under the provisions of
this Chapter.
(e) “Court” means except, where otherwise specified, the Spokane Tribal Court.
(f) “Insolvent” means that a corporation is unable to pay its debts as they become due in the usual
course of its affairs.
(g) “Member” means a person having membership rights in a corporation in accordance with the
provisions of its articles of incorporation or by-laws.
(h) “Not for Profit Corporation” means a corporation no part of the income of which is distributable
to its members, directors, or officers; except nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as
prohibiting the payment of reasonable compensation for services rendered and the making of
distribution upon dissolution or final liquidation as permitted in this Chapter.
(i) “Reservation” means the Spokane Indian Reservation.
(j) “Tribal Department of Commerce” means the Department of the Spokane Tribal government
designated to perform any function vested in it by this Chapter.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-3 Applicability
36-3.01 Applicability. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all corporations organized hereunder or
which elect to accept the provisions of this Chapter.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-4 Purpose
36-4.01 Purpose. Corporations may be organized under this Chapter for any lawful purpose or purposes
including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following purposes: benevolent; religious, missionary;
educational; scientific; research; literary; musical; social; athletic; patriotic; political; civil; professional;
commercial; industrial; business; or trade association; mutual or civic improvement; promotion of the Arts.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-5 General Powers
36-5.01 General Powers. Each corporation shall have the power:
(a) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless a limited period of duration is stated
in its articles of incorporation;
(b) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;
(c) To have a corporate seal which may be altered at pleasure and to use the same by causing it, or
a facsimile thereof, to be impressed of affixed in any other manner reproduced;
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