Section 36-7 Corporate Name
36-7.01 Corporate Name. The Corporate Name:
(a) Shall not contain any word or phrase which indicates or implies that it is organized for any
purpose other than 1 or more of the purposes contained in its articles of incorporation; and
(b) Shall not be the same as, or deceptively similar to the name of any corporation, whether for
profit or not for profit organized under this Chapter or any other Code or Resolution of the Tribe
to transact business or conduct affairs in the Reservation.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-8 Registered Office and Registered Agent
36-8.01 Registered Office and Registered Agent. Each corporation shall have and continuously maintain on
this Reservation:
(a) A registered office, and;
(b) A registered agent.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-9 Registered Agent as an Agent for Service
36-9.01 Registered Agent as an Agent for Service.
(a) The registered agent appointed by a corporation as provided in this Chapter shall be an agent of
such corporation upon whom a process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be
served upon the corporation may be served.
(b) Whenever a corporation shall fail to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this Reservation or
whenever its registered agent cannot, with reasonable diligence, be found at the registered
office, then the Tribal Secretary shall be an agent of such corporation upon whom any such
process, notice, or demand shall be made by delivering to and leaving with them, or with any
clerk having charge of their office, duplicate copies of such process, notice or demand.
(1) In the event that any such process, notice or demand is served on the Tribal Secretary,
he shall immediately cause 1 of such copies thereof to be forwarded by registered or
certified mail, addressed to the corporation at its registered office.
(c) The Tribal Secretary shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served upon
them under this Section, and shall keep a record therein the time of such service and their
action with respect thereto.
(d) Nothing herein contained shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice or demand
required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation in any other manner now or
hereafter permitted by law.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-10 Members
36-10.01 Members.
(a) A corporation may have members or may have no members.
(b) If the corporation has members, the manner of election or appointment and the qualifications
and rights of the members shall be set forth in the articles of incorporation or the by-laws.
(c) If the corporation has no members, that fact shall be set forth in the articles of incorporation.
(d) A corporation may issue certificates evidencing membership therein.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 36-11 By-laws
36-11.01 By-laws.
(a) The initial by-laws of a corporation shall be adopted by its Board of Directors.
(b) The power to alter, amend, or repeal the by-laws or adopt new by-laws shall be vested in the
Board of Directors unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the by-laws.
Legislative History-Enacted 10/14/04, Resolu. 2005-04; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
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