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 92 STAT. 1660

PUBLIC LAW 95-496—OCT. 21, 1978

Public Law 95-496 95th Congress An Act Oct. 21, 1978 [S. 1081]

Indians. Osage Tribe, Okla. Tribal government, elections and appointments.

Repeal. 25 USC 331 note. Competency certificate revocation, application. 25 USC 331 note.

To amend certain laws relating to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1906 (34 Stat. 539, 545), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "There shall be a quadrennial election of the officers of the Osage Tribe as follows: A principal chief, an assistant principal chief, and eight members of the Osage Tribal Council shall be elected to succeed the officers elected in the year 1974 at a general election to be held in the town of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on the first Monday in June 1978 and on the first Monday in June of each fourth year thereafter, in a manner to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and said officers shall be elected for a period of four years commencing on the first day of July following the election. In case of a vacancy in the office of principal chief or other officer by death, resignation, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled in a manner to be prescribed by the Osage Tribal Council. In the event of a common disaster and a quorum of five of the Osage Tribal Council does not survive, the Secretary shall appoint a principal chief and/or the number of councilmen necessary to complete a total of eight, to serve until the next quadrennial election. The Secretary is hereby authorized to remove from the council any member or members for good cause, to be by him determined, after the party involved has had due notice and opportunity to appear and defend himself. The tribal government so constituted shall continue in full force and effect until January 1, 1984, and thereafter until otherwise provided by Act of Congress.". SEC. 2. (a) The first paragraph of section 3 of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1034, 1035), as amended, extending the mineral estate reserved to the Osage Tribe by the Act of June 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 539), is further amended by striking the phrase "until the eighth day of April 1983, and thereafter until otherwise provided by Act of Congress" and substituting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "in perpetuity". (b) The second paragraph of section 3 of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1034, 1035), as amended, is amended by striking the phrase "unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "and thereafter until otherwise provided by Congress". (c) The fourth paragraph of section 3 of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1034, 1036) is amended by striking the phrase "January 1, 1984" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "January 1, 1984 and thereafter until otherwise provided by Congress". SEC. 3. (a) The Act of February 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 18) is hereby repealed. (b) Any Osage Indian having received a certificate of competency under paragraph 7 of section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1906 (34 Stat. 539, 542); section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1478, 1480); or the Act of February 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 18), may make application to the Secretary of the Interior to revoke such certificate and the Secretary shall revoke such certificate: Provided, That revocation of any

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