Whereas, a group of Eskimos having a common bond of living together at Deering, Territory of Alaska, seek to organize under Sections 16 and 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934, and Section 1 of the Act of May 1, 1936, by adoption of a constitution and by-laws and a charter approved by the Secretary of the Interior,

    Whereas, more than one-third of the adult natives have petitioned that a charter be granted to the group,

    Now, therefore, I, Oscar L. Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, by virtue of the authority given to me by the above acts, do hereby grant this charter of incorporation to the group of Eskimos so organizing, to be effective when duly agreed to, provided that the said constitution and by-laws have been duly agreed to.

    SEC. 1. Purpose and Name.-In order to enable the Village and its members to do various kinds of business for their good, the Village is hereby chartered as a corporation of the United States of America, under the name of "Native Village of Deering."

    SEC. 2. Membership.-The corporation shall be a membership corporation, consisting of all persons of the Village considered members under the rules of its constitution.

    SEC. 3. Management.-The corporation shall be managed by the governing body set up under the constitution.

    SEC. 4. Powers.-The corporation shall have the power to do the following things:

To own, hold, manage, and dispose of all village property;

To make contracts;

To sue and be sued;

To borrow money from the revolving Indian credit fund and to use it under a loan contract;

To enter into any business or activity that will better the condition of the Village and its members;

To do such other things as may be necessary to carry on the business and activities of the Village.

Go against any law or the constitution and bylaws of the Village;

Sell or mortgage any land set aside as a reserve for the Village;

Make leases, permits or contracts covering any lands or waters set aside as a reserve for the Village without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative.

    SEC. 7. Records.-The corporation shall keep correct records of its business and activities and give copies of these records when asked to do so to the representative of the Office of Indian Affairs serving the Village.

    SEC. 8. Changes in the Charter.-Changes in the charter may be made by the Village and if approved by the Secretary of the Interior shall be in force when agreed to by a majority vote of those members voting in an election called by the Secretary of the Interior, provided, that at least 30 per cent of the voting membership votes and provided that the Village has agreed to a constitution and by-laws approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

    This Charter is hereby approved and granted by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior to the group of Eskimos leaving a common bond of residence in the village of Deering, Alaska, to be voted on in an election called and held under the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior.

    WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10, 1945.

    Pursuant to an order, approved September 10, 1945, by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the attached charter was submitted for ratification to the group of Eskimos having a common bond of residence in the Native Village of Deering, 'I'erritory of Alaska, and was on October 26, 1945, duly ratified by a vote of 27 for and 0 against, in an election in which over 30 per cent of those entitled to vote cast their ballots, in accordance with the Alaska Act of May 1, 1936 (49 Stat. 1250), and section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended by the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378).

    EVERITT M. CALHOUN,
 
             Government Representative.