Whereas, the Metlakatla Indians of Annette Islands Reserve, 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,

    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 submit to said Indians this Charter of incorporation for the Metlakatla Indian Community.

    SECTION 1. Purpose and Name. In order to enable the Community and its members to do various kinds of business for their common welfare, the Community is hereby chartered as a corporation of the United States of America under the name of " Metlakatla Indian Community."

    SECTION 2. Membership. The corporation shall be a membership corporation, consisting of all persons of the Community considered members under the rules of its Constitution.

    SECTION 3. Management. The corporation shall be managed by the Community Council set up under the Constitution.

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

To own, hold, manage, and dispose of all Community 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 Community and its members;

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

Violate any law or the Constitution and By-laws of the Community;

Sell or mortgage any land or interests in lands or waters reserved for the Community;

Make leases, permits or contracts to or with nonmembers covering the land in the Reserve except with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

    SECTION 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 Community.

    SECTION 8. Changes in the Charter. Changes in the Charter may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of the Community Council or by a petition signed by one-third of the eligible voters of the Community. Such changes shall be in force, if approved by the Secretary of the Interior, when ratified by a majority vote of the members voting in an election called by the Secretary of the Interior, provided at least 30 percent of the eligible voters cast their ballots. The Charter itself shall continue in force for all time unless revoked by act of Congress.

    SECTION 9. Adoption of Charter. This Charter shall be in force when it is agreed to by a majority vote of these members voting in an election called by the Secretary of the Interior, provided, that at least 30 percent of the voting membership votes and provided that the Community has agreed to a constitution and by-laws approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

    This Charter is herewith approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior and submitted for ratification by members of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve, Territory of Alaska, in a popular referendum called and held under the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL]                                                                                                                                    OSCAR L. CHAPMAN

    Pursuant to an order approved August 23, 1944, by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the attached Charter was submitted for ratification to the members of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve, Territory of Alaska, and was on December 19, 1944, duly ratified by a vote of 105 for, and 17 against, in are election in which over 30% of those entitled to vote cast their ballots, in accordance with Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, (48 Stat. 984) as amended by the Act of June 15, (49 Stat. 378) and the Act of May 1, 1936 (49 Stat. 1250).

                                                                                                                                                  MRS. TED S. BLANDOR

                                                                                                                                                     MRS. CORA LANG

    Section 4, Powers, of the Corporate Charter is amended as follows:

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

"To own, hold, manage, and dispose of all Community property;

"To make contracts;

"To sue and be sued;

"To borrow money from the Revolving Indian Credit Fund, or from any other government agency, or source, and to use such funds under a loan contract, and to pledge, or mortgage, as security for repayment of such loans, electric system, cannery or other revenue;

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

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

                                                                                                                                                 WILLIAM E. WARNE,

    Pursuant to an order approved December 9, 1949, by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the attached Amendment I to the Corporate Charter of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve, Territory of Alaska, was submitted for ratification to the members of the Metlakatla Indian Community, and was on March 17, 1950, duly ratified by a vote of 184 for, and 3 against, in an election in which over 30 percent of those entitled to vote cast their ballots, in accordance with Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) as amended by the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378) and the Act of May 1, 1936 (49 Stat. 1250).

                                                                                                                                                   JOHN W. SMITH,