1.1.4.060 Approval of Code

Section 1.2.1 of the Code shall read as follows:

(a) This Code, which includes both civil and criminal laws, shall become effective upon enactment and shall apply to all persons and property within the jurisdiction of the Pueblo.

(b) The power to preserve internal order within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo by punishing, when necessary, those persons under its jurisdiction who violate Pueblo civil or criminal law is absolutely essential to the existing sovereignty of the Pueblo. The Pueblo has neither waived nor surrendered its civil jurisdiction over non-Indians within its jurisdiction and/or on the lands of the Pueblo, and no treaty or federal law has withdrawn the civil jurisdiction of the Pueblo over non-Indians found within the jurisdiction of the Pueblo.

(c) The Legislative Clerk, under the direction of the Lt. Governor or Council designee, shall maintain and update the Code as necessary. The Legislative Clerk shall have the power to number, renumber, cite, and reorganize the Code in order to maintain a comprehensive set of laws and budgets that are accessible to the public; provided, that the Legislative Clerk shall not have the power to modify any substantive provision of a law or budget enacted or approved by the Council. The Legislative Clerk shall redact from all Resolutions and laws the dollar amount or price that the Pueblo paid for any land purchase; provided that a member of the Pueblo shall be entitled to obtain the redacted purchase price(s) pursuant to an administrative process, which shall be established by the Governor to protect the proprietary and governmental interests of the Pueblo. In the absence of a Legislative Clerk, the Secretary shall assume the duties of the Legislative Clerk.

(d) The Legislative Clerk shall provide official notice in writing of the enactment of a law, or approval of a budget or budget modification, by providing an official copy of such law or budget to the Executive and Judicial branches of government.