Contents of Osage Nation Constitution

Preamble
Art. I Title
- Title
Art. II Territory and Jurisdiction
- § 1 Territory
- § 2 Jurisdiction
Art. III Membership
- § 1 Base membership roll
- § 2 Qualifications for membership
- § 3 Dual enrollment
- § 4 Membership laws
Art. IV Declaration of Rights
- § 1 Popular sovereignty
- § 2 Self-government
- § 3 Inalienable rights of Osage citizens
- § 4 Remedies
- § 5 Rights of mineral royalty interest holders
Art. V Distribution of Powers of Government
- § 1 Governing powers
- § 2 Separation of powers
- § 3 Supremacy clause
Art. VI Legislature
- § 1 Legislative power
- § 2 Composition
- § 3 Term of Office
- § 4 Qualifications
- § 5 Disqualifications
- § 6 Vacancies
- § 7 Compensation
- § 8 Election of officers
- § 9 Quorum
- § 10 Sessions
- § 11 Rules of procedure
- § 12 Enactment of laws
- § 13 Special requirements for the amendment of laws to protect assets
- § 14 Presentation of bills to Principal Chief; veto
- § 15 Presentation of orders, resolutions, and votes to Principal Chief
- § 16 Necessary laws
- § 17 Disclosure of private interest
- § 18 Power of removal
- § 19 Public proceedings
- § 20 Executive sessions
- § 21 Legislative accountability
- § 22 Legislative committees, commissions, etc
- § 23 Merit based employment system
- § 24 Annual budget
- § 25 Legislative referendum
Art. VII Executive
- § 1 Supreme executive power
- § 2 Term of Office
- § 3 Qualifications
- § 4 Disqualifications
- § 5 Composition
- § 6 Assistant Principal Chief
- § 7 Acting Principal Chief
- § 8 Vacancies; absences
- § 9 Further succession
- § 10 Compensation
- § 11 Veto
- § 12 Communicate with legislature; convene legislature
- § 13 Establish Department of the Treasury
- § 14 Tribal Enterprise Boards
- § 15 Appointments
- § 16 Removal power
- § 17 Offices and records of executive officers
- § 18 Seal of the Osage Nation
Art. VIII Judiciary
- § 1 Judicial powers
- § 2 Appellate jurisdiction
- § 3 Composition of Supreme Court; qualifications
- § 4 Disqualification
- § 5 Jurisdiction of Trial Court
- § 6 Composition of Trial Court; qualifications
- § 7 Election of Chief Justice, Associate Justices and Chief Judge
- § 8 Appointment of associate judges
- § 9 Conflict of interest
- § 10 Compensation
- § 11 Administration
Art. IX Oath of Office
- Art. IX Oath of Office
Art. X Code of Ethics
- § 1 Purpose
- § 2 Compliance with law and regulations
- § 3 The conduct of tribal officials and employees
- § 4 Conflicts of interest
- § 5 Gifts and public favor
- § 6 Use of tribal resources
- § 7 Advocacy
- § 8 Independence of boards and commissions
- § 9 Political subdivisions
- § 10 Provisions for violations
Art. XI Citizen Initiative, Referendum and Recall
- § 1 Citizen initiative and referendum
- § 2 Application of initiative, referendum or recall
- § 3 Petition for initiative or referendum
- § 4 Initiative election
- § 5 Referendum election
- § 6 Enactment and rejection
- § 7 Restrictions
- § 8 Recall
Art. XII Removal
- § 1 Grounds for removal
- § 2 Rules and procedures
Art. XIII Suffrage and Elections
- § 1 Qualified voters
- § 2 Election code
- § 3 Election Board
- § 4 General Elections
- § 5 Special Elections
- § 6 Contested elections
- § 7 Secret ballots
Art. XIV Villages
- § 1 Recognized villages
- § 2 Reserved status
- § 3 Governance
Art. XV Natural Resources and Minerals Management
- § 1 General authority
- § 2 Osage Mineral Estate
- § 3 Osage mineral royalties
- § 4 Management of the Osage Mineral Estate
- § 5 Preservation of hunting and fishing
Art. XVI Osage Culture and Language
- § 1 Preservation of linguistic and cultural lifeways
Art. XVII Osage Health, Education, and Welfare
- § 1 Health care
- § 2 Care of the elders
- § 3 Care of our children
- § 4 Education
Art. XVIII Reserved Powers
- Reserved powers
Art. XIX Sovereign Immunity
- § 1 Immunity of Osage Nation from suit
Art. XX Amendment of Constitution
- § 1 Amendment by legislature
- § 2 Amendment by petition
- § 3 No veto power
Art. XXI Severability
- Severability
Art. XXII Savings Clause
- § 1 Savings clause
- § 2 Continuity of governmental authority and jurisdiction
Art. XXIII Ratification of Constitution
- Ratification of Constitution