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Any Indian who shall violate any law, rule or regulation adopted by the tribal council for the control or regulation of gambling on any reservation, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 30 days. § 11.59 Adultery.

Any Indian who shall have sexual intercourse with another person, either of such persons being married to a third person, shall be deemed guilty of adultery and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 30 days.

§ 11.60C Fornication.

Any Indian who shall have sexual intercourse with another person, neither of such persons being married, shall be deemed guilty of fornication and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period of not to exceed 25 days.

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Any Indian who shall live or cohabit with another as man and wife not then and there being married shall be deemed guilty of illicit cohabitation and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 30 days. § 11.62 Prostitution.

Any Indian who shall practice prostitution or who shall knowingly keep, maintain, rent or lease, any house, room, tent, or other place for the purpose of prostitution shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 6 months.

§ 11.63 Giving venereal disease to another.

Any Indian who shall infect another person with a venereal disease

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Any Indian who shall infect another person with a venereal disease shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 3 months. The Court of Indian Offenses shall have authority to order and compel the medical examination and treatment of any person charged with violation of this section or found to be afflicted with any communicable disease. § 11.63CA Giving venereal disease to another.

Any Indian who shall infect another person with a venereal disease shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 3 months. The Court of Indian Offenses shall have authority to order and compel the medical examination and treatment of any person charged with violation of this section or found to be afflicted with any communicable disease of this nature.

§ 11.64 Failure to support dependent

persons.

Any Indian who shall, because of habitual intemperance or gambling or for any other reason, refuse or neglect to furnish food, shelter, or care to those dependent upon him, including any dependent children born out of wedlock, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 3 months, for the benefit of such dependent.

§ 11.64C Failure to support dependent

persons.

(a) Any Indian who shall, because of habitual intemperance or gambling or for any other reason, refuse or neglect to furnish food, shelter, or care to those dependent upon him, including any dependent children born out of wedlock, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and

upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 3 months, for the benefit of such dependent.

(b) The Court of Indian Offenses shall also have authority to order and compel the payment of all alimony lawfully awarded in any divorce proceeding by any State court having jurisdiction, and nonpayment of such awards shall be accepted as conclusive evidence of failure to provide for dependent persons under this section: Provided, however, That an appeal may be taken to the Tribal Court of Appeals whose decision shall be final. § 11.65 Failure to send children to school.

Any Indian who shall, without good cause, neglect or refuse to send his children or any children under his care, to school shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 10 days.

CROSS REFERENCE: For regulations pertaining to the education of Indians, see Parts 31-34 of this chapter.

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thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 6 months. § 11.69 False arrest.

Any Indian who shall willfully and knowingly make, or cause to be made, the unlawful arrest, detention or imprisonment of another person, shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 6 months. § 11.70 Resisting lawful arrest.

Any Indian who shall willfully and knowingly, by force or violence, resist or assist another person to resist a lawful arrest shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 30 days.

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by the tribal council and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced as provided in the ordinance.

§ 11.75C Limitation on filing of complaints.

No complaint shall be filed charging the commission of an offense, as defined under §§ 11.38-11.75C, unless such offense shall have been committed within 1 year prior to the date of the complaint. § 11.75CA Attempted rape.

Any Indian who shall willfully and knowingly by force or violence attempt to rape another or assist in permitting an attempted rape shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 90 days, or a fine of $180, or both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 11.76CA Vagrancy.

Any Indian who wanders about in idleness, living off others, who is able to work, and has no property or money sufficient for his (her) support or loafs or loiters in any city, town or village on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation without any attempt to obtain regular employment shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 30 days, or to a fine not to exceed $60, or to both such imprisonment and fine, with costs.

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offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to a period of not to exceed 60 days at hard labor.

CROSS REFERENCE: For Navajo grazing regulations, see Part 152 of this chapter.

§ 11.78NH Stock trespass in form of unauthorized use of range.

Any Indian who shall willfully graze stock in excess of permitted number on tribal range, or who shall refuse to graze his livestock in accordance with range management plans which consider deferred grazing, the reservation of specific areas for seasonal use, etc., shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 6 months, and, or, he shall be required to pay damages equal to the value of the forage consumed, salaries and expenses of employees for the time incurred in In making investigation, and reports. lieu of cash, this fine, if levied, may be collected in livestock.

CROSS REFERENCE: For Navajo grazing regulations, see Part 152 of this chapter. § 11.79NH Failure to dip sheep.

Any Indian who willfully refuses to dip all of his sheep and goats according to regulations when so directed by the superintendent or his authorized representative shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 6 months or shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 or both. In lieu of cash, this fine, if levied, may be collected in livestock.

§ 11.80NH Making false reports of stock owned.

Any Indian who willfully makes a false report as to the total number of stock owned, or refuses to make a true report of stock ownership, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100. In lieu of cash this fine may be collected in livestock.

CROSS REFERENCE: For method of making out reports of stock owned, see § 152.7 of this chapter.

§ 11.81NH Unauthorized

tribal land.

fencing of

Any Indian who shall willfully fence, for his own advantage, range

land belonging to the tribe, without first having secured a permit from the superintendent shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 6 months.

§ 11.82NH Inter-district trespass.

Any Indian who shall allow his stock to trespass on range allocated to others under provisions of the grazing regulations, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 3 months or shall be subject to a fine equal to the damage done the range allocated to others, or both.

CROSS REFERENCE: For Navajo grazing regulations, see Part 152 of this chapter.

§ 11.83NH Grazing stock without permit.

Any Indian who shall allow his stock to graze on tribal land without a grazing permit shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 3 months or shall be fined not to exceed $100 or both. In lieu of cash, this fine, if levied, may be collected in livestock.

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Any Indian who shall willfully refuse to brand or mark his or her livestock where such branding or marking is required in the interest of ownership identification or for other purposes or who alters, obliterates or removes such brands or marks shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 60 days.

§ 11.85NH Obstructing or interfering with livestock roundups.

Any Indian who shall interfere with or obstruct authorized roundups which have for their purpose the removal of unowned horses or other livestock, or for the purpose of determining ownership or for other purposes designed to protect tribal land from destruction, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 6 months.

§ 11.86NH

Trespass on areas reserved for demonstration purposes.

Any Indian who shall commit willful trespass on areas reserved for demonstration, administration, or agricultural purposes designed for the benefit of the tribe, shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to hard labor for a period not to exceed 60 days and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100, or both. In lieu of cash, this fine, if levied, may be collected in livestock.

§ 11.87NH Peyote violations.

Any Indian who shall introduce into the Navajo country, sell, use or have in his possession within said Navajo country, the bean known as peyote, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed 9 months, or a fine not to exceed $100, or both. THE INDIAN POLICE

§ 11.301

Superintendent in command.

The superintendent of each Indian reservation shall be recognized as commander of the Indian police force and will be held responsible for the general efficiency and conduct of the members thereof. It shall be the duty of the superintendent, or his duly qualified representative, to keep himself informed as to the efficiency of the Indian police in the discharge of their duties, to subject them to a regular inspection, to inform them as to their duties and keep a strict accounting of the equipment issued them in connection with their official duties. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to detail such Indian policemen as may be necessary to carry out the orders of the Court of Indian Offenses and to preserve order during the court sessions. The superintendent shall investigate all reports and charges of misconduct on the part of Indian policemen and shall exercise such proper disciplinary measures as may be consistent with existing regulations. No superintendent of any Indian reservation shall assign or detail any member of the Indian police force for duty as janitor or chauffeur or for any duty not connected with the administration of law and order.

§ 11.302 Police commissioners.

The superintendent of any Indian reservation may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, designate as police commissioner any qualified person. Wherever any special or deputy special officer is regularly employed in any Indian jurisdiction, he shall be police commissioner for that jurisdiction. Such police commissioner shall obey the orders of the superintendent of the reservation where employed and shall see that the orders of the Court of Indian Offenses are properly carried out. The police commissioner shall be responsible to the superintendent for the conduct and efficiency of the Indian police under his direction and shall give such instruction and advice to them as may be necessary. The police commissioner shall also report to the superintendent all violations of law or regulation and any misconduct of any member of the Indian police.

§ 11.303 Police training.

It shall be the duty of the superintendent to maintain from time to time as circumstances require and permit classes of instruction for the Indian policemen. Such classes shall familiarize the policemen with the manner of making searches and arrests, the proper and humane handling of prisoners, the keeping of records of offenses and police activities, and with court orders and legal forms and the duties of the police in relation thereto, and other subjects of importance for efficient police duty. It shall further be the purpose of the classes to consider methods of preventing crime and of securing cooperation with Indian communities in establishing better social relations.

§ 11.304 Indian policemen.

(a) The superintendent of any Indian reservation may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, employ and appoint Indians as Indian police whose qualifications shall be as follow:

(1) A candidate must be in sound physical condition and of sufficient size and strength to perform the duties required.

(2) He must be possessed of courage, self-reliance, intelligence, and a high sense of loyalty and duty.

(3) He must never have been convicted of a felony, nor have been convicted of any misdemeanor for a period of 1 year prior to appointment.

(b) The duties of an Indian policeman shall be:

(1) To obey promptly all orders of the police commissioner or the court of Indian offenses when assigned to that duty. (2) To lend assistance to brother officers.

(3) To report and investigate all violations of any law or regulation coming to his notice or reported for attention.

(4) To arrest all persons observed violating the laws and regulations for which he is held responsible.

(5) To inform himself as to the laws and regulations applicable to the jurisdiction where employed and as to the laws of arrest.

(6) To prevent violations of the law and regulations.

(7) To report to his superior officers all accidents, births, deaths or other events or impending events of importance.

(8) To abstain from the use of intoxicants, or narcotics and to refrain from engaging in any act which would reflect discredit upon the police department.

(9) To refrain from the use of profane, insolent or vulgar language.

(10) To use no unnecessary force or violence in making an arrest, search, or seizure.

(11) To keep all equipment furnished by the Government in reasonable repair and order.

(12) To report the loss of any and all property issued by the Government in connection with official duties.

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