59. 60. 61. 62. 63. Duties of the President of the Board of Education. Appointing of primary schools. Reports of members to the Board of Education. 64. Salary. PRINCIPAL CHIEF. SECTION 1. The Principal Chief shall be elected on the first Tuesday in September by vote of the people, and shall hold his office for a period of four years. SEC. 2. He shall, on the fifth day of December next following his election, enter upon the duties of his office. He shall be installed by the Chief Justice of the Muskogee Nation, and shall not be recognized as being properly qual ified to discharge his duties until he has taken and subscribed to the following oath, to wit: I (name) do hereby most solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will truly and honestly support the Constitution and Laws of the Muskogee Nation, and will faithfully discharge all the duties of my office to the best of my ability. So help me God. SEC. 3. He shall constitute the executive head of this Nation. SEC. 4. In cases of great necessity he shall have power to convene the National Council by issuing an order to the President of the House of Kings and the Speaker of the House of Warriors, to call the members of their respective Houses to convene. SEC. 5. He shall have power to call an International Convention or Council of the Tribes or Nations residing within the limits of the Indian Territory whenever the same shall be necessary for the welfare of the Indian race. SEC. 6. He shall be the medium through which this Government shall communicate with foreign powers, where the same is not otherwise provided for by law. SEC. 7. He shall appoint National Committees, whose appointment is not otherwise provided for by law, and may appoint and commission, on special public business, one or more persons, during the intervals of council, whose expenses and compensation shall be paid out of the National Treasury; provided, however, that he shall not have the right to appoint and commission Delegates to Washington, D. C., without the advice and consent of the National Council. SEC. 8. He shall nominate to the National Council, the National Auditor, the Delegation to Washington, D. C., Live Stock Inspector, Members of the Board of Education, License Tax Collector and the District Attorneys. SEC. 9. He shall have power to suspend any Judicial or Executive officer who neglects the duties of his office, or is guilty of misdemeanor in the same. |