1. To provide training for tribal court personnel and facilitate the improvement of tribal court systems.
2. To facilitate communication among association members in the interests of better serving our respective Indian communities.
3. To provide for participation in Association activities and for training administration, clerks and other court personnel.
4. To cooperate with tribal governments, inter-tribal organizations, governmental agencies, private organizations, and others to accomplish common purposes.
5. To further public awareness of Indian courts and their roles, and publish materials to accomplish this end.
6. To establish a permanent reporter system for judicial opinions and other materials in the field of Indian law not otherwise available to members courts.
7. To maintain a data bank of tribal court opinions, ordinances of member tribes, and other materials, and provide back-up legal support to members of the Association.
8. To assist members in drafting court procedures and establish appellate panels.
9. To secure financial and other resources to accomplish those purposes which the Association shall from time-to-time identify.
10. Provided, the Association shall not engages in any activities inconsistent with the purposes stated in the Articles of Incorporation or inconsistent with federal tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any corresponding section any future federal tax code.

ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

1. COMPOSITION:   The Board shall be composed of four Directors:  A President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and one person who shall be known as a member of the Board.  Each Director must at all times be a regular member of the Association.  The President and Vice-President shall be from different reservations.

2. ELECTION AND TENURE:   Each Director shall be elected by the regular membership of the Association in the following manner:
   
   a.  Notice of the election will be sent out to the membership at least two weeks prior to the elections.
   b.  Nominations must be made orally or in writing by any regular member of the Association.
   c.  Nominations for President will be taken and a vote by secret ballot shall be taken.
   d.  Nominations for Vice-President will be taken and a vote for secret ballot shall be taken.
   e.  Nominations for Secretary/Treasurer will be taken and a vote by secret ballot shall be taken.
   f.   Nominations for the Director position will be taken and a vote by secret ballot shall be taken.
   g.  The nominee for each office receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected.  In the event of a tie, a revote shall be held.
   
   Directors shall hold office for two years, but if the annual meeting at which their successors shall be determined is beyond the end of their terms, they shall remain in the office until such time as the annual meeting is held.

3. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:   The Board shall meet in person or by telephone conference as often as needed to conduct its business.  Each Director shall have one vote on motions before the Board, and majority vote shall carry a motion, provided that three votes are necessary to take action regardless of the number of Directors present at a meeting of the Board.  A quorum of the Board consists of three Directors.

4. POWERS OF THE BOARD:   The Board shall have the supervision, control, management and direction of the affairs of the Association; shall execute the policies and decisions of the membership of the Board:  shall actively pursue the Association's objectives:  and shall have the discretion in the disbursements of all funds coming to the Association.  It may appoint committees or agents to carry on the work of the Association under its direction.

5. ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:   The President shall preside at meetings of the Board and of the Association.  He or shall shall make reports and recommendations to the Association of plans and projects which may further the goals of the Association.  He may sign, with the Secretary/Treasurer or any other proper officers of the corporation authorized by the Board of Directors, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these By-laws or by statute to some other officer or agent of the corporation; and in general he shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as my be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time-to-time.

6. ROLE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT:  When the President is absent, the Vice-President shall  preside at meetings of the Board and of the Association and such other duties as my be prescribed by the Board from time-to-time.

7. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY/TREASURER:   The Secretary/Treasurer shall manage the day-to-day business of the Board and Association, keep minutes of all meetings, and provide notices of meetings of the Association and Board.  He/She shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of Article VII of these By-laws; and such other duties as from time-to-time may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

8. REMOVAL AND VACANCY:  Any Director may be removed from the Board for good cause show, by a majority vote of members of the Association at a meeting of the Association.  Any Director who during his or her term of office ceases to remain qualified as a regular member shall automatically be deemed to have vacated the Directorship.  In the event of a vacancy, the position shall be filled for the remained of the term by appointment of the Board of Directors.

9. COMPENSATION:  Directors as such shall not receive any stated salaries for their services but by resolution of the Board of Directors a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore. 

ARTICLE VI
CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DEPOSITS AND FUNDS

1. CONTRACTS:  The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation, in addition, to the officers so authorized by these By-Laws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

2. CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC.:   All checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time-to-time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.  In the absence of such determination by the Board of Directors, such instruments shall be signed by the Treasurer or an assistant Treasurer and countersigned by the President or a Vice-President of the corporation.

3. DEPOSITS:  All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time-to-time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may select.   

4. GIFTS:   The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, bequest or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the organization.

ARTICLE VII
FISCAL YEAR 

The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of October and end on the last day of the following September. 

ARTICLE VIII
BOOKS AND RECORDS 

The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep the minutes of any proceedings of its members, Board of Directors and committees thereof having any of the authority of the Board of Directors.  All books and records shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation or at the office of the Secretary and may be inspected by any member, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purposes at any reasonable time.

ARTICLE IX
WAIVER OF NOTICE 

Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of Wisconsin law or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws of the corporation, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.   

ARTICLE X
INFORMAL ACTION BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Any action required by the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the corporation or any provision of law to be taken at a meeting of any action which may be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action is taken shall be signed by all the members, Directors, or members of a committee thereof entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.  Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote. 

ARTICLE XI 
WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under the provision of the Wisconsin Non-Stock Corporation Law or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws of the corporation, a waiver thereof in writing signed at any time by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.  Such waiver by a member, in respect to any matter of which notice is required, shall contain the same information as would have been required to be included in such notice, expect that time and place of the meeting need not be stated. 

ARTICLE XII

The corporation shall indemnify the duly authorized officers and Board of Directors for actions taken by them in good faith and within the scope of their authority.

ARTICLE XIII
APPROVAL OF BY-LAWS

These initial By-laws shall be effective upon a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENT

These by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of the membership of the Association, as provided in Article IV, Section 6, provided that any proposed amendment by presented in writing at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which it is voted. upon.