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Swinomish Laws and Ordinances

U.S. Treaty with Swinomish

Click here to read The Treaty
of Point Elliot 1855

Original Swinomish Charter and Constitution

Click here to read The Original
Swinomish Constitution (1936)

Click here to read The Original
Swinomish Charter (1936)

Current Swinomish Constitution and ByLaws

Click here to read the Current
Swinomish Constitution and ByLaws
(coming soon)

Other Documents

Click here to read Title 14 "Environment and Land Use"
approved in 1977

Click here to read Title 17 "Zoning"
approved in 1978

Click here to read Ordinance 29
Swinomish Tobacco Tax Ordinance
approved 1972

Click here to read Ordinance 29
Amended Swinomish Tobacco Tax
Ordinance approved 1978

(Note: we decline to place Ordinance 140 in this section, although the Tribal Senate intended
 Ord. 140 to repeal and replace Ordinance 29. Please see our Hot Current Issues section
 to see Ord. 140 and understand why we chose not to include Ord. 140 here.)

Click here to read resolution regarding
jail cost reimbursement
approved in 1998

Click here to read Ordinance 125
Swinomish Election Rules and Regulations
repealed and replaced by Ord. 138

Click here to read Ordinance 138
Swinomish Tribal Elections Ordinance
approved Feb. 23, 2000

Official Oaths

Click here to read attorney oath
for admission to Swinomish Tribal Court Bar


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