Rules of Court
g. The complaining witness shall
sign the complaint and in case of his or her inability to write shall
sign by the use of a thumb mark or witnessed mark. Such signature
or mark shall be witnessed or acknowledged by the Judge or Clerk of
Court or in their absence by an employee or officer of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
h. The Clerk of Court will prepare a proper complaint and such other forms and documents as may be required in a criminal prosecution.
h. The Clerk of Court will prepare a proper complaint and such other forms and documents as may be required in a criminal prosecution.
Section 2
No Indian shall be prosecuted, tried or punished for any offense under any of the regulations or ordinances of the Red Lake Court of Indian Offenses unless a complaint be filed within three years after such offense shall have been committed.
Section 3
A warrant for arrest shall bear the signature of a Judge of the Red Lake Court of Indian Offenses and shall be served by a member of the Indian Police
a. The officer to whom any warrant
of arrest is delivered for service shall take notice that such warrant
is not valid except on the Reservation and he shall not arrest nor
attempt to arrest any Indian outside the territorial limits of the
Reservation.
Section 4
In the trial of criminal cases, the following procedure shall govern:
a. In
opening the session of Court, the Judge will rap for order and announce
that the Red Lake Court of Indian Offenses is in session with Judge
__________ presiding.
