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I hereby certify that the following articles and sections of the Constitution of the National Congress of American Indians as amended September 2,1955, were considered and amended to read as set forth below pursuant to the unanimous action of the 14th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians, Claremore, Oklahoma, November 1, 1957.

Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
"Nominations. Nominations for President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President and Recording Secretary shall be made from the floor of the Convention. Only members in good standing shall qualify for nomination or election."

Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
"Elections. The President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, the Third Vice-President, Recording Secretary and the Treasurer, each of whom shall hold office until his successor is certified or elected and qualified. In addition, the members of the present Executive Council shall serve until their terms are completed. Each member shall have one vote."

Article V, Section 4, subsection g, of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
"g. To fill vacancies of officers for the balance of unexpired terms, except that upon the death or resignation of the President his office shall be filled by the First Vice-President, and the Second Vice-President shall thereupon become First Vice-President and the Third Vice-President shall thereupon become Second Vice-President."

Article V, Section 5, of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
"Quorum. One-third (1/3) of the membership shall constitute a quorum."

Article VI, Section 1, of the Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
"Selection of Executive Committee. During its meeting held immediately preceding or following the close of the annual convention, the Executive Council shall choose an Executive Committee which shall serve until the meeting of the Executive Council held immediately preceding or following the close of the next annual convention. The Executive Committee shall consist of eight members of the Executive Council as follows: The President who shall serve as Chairman; one other duly elected

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