Section 109. Officers of tribes  


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  • The chiefs or headmen, the subchiefs and
      clerk of the Saint Regis tribe in office when this section takes  effect
      shall  continue  in  office  until the expiration of the terms for which
      they were elected.   Their successors shall be  elected  in  the  manner
      provided for by this article, and shall have all the powers conferred by
      this chapter upon such officers. A subchief shall have all the power and
      shall  perform  all  the  duties of the chief to whom he is elected as a
      subchief, in case of such  chief's  inability  to  act  for  any  reason
      whatsoever.