ian ▁Council ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁formation , ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁Cur iae ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁elect oral ▁council ▁where in ▁ple be ian ▁citizens ▁could ▁vote ▁to ▁pass ▁laws . ▁The ▁Ple be ian ▁Council ▁would ▁elect ▁Trib unes ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁their ▁meet ings . ▁It ▁is ▁unlikely , ▁however , ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁had ▁any ▁constitution al ▁recognition ▁before ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁T ables ▁between ▁ 4 5 1 ▁and ▁ 4 5 0 ▁BC . ▁At ▁the ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council , ▁they ▁would ▁pass ▁resolution s , ▁conduct ▁tri als , ▁and ▁discuss ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁ple be ians . ▁Their ▁ability ▁to ▁perform ▁political ▁pro sec utions ▁was ▁later ▁restricted ▁by ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁T ables . ▁The ▁trib al ▁unit ▁organiz ational ▁system ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁in ▁ 4 7 1 ▁BC , ▁although ▁the ▁exact ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Trib unes ▁and ▁tribes ▁is ▁unclear , ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Trib unes ▁was ▁not ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁tribes . ▁Additionally , ▁most ▁tribes ▁were ▁located ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁whereas ▁the ▁ple be ian ▁Trib unes ▁were ▁exclusive ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Trib al ▁system , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ple be ians ▁elected ▁Trib unes ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs , ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁sp okes people ▁for ▁the ▁ple be ian ▁citizens . ▁The