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122 – Unlawful Use of Lands.

§ 122. Unlawful use of lands. Any person, not of such tribe, who shall hire, use or occupy any lands of such tribe, which have been allotted by the trustees thereof, or any person who shall occupy or use any of such lands without the consent of a majority of such trustees, and of at […]

150 – Leadership of Poospatuck Indian Nation; Elections; Terms of Office.

§ 150. Leadership of Poospatuck Indian nation; elections; terms of office. The Poospatuck Indian nation historically has had and shall continue to have a chief, three land trustees, a tribal secretary, a keeper of the records, and a keeper of the wampums. They shall be elected by a majority vote by ballot of the blood […]

151 – Qualifications of Voters.

§ 151. Qualifications of voters. No person shall vote at the election provided for in section one hundred fifty of this article unless such person is at least eighteen years of age; has been actually residing on the reservation for six months immediately preceding such election; and is certified as a blood right member of […]

152 – Qualifications for Office.

§ 152. Qualifications for office. All officers shall qualify for office and perform their respective duties in accordance with the tribal rules, customs and regulations of the Poospatuck Indian nation and, in addition, shall have been actually residing on the reservation for six months immediately preceding election.

153 – Survey of Tribal Land of the Poospatuck Tribe.

§ 153. Survey of tribal land of the Poospatuck tribe. The Poospatuck Indian tribe is hereby authorized to have an accurate survey and description made of its tribal lands for the purposes of determining its reservation boundaries. Such survey shall, however, not affect the claims of the tribe to other lands, nor shall such survey […]

200 – Laws Repealed.

§ 200. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.

109 – Officers of Tribes.

§ 109. Officers of tribes. 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 […]

110 – Election of Officers.

§ 110. Election of officers. The election of the Saint Regis tribe of Indians shall be held annually on the first Saturday in June. At each election there shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the qualified voters of such tribe, one chief and one subchief thereto, each of whom shall […]

111 – Conduct of Elections.

§ 111. Conduct of elections. The clerk of the tribe shall provide a sufficient number of ballot-boxes so that there shall be a separate ballot-box for each officer to be elected, the expense for which shall be paid from the moneys due to the tribe from the state. The county attorney or the sheriff of […]