59 – Conveying Bribes Prohibited.
§ 59. Conveying bribes prohibited. Every person who shall knowingly bear or convey any such gift, gratuity or proposal, or shall in any manner negotiate between any other persons for any act in violation of the provisions of the two preceding sections shall, upon conviction, be punished in like manner and to the same extent […]
60 – Offenders Competent Witnesses; Witnesses’ Immunity.
§ 60. Offenders competent witnesses; witnesses’ immunity. 1. Every person offending against any of the provisions of the three preceding sections shall be a competent witness against any other person so offending, and may be compelled to appear and give evidence before any magistrate or grand jury or in any court in the same manner […]
58 – Acceptance of Bribes Prohibited.
§ 58. Acceptance of bribes prohibited. Every officer enumerated in the last section, who shall accept any such gift, thing of value or any promise to make the same, under any agreement that his vote, opinion, judgment or action, shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any particular manner, or upon any particular […]
49 – Incompetency of Peacemakers.
§ 49. Incompetency of peacemakers. A peacemaker shall not act in any case where he shall be related to either of the parties within the fourth degree by the common law, or has any interest in the action or proceeding. If two members of a peacemakers’ court shall be incompetent to act, the remaining peacemaker […]
50 – Appeals to Council of Seneca Nation.
§ 50. Appeals to council of Seneca nation. Within twenty days after the decision of a peacemakers’ court of the Seneca nation, an appeal may be taken to the council of such nation, by serving upon the adverse party and upon the peacemakers before whom the action or proceeding was heard a notice of such […]
51 – Appeals From Peacemakers’ Court of Tonawanda Nation.
§ 51. Appeals from peacemakers’ court of Tonawanda nation. An appeal may be taken from the decision of a peacemakers’ court of the Tonawanda nation, or of a tribunal of such nation consisting of a peacemaker and one or more associate chiefs, to a court consisting of six chiefs of such nation, selected as follows: […]
52 – Enforcement of Judgments.
§ 52. Enforcement of judgments. If any party shall fail to comply with, or fulfil the directions or finding of the peacemakers in any matter heard or determined by them in pursuance of law, within the time fixed by such determination, the party in whose favor such determination may be, shall be entitled to recover […]
53 – The Marshal.
§ 53. The marshal. The marshal shall execute all orders, summons and process issued or given to him by the peacemakers or any tribunal created according to the provisions of this chapter, and shall be entitled to receive for his services the same fees as are allowed by law to constables in courts held by […]
54 – Prosecution of Actions and Disposition of Recovery.
§ 54. Prosecution of actions and disposition of recovery. The Seneca nation may prosecute by the name of “The Seneca Nation of Indians,” actions and proceedings to protect their rights and interests to the Allegany, Cattaraugus and “oil spring reservations,” and may maintain an action to recover the possession of any part of such reservations […]
55 – Allotment of Lands.
§ 55. Allotment of lands. All lands on either the Allegany, Cattaraugus or Tonawanda reservations, except such as have been allotted by the national council, or lands on the Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations, appropriated, cultivated and improved by an Indian or Indian family or the heirs thereof, in accordance with the laws and usages of […]