§ 70. Confirmation of nationality. The Seneca Indians residing on the Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations shall, subject to the limitations provided by law, hold and possess such reservations as a distinct community.
§ 71. Exclusion of villages from reservations; lease of lands therein; certification of copies of leases granted by the Seneca nation of Indians and recording thereof. Those parts of the Allegany reservation included in the villages of Vandalia, Carrollton, Great Valley, Salamanca, West Salamanca and Red House, as surveyed, located and established pursuant to an […]
§ 72. The president. The president of the Seneca nation shall preside over the deliberations of the council and shall have only a casting vote therein. He shall from time to time give to the council information of the state of the nation, and recommend such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; and […]
§ 73. General powers and duties of the council. The council of the Seneca nation shall meet annually on the first Tuesday of December, and in extra session whenever called by the president. Ten of the councilors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The council shall have power, 1. […]
§ 75. Vacancies in elective offices. If a vacancy occur in the office of the president of the Seneca nation, such office shall be filled by the council by a majority vote thereof, and a meeting of the council for that purpose shall be called by the clerk of the nation upon a written petition […]
§ 77. Police officers at annual fair. The board of commissioners of the Niagara frontier police district may, upon the written request of at least five of the councilors of the Seneca nation, detail two or more police officers of such district to attend and preserve peace and good order at the annual fair of […]
§ 78. Leases and rights of way. 1. The Seneca nation of Indians, acting by and through the Seneca council, is authorized to lease, or grant rights of way over, tribal lands, including the tribal interest in lands possessed by individual Indians, within the Allegany, Cattaraugus and Oil Springs reservations for any purpose for such […]
