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96 – Consent of Chiefs to Sales of Timber.

§ 96. Consent of chiefs to sales of timber. Any Indian having tribal lands allotted to him by the chiefs, with the consent of such chiefs entered in the clerk’s book, may sell for his own benefit any timber or trees on that portion of such lands which he shall actually and in good faith […]

97 – Indian Trespassers.

§ 97. Indian trespassers. Any Indian who shall cut or destroy timber or trees on any of the timbered lands of such nation, or without the consent of such chiefs, shall be liable to a penalty of twice the value of the timber so cut down or destroyed, recoverable by such chiefs, in the name […]

98 – Illegal Sales of Timber and Trees.

§ 98. Illegal sales of timber and trees. Every sale or disposition without the consent of such chiefs, by any individual Indian or Indians, of any tree or timber on any of the tribal lands, or of any manufacture therefrom, shall be void. The chiefs may sell for the benefit of the nation any timber […]

100 – Payment of Annuity.

§ 100. Payment of annuity. The department of social welfare shall annually pay to the clerk of the Saint Regis tribe out of moneys appropriated therefor by the legislature, any amount due to such tribe pursuant to the terms of existing agreements between the state and such Indians. Before receiving any such money, such clerk […]

101 – The Clerk.

§ 101. The clerk. 1. The clerk of the tribe shall receive all moneys belonging to such tribe, including moneys due from the state and due on any tribal lands leased by the tribe for its benefit. He shall pay out moneys only upon the warrant of a majority of the chiefs of the tribe, […]

102 – Allotment of Lands.

§ 102. Allotment of lands. The chiefs or headmen of the Saint Regis nation of Indians in the county of Franklin, in council, shall allot and set apart for any Indian or Indian family making application and not possessing land, so much of the tribal lands as they shall deem reasonable and just, and no […]

103 – Consent of Chiefs to Sale of Timber.

§ 103. Consent of chiefs to sale of timber. Any Indian having tribal lands allotted to him by the chiefs, if the consent of such chiefs is entered in the clerk’s book, may sell for his own benefit any timber or trees on that portion of such lands which he shall actually and in good […]

82 – Vacancies in Elective Offices.

§ 82. Vacancies in elective offices. If a vacancy shall occur in any office of the Tonawanda nation, any chief of such nation may call a special meeting of the chiefs thereof residing on such reservation, to be held at one of their council houses, by a notice specifying the time and place thereof, served […]

83 – Leases for Agricultural Purposes.

§ 83. Leases for agricultural purposes. 1. Any Indian who is a member of the Tonawanda nation and who resided on the Tonawanda reservation may, with the approval of the council of the nation, lease land allotted to him to any person for agricultural purposes; the term of any such lease shall not exceed one […]

84 – Leases for the Extraction of Minerals, Oil or Natural Gas.

§ 84. Leases for the extraction of minerals, oil or natural gas. The council of the Tonawanda nation, with the approval of the attorney for the nation, may by lease give the right to explore land located upon the Tonawanda reservation and extract minerals, oil or natural gas therefrom by means other than those commonly […]