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 […]
86 – Payment of Annuity.
§ 86. Payment of annuity. The proportionate share of such nation to the annuity of five hundred dollars, agreed to be paid by the state of New York under a treaty dated September twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifteen, shall be paid by the state to the treasurer of the Tonawanda nation. Their proportionate share shall […]
87 – Indian Trespasses on Common Land.
§ 87. Indian trespasses on common land. If any Indian of the Tonawanda nation shall occupy any of the common lands of his nation without having obtained from the council an allotment thereof, as required by law, the council shall cause a notice to be served upon such Indian, signed by the presiding officer and […]
88 – Encroachment by Indians on Occupied Lands.
§ 88. Encroachment by Indians on occupied lands. Whenever complaint shall be made to the peacemakers of the Tonawanda reservation, by any Indians lawfully residing upon any cultivated lands of such reservation which shall have been entered and described in the clerk’s books of records, that an encroachment is being made by other Indians on […]
89 – Court of Impeachment.
§ 89. Court of impeachment. The court of impeachment, as provided by the constitution of the Seneca nation, shall be called together by the clerk of the nation, upon a written petition, presented to him, signed by at least twenty electors of said nation.
90 – Poles and Wires on Reservation.
§ 90. Poles and wires on reservation. Any company may erect poles and wires, and other necessary fixtures thereto, across the lands of the Seneca Indians on the Tonawanda reservation, provided the company shall pay to the Indians to whom allotments have been made, and on whose premises telephone or telegraph poles for the purpose […]
95 – Allotment of Lands.
§ 95. Allotment of lands. The chiefs or head men of the Tuscarora nation of Indians in the county of Niagara, 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 […]
80 – General Powers and Duties of Council.
§ 80. General powers and duties of council. The council of the Tonawanda nation may determine upon the laying out and working of roads and highways, and may make by-laws for the regulation of such work; may pass by-laws and ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for the protection and improvement of the common land of […]
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 […]