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 […]
70 – Confirmation of Nationality.
§ 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 Recordi
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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. […]
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: […]