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2012 New York Consolidated Laws
IND - Indian
Article 4 - (40 - 60) The Seneca Indians
49 - Incompetency of peacemakers.


NY Indian L § 49 (2012) What's This?
 
    §  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 shall associate with himself any two
  members of the council residing on the reservation not  disqualified  by
  such  relationship or interest, for the hearing and determination of the
  action or proceeding, and such peacemaker and members of the council  or
  any  two  of  them shall have all the power and authority conferred upon
  peacemakers in relation to such action or proceeding.

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