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2021 New York Laws
IND - Indian
Article 2 - General Provisions
3 - Power to Contract.

Universal Citation:
NY Indian L § 3 (2021)
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§ 3. Power to contract. An Indian shall be liable on his contracts not prohibited by law. An Indian may take, hold and convey real property the same as other citizens, but no land owned or occupied as the common property of any nation, tribe or band of Indians shall be conveyed otherwise than as provided in section seven. Upon becoming a freeholder to the value of one hundred dollars an Indian shall be subject to taxation.


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