N.Y. IND Law § 49
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Incompetency of peacemakers
Official statutory text
§ 49. Incompetency of peacemakers. A peacemaker shall not act in any\ncase where he shall be related to either of the parties within the\nfourth degree by the common law, or has any interest in the action or\nproceeding. If two members of a peacemakers' court shall be incompetent\nto act, the remaining peacemaker shall associate with himself any two\nmembers of the council residing on the reservation not disqualified by\nsuch relationship or interest, for the hearing and determination of the\naction or proceeding, and such peacemaker and members of the council or\nany two of them shall have all the power and authority conferred upon\npeacemakers in relation to such action or proceeding.\n
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