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N.Y. IND Law § 88

This is the official text of N.Y. IND Law § 88, part of New York’s IND Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "IND Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Encroachment by Indians on occupied lands

Official statutory text

§ 88. Encroachment by Indians on occupied lands. Whenever complaint\nshall be made to the peacemakers of the Tonawanda reservation, by any\nIndians lawfully residing upon any cultivated lands of such reservation\nwhich shall have been entered and described in the clerk's books of\nrecords, that an encroachment is being made by other Indians on such\nlands, they shall issue a notice to the persons against whom complaint\nis made, stating the cause of complaint and requiring such persons to\nappear before them at a time and place therein specified to show cause\nwhy the complainant should not be put into full and peaceable possession\nof such lands; which notice shall be immediately served upon such\npersons. At the time and place mentioned in such notice the peacemakers,\non proof of the personal service of such notice on the persons against\nwhom complaint is made, shall hear the proofs of the parties, and shall\nforthwith determine whether an encroachment has been made and the extent\nthereof. If they shall determine that an encroachment has been made,\nthey shall issue an order to the marshal of such reservation, commanding\nhim to forthwith remove such encroachments and put the complainant into\nfull possession of such lands.\n

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