N.Y. Indian Law § 13-a: Payments for Indians

§ 13-a. Payments for Indians. Whenever it shall appear that any

person whose name shall be certified for payment of an annuity or other

fund by the state is incapable of receiving it because of incompetency

or infancy said payment shall be made to the attorney or agent of the

tribe of which said incompetent or infant is a member, as trustee, who

shall disburse it for the benefit of said incompetent or infant in such

manner as will best promote his or her general welfare, except when such

payment is certified to be made to a member of the Cayuga tribe

incapable of receiving it in which event said payment shall be made to

the state department of social welfare for the purposes hereinbefore

described.