N.Y. Indian Law § 49: Incompetency of peacemakers

§ 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.