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N.Y. Indian Law § 57: Offering or giving bribes prohibited

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  1. Indian Law
  2. Article 4. The Seneca Indians

§ 57. Offering or giving bribes prohibited. Every person who shall

promise, offer or give, or cause, or aid, or abet in causing to be

promised, offered or given, or furnish, or agree to furnish, in whole or

in part, to the president or to any councilor, peacemaker, or other

officer of the Seneca nation of Indians, any money, goods, right in

action, or other property or any thing of value, or any pecuniary or

other individual advantage, present or prospective, with intent to

influence his vote, opinions, judgment or action, upon any question,

matter, cause or proceeding which may be pending, or may be brought

before him in his official capacity, shall, upon such conviction, be

imprisoned in the state prison not exceeding five years, or shall be

fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of

the court.

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