{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-indian-law-80","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Indian Law § 80","heading":"General powers and duties of council","body":"§ 80. General powers and duties of council.  The council of the\nTonawanda nation may determine upon the laying out and working of roads\nand highways, and may make by-laws for the regulation of such work; may\npass by-laws and ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for the\nprotection and improvement of the common land of the nation; for the\nregulation of fences; and for the prevention of trespasses by cattle and\nother domestic animals; and may provide a penalty of not exceeding five\ndollars, for the violation of any such by-law or ordinance, recoverable\nfor the benefit of such nation by any chief or officer thereof, in any\njustice's court of the county of Genesee.","path":["Indian Law","Article 6. The Seneca Indians On the Tonawanda Reservation"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/IND/80","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c01d56a8a1e645f574b44a465b018f7e4b353a2497202c295dd96aa5516b409e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-indian-law-79","next":"us-ny/n.y.-indian-law-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}