§ 10. Licenses to reside upon tribal lands. A county judge of a\ncounty in which lands of any nation, tribe or band of Indians are\nsituated, may, upon the request of such nation, tribe or band, grant a\nwritten license to a schoolmaster, teacher or family of teachers, or\nminister of the gospel and his family, or priest, to reside upon such\nlands, and for that purpose to occupy not to exceed fifty acres thereof,\nor may grant a written license to a person to reside upon such lands for\nthe purpose of instructing the Indians in agriculture or the mechanic\narts, or assisting them in erecting or in keeping in repair a mill or\nother machinery, or in the manufacture of salt. Such judge may revoke\nsuch license, and shall revoke it whenever it shall appear that the\nlicensee has sold or given away to any Indian spirituous liquor or\nintoxicating drink. Upon the revocation of any such license, the\nlicensee may be removed as an intruder.\n
N.Y. Indian Law § 10
Licenses to reside upon tribal lands
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.