§ 23 — Consent of agent to certain contracts

§ 23. Consent of agent to certain contracts. Every contract which\nshall be made without the written consent of the agent of the Onondaga\nIndians, by any person other than an Indian, with any Indian of the\nOnondaga tribe, or with any Indian of any other nation or tribe residing\nor living with such Indians, for or concerning any stone, or any wood,\ntimber or bark on the tribal lands of such nation, or that has been\ntaken or removed from such lands, shall be void; and any person who,\nwithout such consent, shall receive from any such Indian or other\nperson, any such stone, wood, timber or bark, on such reservation, or\nremoved therefrom, knowing the same to have been taken or removed\ntherefrom, shall be liable to a penalty of five times the value of such\nproperty, recoverable by the agent of such tribe, in the name of the\npeople of the state, and payable upon recovery, after he has deducted\nhis fees and the reasonable costs and expenses of collection, to the\nchiefs of such tribe for the benefit of the tribe.\n