§ 56 — Trees and timber on reservations

§ 56. Trees and timber on reservations. Except as provided by this\nsection, no person shall cut, remove, cause to be removed or assist in\nremoving from the Allegany, Cattaraugus or Tonawanda reservations any\nwood, trees or timber thereon, nor shall any Indian sell or dispose of\nany timber or trees on such reservations, or any manufacture therefrom;\nand every such sale or disposition shall be void. Except as provided in\nthis section, any person who shall cut, remove or cause to be removed\nfrom any such reservations, or any Indian who shall sell or dispose of\nany trees or timber thereon, or any manufacture therefrom, shall be\nliable to a penalty of twice the value of such property, recoverable for\nthe benefit of the nation occupying the reservation. An Indian residing\non the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation, may sell or dispose of, for\nhis own benefit, any trees or timber, or the manufacture thereof, on any\nwild lands allotted to or entered by him; and, upon obtaining a permit\nfrom the council, signed by the presiding officer and clerk thereof, may\nmanufacture shingles or staves from any trees or timber on any wild\nlands of the nation not allotted to or entered by any other Indian, and\nmay dispose of the same for his own benefit. Any member of the Allegany\nor Cattaraugus reservation may sell logs from land to which he holds\ntitle. The council of the Seneca nation may sell or dispose of any trees\nor timber on the wild lands of the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation,\nand the proceeds of such sale or disposition shall be for the benefit of\nsuch nation.\n (a) Any member of the Tonawanda nation may cut timber on any land on\nthe Tonawanda reservation to which he holds title by allotment solely\nfor the purposes of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the\nconstruction, erection and repair of buildings which such member owns\nsituate upon said reservation and for firewood for himself and his\nfamily, and, upon obtaining a written permit, from the council of chiefs\nof said nation, granted only by resolution thereof, signed by the\npresiding officer and clerk thereof, may cut timber only on such part of\nthe common unallotted land of the Tonawanda reservation and in such\nquantity as shall be specifically designated by such council of chiefs\nby such resolution and described in said permit, solely for the purposes\nof manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the construction,\nerection and repair of buildings which such member owns situate upon\nsuch reservation, and for firewood for himself and his family. No person\nnot a member of the Tonawanda nation shall be employed by any Indian in\ncutting any timber on the Tonawanda reservation.\n