New York § 80 - 80General powers and duties of council
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 80 — 80General powers and duties of council, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80. 80General powers and duties of council
§ 80. General powers and duties of council. The council of the Tonawanda nation may determine upon the laying out and working of roads and highways, and may make by-laws for the regulation of such work; may pass by-laws and ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for the protection and improvement of the common land of the nation; for the regulation of fences; and for the prevention of trespasses by cattle and other domestic animals; and may provide a penalty of not exceeding five dollars, for the violation of any such by-law or ordinance, recoverable for the benefit of such nation by any chief or officer thereof, in any justice's court of the county of Genesee.
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