Statute · New York Indian Law
N.Y. Indian Law § 3 — Power to contract
N.Y. Indian Law § 3
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Indian Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 3. Power to contract. An Indian shall be liable on his contracts not prohibited by law. An Indian may take, hold and convey real property the same as other citizens, but no land owned or occupied as the common property of any nation, tribe or band of Indians shall be conveyed otherwise than as…
Citator
N.Y. Indian Law § 3 — Power to contract is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 3. Power to contract. An Indian shall be liable on his contracts not prohibited by law. An Indian may take, hold and convey real property the same as other citizens, but no land owned or occupied as the common property of any nation, tribe or band of Indians shall be conveyed otherwise than as provided in section seven. Upon becoming a freeholder to the value of one hundred dollars an Indian shall be subject to taxation.