Section 83. Leases for agricultural purposes  


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  • 1. Any Indian who is a member
      of  the  Tonawanda  nation  and who resided on the Tonawanda reservation
      may, with the approval of the council of the nation, lease land allotted
      to him to any person for agricultural purposes; the  term  of  any  such
      lease  shall  not  exceed  one  year. Any lease entered into without the
      approval of the council, as evidenced by the endorsements thereon of the
      presiding officer and the clerk  of  the  council,  shall  be  void  and
      unenforceable.  Any  person who enters upon or occupies any of the lands
      of the Tonawanda reservation under a void lease may  be  removed  as  an
      intruder  pursuant  to  section  eight of this chapter. All crops raised
      under an invalid lease shall become the property of the nation, and  the
      council  of  the nation may cause the crops to be harvested and sold for
      the benefit of the nation. Any rents received pursuant to a  void  lease
      shall also become the property of the nation, and the council shall have
      a  cause  of  action  to recover such rents from the person who received
      them. Common lands which have not been allotted to members of the nation
      may be leased by the council of such nation for  agricultural  purposes;
      the term of any such lease shall not exceed one year.