Section 98. Illegal sales of timber and trees

Every sale or disposition
  without the consent of such chiefs, by any individual Indian or Indians,
  of any tree or timber on any of the tribal lands, or of any  manufacture
  therefrom,  shall  be  void.  The chiefs may sell for the benefit of the
  nation any timber or trees  on  the  wild  lands  of  such  nation,  the
  proceeds  of  such  sale  to be paid to the chief whom the council shall
  appoint as treasurer. Such chiefs may bring an action against the person
  to whom such trees or timber are sold  to  recover  the  purchase  price
  thereof,  or against any person who shall have received any tree, timber
  or the manufacture therefrom, unlawfully  sold,  to  recover  the  value
  thereof  for  the benefit of the nation. Any person who shall sell, take
  or carry from the lands of such nation any  trees,  lumber  or  articles
  manufactured therefrom, without the consent of such chiefs, in any other
  case  than is provided for in this section, shall be liable to a penalty
  of twice the value of  such  trees,  timber  or  manufactured  articles,
  recoverable by such chiefs.