57 - Offering or Giving Bribes Prohibited.

NY Indian L § 57 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 57. Offering or giving bribes prohibited. Every person who shall promise, offer or give, or cause, or aid, or abet in causing to be promised, offered or given, or furnish, or agree to furnish, in whole or in part, to the president or to any councilor, peacemaker, or other officer of the Seneca nation of Indians, any money, goods, right in action, or other property or any thing of value, or any pecuniary or other individual advantage, present or prospective, with intent to influence his vote, opinions, judgment or action, upon any question, matter, cause or proceeding which may be pending, or may be brought before him in his official capacity, shall, upon such conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not exceeding five years, or shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.