§ 56. Trees and timber on reservations. Except as provided by this
section, no person shall cut, remove, cause to be removed or assist in
removing from the Allegany, Cattaraugus or Tonawanda reservations any
wood, trees or timber thereon, nor shall any Indian sell or dispose of
any timber or trees on such reservations, or any manufacture therefrom;
and every such sale or disposition shall be void. Except as provided in
this section, any person who shall cut, remove or cause to be removed
from any such reservations, or any Indian who shall sell or dispose of
any trees or timber thereon, or any manufacture therefrom, shall be
liable to a penalty of twice the value of such property, recoverable for
the benefit of the nation occupying the reservation. An Indian residing
on the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation, may sell or dispose of, for
his own benefit, any trees or timber, or the manufacture thereof, on any
wild lands allotted to or entered by him; and, upon obtaining a permit
from the council, signed by the presiding officer and clerk thereof, may
manufacture shingles or staves from any trees or timber on any wild
lands of the nation not allotted to or entered by any other Indian, and
may dispose of the same for his own benefit. Any member of the Allegany
or Cattaraugus reservation may sell logs from land to which he holds
title. The council of the Seneca nation may sell or dispose of any trees
or timber on the wild lands of the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation,
and the proceeds of such sale or disposition shall be for the benefit of
such nation.

(a) Any member of the Tonawanda nation may cut timber on any land on
the Tonawanda reservation to which he holds title by allotment solely
for the purposes of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the
construction, erection and repair of buildings which such member owns
situate upon said reservation and for firewood for himself and his
family, and, upon obtaining a written permit, from the council of chiefs
of said nation, granted only by resolution thereof, signed by the
presiding officer and clerk thereof, may cut timber only on such part of
the common unallotted land of the Tonawanda reservation and in such
quantity as shall be specifically designated by such council of chiefs
by such resolution and described in said permit, solely for the purposes
of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the construction,
erection and repair of buildings which such member owns situate upon
such reservation, and for firewood for himself and his family. No person
not a member of the Tonawanda nation shall be employed by any Indian in
cutting any timber on the Tonawanda reservation.