Sol Finding #963 — 1801 Shinnecock trustees 3-year lease cap

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GPT-6 Sol: 1801 §XXXVII let Shinecock (Shinnecock) male Indians 21+ elect three trustees who could lease tribal land for no more than three years, only with consent of three nearest justices of the peace. Outsider occupation without consent: $5/acre forfeiture; unauthorized timber cut: $10. Statutory conditions only — not proof of any lease or suit. Statute spelling “Shinecock.”

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