New York Laws
Article 8 - The Saint Regis Tribe
113 - Vacancies.

ยง 113. Vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur for any reason in the
office of chief or headman, subchief or clerk of such tribe, the chiefs
or headmen shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy, who shall hold
office until the next succeeding annual election, at which a person
shall be elected to such office to hold office until the expiration of
the term for which his predecessor was elected.