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63D CONGRESS, 
2D SESSION.
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H. R. 9901.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

DECEMBER 6, 1913.

Mr. STEPHENS of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.

A BILL

Providing for the taxation of the lands of the Omaha and Winnebago Indians in Nebraska.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That an Act entitled "An Act providing for the taxation of

4 the lands of the Omaha Indians in Nebraska," approved

5 May sixth, nineteen hundred and ten, be, and the same is

6 hereby, amended to read as follows:

7 "That all of the lands in the State of Nebraska belong-

8 ing to the members of the tribes of Omaha and Winnebago 

9 Indians now held under trust patents of allotments be, and

10 the same hereby are, made subject to appraisment and

11 assessment for the purposes of taxation and subject to taxa-

12 tion for local, school district, road district, county, and

13 State purposes as provided by the laws of the State of

14 Nebraska now in force or to be hereafter enacted: Provided,