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to state property taxes and it might be also if there were any income from it, it would then be subject to income taxes. As log as it retained its alloted status and the title was held by the United States government in trust by the allottee then this decision applies. But this is confined exclusively to this situation where the United States hold the alloted land in trust and not where thepatent is issued to the individual. Does that answer your question?
We have a very good mineral right, oil and gas attorney here, incidentally, Howard Payne, who is also in both Oklahoma and Washington and I think we would welcome any questions you might have on oil and gas leases and although some of them may be a little vague and ? I'm sure that Howard will do the best he can. He can try explaing it for you. Any of the members who are fortunate enough to have oil and gas involved on their properties, we'll be glad to hear from them. Mineral rights, also. 
Question:  I would like the wording of patent holder ore clearly defined , Now what does that mean, does that mean the person who originally alloted the land or does that mean land that you have purchased and the trust is still held by the United States government and the patent held by you? Does that also mean the land you have inherited. I believe that it does.
I think the imperative question we have already taken up and these decisions say that it is free. I am going to ask Mr. Cragan to talk about the patent holder business a little bit. Frankley, it is a little bit vague to me.In the ruling by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, they first mentioned a patent holder and then they mentioned that it had to be held here in trust by the United States for the Indian. That is a very good question. I would like to have Mr. Cragun talk about this. 
The Supreme Court of the United States in at least 3 cases was confused itself on that term and it is no wonder that men who aren't versed in the law get confused. They said it was "inapt"? in the allotment act that the Indian received and of course it was inapt for itself. There are three kinds of patents that can be involved.in these cases. There is a free patent and if you have got that