An Act
Legislative Act 18-96
Title
AN ACT AMENDING CHEROKEE NATION CODE, TITLE 68, "REVENUE AND TAXATION" DEFINITIONS AND REPEALING FUEL TAX PROVISIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CHEROKEE NATION:
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SECTION ONE. Me. This Act shall be referred to as An Act Amending the Cherokee Nation Tax Code Definitions and Repealing Fuel Tax Provisions.
SECTION TWO. Purposes
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Cherokee Nation Tax Code to clarify definitions and to repeal fuel tax provisions.
SECTION THREE. Legislative History. The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation approved this amendment of the Cherokee Nation Tax Code, Legislative Act 1-90, as amended, at a Rules Committee meeting held on August 15, 1996.
SECTION FOUR. TITLE 68, ? 3 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ? 3. Definitions
A. ? Cherokee County? means all ?Indian country? lands as defined by federal located within the geographical boundaries of the Cherokee Nation. Including but not limited to the following property located within said boundaries:
1. Land held in trust by the United Sates If America for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation*
2. All land within the limits of any Indian reservation, not with standing to issuance of any patent, including land set aside by the United States for and owned in fee by the Cherokee Nation and including rights-of-way running through the reservation.
3. All dependent Indian communities, including land set aside by the United States for and owned in fee by the Cherokee Nation, and
4. All Indians allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including individual allotments held in trust by the United States or allotments owned in fee by individual Indians subject to federal law restrictions regarding disposition of said allotments and including rights-of-way running through the same.
B. The "Commission" means the Cherokee Nation Tax Commission as defined herein.
C. ?Individuals retail tobacco licenses? shall mea...
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