Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-297
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Record of certificate showing Indian lands exempt from
Official statutory text
taxation.
It is hereby made the duty of county clerks of Oklahoma to
record without charge all certificates describing and designating
lands situate in their respective counties owned by members of the
Five Civilized Tribes and their heirs, which lands are shown by said
certificates to be exempt from taxation under the provisions of
Section 4, of the Act of Congress, approved May 10, 1928, Public
Number 360 - 70th Congress; provided, said certificates when
presented for recording bear the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior.
It is hereby made the duty of county clerks of Oklahoma to
record without charge all certificates describing and designating
lands situate in their respective counties owned by members of the
Five Civilized Tribes and their heirs, which lands are shown by said
certificates to be exempt from taxation under the provisions of
Section 4, of the Act of Congress, approved May 10, 1928, Public
Number 360 - 70th Congress; provided, said certificates when
presented for recording bear the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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