Til bill was read. as follows: A bill to confer civic rights on the Metlakahtla Indians of Alaska. Bc it enacted. etc.. That all Indians of the Tsimpsean or Ilaida tribe of the full or mixed blood who emigrated from British Columbia and settled at Metlakahtla on Annette Island. in southeastern Alaska. in the vear 1887 and subsequent years. as well as all descendants of such Indians. and all other Indians who have since become and remained bona fide residents of said Metlakahtla. Alaska. shall. if otherwise qualified. be entitled to receive and .obtain licenses as masters. pilots. and engineers. as the case may be. of any and all steamboats and other craft. and also licenses as operators of motor boats and other craft. subject to the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 16. 1)06. entitled "An act to amend section 4426 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. regulation of motor boats." with the same force and effect as if they had been citizens of the United States-. any such Indian may be the owner of any such motor boat or other craft. subject to the provisions of the said act of May 10. 1906. although such Indian be not a citizen of the United States. without depriving said motor boat or other craft of the benefits and privileges of a vessel of the United States. Sue. 2.
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