FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

March 4, 2005

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1___ toSENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 84

Amendment sponsored by Senator Leonard Tsosie

    1. On page 1, line 14, strike "prisoners" and insert in lieu thereof "inmates".

    2. On page 1, line 16, strike "prisoners" and insert in lieu thereof "inmates".

    3. On page 1, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

    "WHEREAS, the treaty of 1868 between the United States and the Navajo Nation explicitly ensured safety for the Navajo people, an assurance further implied by the federal Snyder Act; and".

    4. On page 2, line 1, strike "twelve" and insert in lieu thereof "four" and after "per" insert "one".

    5. On page 2, line 5, strike "too little space" and insert in lieu thereof "limited space".

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                                    Leonard Tsosie

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          (Chief Clerk)                (Chief Clerk)

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