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349+ PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
350+THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 609 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
351+Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
352+of ................................................................... 20.............
353+CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
354+Approved:
355+.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
356+GOVERNOR