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House Joint Resolution 13

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  1  1    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of
  1  2 the State of Iowa is proposed.
  1  3    Section 1 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of
  1  4 Iowa, is amended to read as follows:
  1  5    RIGHTS OF PERSONS.  Section 1.  All men and women are, by
  1  6 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights &endash;
  1  7 among which are those of enjoying and defending life and
  1  8 liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and
  1  9 pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
  1 11 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
  1 12 at the next general election for members of the General
  1 13 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
  1 14 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
  1 15 the date of that election as provided by law.  
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This joint resolution proposes and amendment to the
  1 18 Constitution of the State of Iowa, for adoption by the second
  1 19 consecutive general assembly, which would provide for equality
  1 20 of rights under the law for both men and women.  The
  1 21 resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next general
  1 22 assembly before being submitted to the electorate for
  1 23 ratification.  
  1 24 LSB 2100HH 76
  1 25 cl/jw/5
     

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