ACR 5 — Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution by the Nevada Legislature, the first state in the nation to do so. (BDR R-1079)

A.C.R.Assembly Concurrent Resolution No.

55– ASSEMBLYAssemblymen CONCURRENTFrierson RESOLUTIONand NOWheeler .Joint Sponsors:

5–Senators ASSEMBLYMENAtkinson FRIERSONand ANDSettelmeyer WFILE HEELERNUMBER.......... M ARCH 1, 2019 ____________ JOINTS PONSORS :

ENATORS ATKINSON AND SETTELMEYER ____________ Read and Adopted SUMMARY—Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution by the Nevada Legislature, the first state in the nation to do so.

(BDR R-1079) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

and W HEREAS , Senator Stewart passionately argued that the amendment to the Constitution was necessary to guarantee that each man has the right to protect his own liberty;

andandarantee that each W HEREAS , On February 25, 1869, the U.S.

Senate approved - *ACR5* – 2 – the language proposed by Senator Stewart to be added as the 15th Amendment to the U.S.

and - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – W HEREAS , By February 3, 1870, the final necessary ratification was obtained and on March 30, 1870, the 15th Amendment was added to the U.S.

now therefore, be it RRESOLVED ESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SSTATE TATE OF N EVADA ,,THE THESENATE SCONCURRING ENATE C ONCURRING , That the members of the 80th Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S.

and be it further RRESOLVED ESOLVED , That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.

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