AJR 10-2021 — Proposes to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. (BDR C-496)

A.J.R.Assembly Joint Resolution No.

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10Miller, OFFrierson, THEBrittney 81STMiller, SESSION–Monroe- AMoreno; SSEMBLYMEN W ATTS ,C.H.M ILLER,FRIERSON ,BRITTNEY M ILLER, MONROE -MORENO ;

SUMMERSSummers-Armstrong -ARMSTRONGand ANDThomas TJoint HOMASSponsors: M ARCH 16, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ENATORSSenators D.

HARRIS,Harris, EALNeal AND SPEARMAN ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and ElectionsSpearman SUMMARY—ProposesFILE toNUMBER.......... amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

(BDRASSEMBLY C-496)JOINT FISCALRESOLUTION—Proposing NOTE:to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitutiontoremove language authorizingthe useofslavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION—Proposing to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

1, § 17) This resolution proposesConstitution to amendremove thelanguage Ordinanceauthorizing of the Nevadause Constitutionof slavery and theinvoluntary Nevada servitude as a criminal punishment.

If this resolution is passed by the 2021ry2021 Legislature, it must also be passed by the next Legislature and then approved and ratified by voters in an election before the proposed amendments become effective.

-EXPLANATION *AJR10_81* – 2Matter –in Rbolded ESOLVEDitalics BYis THEnew; A SSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:

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R ESOLVED BY THE A SSEMBLY AND S ENATE OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Third.That the peopleinhabitingsaid territorydo agree and declare, that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriatedpubliclandslyingwithinsaidterritory,andthat - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – the same shall be and remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States;

Sec.for the punishment of crimes] shall ever be tolerated in this State.

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Neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude [unless for the punishment of crimes] shall ever be tolerated in this State.

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