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that a person may be required by law to furnish an appro-

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priate bond". It is not in any way mandatory, it is

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still up to the General Assembly or the local governing

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body.

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In addition, it would seem to me that some of the

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provisions of the Personal Rights Article that we have

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agreed to on first reading make very explicit our intent

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that people not be discriminated against, and it would seem

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to me, as a lay person, that we have tried to include in

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here safeguards so that bonds would not in effect be used

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to prevent people from taking elective or appointive office.

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For these reasons, I feel it incumbent that we

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retain this.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Bennett.

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DELEGATE BENNETT: Could I direct an inquiry

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to Delegate Koss?

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What kind of bond do you have in mind? What

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sort of bond would anybody require -- a performance bond,

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is that what you have in mind?

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Koss?

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DELEGATE KOSS: I yield --