Delegate Proposal No. 294. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 294, by Delegate Gallagher. Title,
A PROPOSAL that a member of the
General Assembly shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the legislative district
from which he seeks election, to serve for
a term of four years beginning on the first
Wednesday of February following his
election.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 294 is referred to the Committee on the
Legislative Branch.
Delegate Proposal No. 295. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 295, by Delegate Storm. Title,
A PROPOSAL that regulated public
service companies and co-operatives fur-
nishing energy, water, sewerage, communi-
cations, and mass transit services shall be
exempt from taxation in the same manner
and to the same extent as agencies of state
and local governments as to their income
derived from furnishing public services and
as to their property, both real and personal,
used and useful in supplying such services
to the public.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 295 is referred to the Committee on
State Finance and Taxation.
Delegate Proposal No. 296. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 296, by Delegate L. Taylor. Title,
A PROPOSAL that no resident or citizen
of the State shall be denied the right to
purchase property or goods presented for
public sale because of race, color, religion,
or national origin.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 296 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 297. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 297, by Delegate L. Taylor. Title,
A PROPOSAL that no resident or citizen
of the State shall be denied the right of
access to public facilities or facilities open
to the public because of race, color, religion,
or national origin. |
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 297 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 298. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 298, by Delegate Storm. Title,
A PROPOSAL that the Declaration of
Rights of the new Constitution shall include
the language of Article 15 of the present
Declaration of Rights, and that state and
local taxes shall, whenever possible, be lev-
ied and collected in such a manner that the
taxpayer may be able to deduct the same
under the federal income tax rules allowing
deductions for taxes paid.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 298 is referred to the Committee on
State Finance and Taxation.
Delegate Proposal No. 299. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 299, by Delegates Kirkland, Sosnowski,
Blair, and Caldwell. Title,
A PROPOSAL that a coordinating coun-
cil of higher education shall replace the
present advisory council to higher edu-
cation.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 299 is referred to the Committee on
General Provisions.
Delegate Proposal No. 300. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 300, by Delegate Hutchinson. Title,
A PROPOSAL that a local government,
whether it be county, municipal, or re-
gional, may allow any person to vote so
long as its restrictions do not conflict with
the minimum requirements for voter
qualifications.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 300 is referred to the Committee on
Suffrage and Elections.
Delegate Proposal No. 301. The Clerk will
read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 301, by Delegate Finch. Title,
A PROPOSAL that the freedom to think
and the freedom to create shall not be
abridged, each person remaining responsi-
ble for the abuse of these rights. |
