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RESOLUTION
35.-R-77
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly is now considering ratifica-
tion of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of Illinois have declared that
equality of rights under the law, regardless of sex, shall be constitution-
ally protected in this State; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Evanston recognizes that the guarantee
of such equality is indeed consequent to the just government of a free
society:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Evanston,
Illinois that ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States without delay by the Illinois General Assembly
is hereby urged; and, pursuant thereto, that this resolution be forwarded
immediately to the State Senators and Representatives of the .First and
Eleventh Districts.
Attest:
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