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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be
6 submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or
7 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6
8 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to
9 amend Section 1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution as
10 follows:
11 ARTICLE I
12 BILL OF RIGHTS
13 (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 1)
14 SECTION 1. INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS
15 All men are by nature free and independent andand have
16 certain inherent and inalienable rights among which are life,
17 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights
18 and the protection of property, governments are instituted
19 among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
20 governed.
21 (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
22 SCHEDULE
23 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
24 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
25 Constitutional Amendment Act.