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                    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4215

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, Van Luven, Johanson, Sheldon, Dunshee, Padden, Schoesler, Campbell, Brough, Carlson, Karahalios, Conway, Brown, Lisk, Chandler and J. Kohl

Read first time 01/12/94.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Amending the Constitution to allow the legislature to enact curfews for persons under eighteen.

    BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:

    THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:

    Article XXXIII, section 1.  The legislature may enact a curfew prohibiting persons under the age of eighteen years from being in public places during certain hours of the day.

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.

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