| 1 | 1 | | 85R9405 EES-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Schaefer H.J.R. No. 89 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, |
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| 7 | 7 | | hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Section 35 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 35. The right of the people to own, hold, and use a |
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| 12 | 12 | | mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin, |
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| 13 | 13 | | bullion, digital currency, or scrip, when trading and contracting |
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| 14 | 14 | | for goods and services shall not be infringed. No government shall |
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| 15 | 15 | | prohibit or encumber the ownership or holding of any form or amount |
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| 16 | 16 | | of money or other currency. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 18 | 18 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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| 19 | 19 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 20 | 20 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right |
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| 21 | 21 | | of the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of |
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| 22 | 22 | | exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or |
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| 23 | 23 | | privately issued scrip." |
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