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A MEMORIAL TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, PETITIONING
THE GOVERNMENT TO PASS THE FEDERAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
In Congress assembled:

Your memorialists, the Governor and Legislature of
the State of Utah, respectfully represent that,

Whereas, the Federal Amendment to grant the right of
suffrage to women equally with men has been before the Congress
of the United States for the past forty years; and

Whereas, the women of the non-suffrage States feel
that the time is come when the Congress should give favorable
consideration to this measure of justice to onehalf the citizens
of these United States.

Now therefore the Governor and the Legislature of the
State of Utah respectfully petition that the said suffrage amendment
receive favorable consideration before the 64th session of
Congress adjourns.

J W Flunk
President of the Senate.

J T Tolton
Speaker of the House.

Approved this 2nd
day of March 1917
Sam T Banburger
Governor.

Attest:
Hardon Damion
Secretary of State.

A MEMORIAL TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, PETITIONING
THE GOVERNMENT TO PASS THE FEDERAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
In Congress assembled:

Your memorialists, the Governor and Legislature of
the State of Utah, respectfully represent that,

Whereas, the Federal Amendment to grant the right of
suffrage to women equally with men has been before the Congress
of the United States for the past forty years; and

Whereas, the women of the non-suffrage States feel
that the time is come when the Congress should give favorable
consideration to this measure of justice to onehalf the citizens
of these United States.

Now therefore the Governor and the Legislature of the
State of Utah respectfully petition that the said suffrage amendment
receive favorable consideration before the 64th session of
Congress adjourns.

[J?k]
President of the Senate.

J A [?]
Speaker of the House.

Approved this 2nd
day of March 1917
S[?]
Governor.

Attest:
Hardon Damion
Secretary of State.