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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraphs A and B (page 1, lines 5 to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘A. The designation "nigger" or "squaw" or any derivation of "squaw" as a separate word or as part of a word or phrase; or
 
B. The designation "squa" or any derivation of "squa" as a separate word or as a separate syllable in a word.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that use of "squa" as a separate syllable in a word is also prohibited in naming places.