Bill Text: IA HJR10 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the United States capitol honoring Arabella Mansfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HJR10 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HJR10-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
10
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
10
BY
MASCHER
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
relating
to
the
placement
of
a
statue
in
the
1
United
States
capitol
honoring
Arabella
Mansfield.
2
WHEREAS,
each
state
may
provide
two
statues
of
notable
3
citizens
for
display
in
the
United
States
capitol,
and
may
4
replace
the
statues
if
a
resolution
to
do
so
is
approved
by
a
5
state’s
legislature
and
governor;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Arabella
Mansfield
was
born
May
23,
1846,
on
a
7
farm
near
Burlington,
Iowa,
graduated
from
Iowa
Wesleyan
8
College
in
Mount
Pleasant;
and
served
as
a
professor
at
Simpson
9
College;
and
10
WHEREAS,
in
1869,
Arabella
Mansfield
became
the
first
woman
11
in
the
United
States
admitted
to
the
practice
of
law;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Arabella
Mansfield
continued
her
career
as
an
13
educator
and
was
also
active
in
the
women’s
suffrage
movement,
14
chairing
the
Iowa
Women’s
Suffrage
Convention
in
1870,
and
15
working
with
Susan
B.
Anthony;
and
16
WHEREAS,
in
1980,
Arabella
Mansfield
was
inducted
into
the
17
Iowa
Women’s
Hall
of
Fame,
and
in
2002
the
Iowa
Organization
18
of
Women
Attorneys
established
the
Arabella
Mansfield
Award
to
19
recognize
outstanding
women
lawyers
in
Iowa;
NOW
THEREFORE,
20
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
REPLACEMENT
AUTHORIZATION.
The
state
of
Iowa
1
authorizes
the
replacement
of
the
statue
of
Samuel
J.
Kirkwood
2
with
a
statue
honoring
Arabella
Mansfield.
3
Sec.
2.
COMMITTEE
CREATED.
A
committee
of
seven
is
created,
4
to
be
appointed
by
the
governor
and
to
serve
at
the
pleasure
5
of
the
governor,
to
exchange
the
statue
of
Samuel
J.
Kirkwood
6
currently
on
display
in
the
United
States
capitol
with
a
statue
7
of
Arabella
Mansfield.
8
a.
The
committee
shall
select
its
own
chairperson
and
9
establish
its
rules
of
procedure.
The
committee
shall
meet
as
10
may
be
deemed
necessary
by
the
chairperson.
A
majority
of
the
11
members
of
the
committee
shall
constitute
a
quorum.
12
b.
Members
shall
serve
without
compensation
or
13
reimbursement
for
actual
expenses.
14
c.
The
committee
shall
raise
all
of
the
funds
necessary
for
15
the
operation
of
the
committee;
and
shall
solicit
donations
to
16
exchange
the
statue,
commission
the
creation
of
a
new
statue,
17
transport
the
replaced
statue
to
the
Iowa
statehouse,
and
18
make
all
arrangements
with
the
architect
of
the
United
States
19
capitol
necessary
for
the
new
statue
to
be
put
into
place.
20
Sec.
3.
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.
The
department
of
cultural
21
affairs
shall
provide
all
necessary
administrative
support
for
22
the
committee
and
shall
administer
the
capitol
statuary
fund.
23
Sec.
4.
CAPITOL
STATUARY
FUND.
A
capitol
statuary
fund
24
is
created
in
the
state
treasury,
to
be
administered
by
the
25
department
of
cultural
affairs.
The
proceeds
of
the
fund
26
shall
be
used
for
the
purposes
specified
in
section
2
of
this
27
resolution.
Any
funds
remaining
after
the
exchange
of
statues
28
shall
be
used
to
suitably
restore
and
relocate
the
Samuel
J.
29
Kirkwood
statue.
The
department
may
accept
gifts,
grants,
30
bequests,
and
other
moneys,
including
but
not
limited
to
state
31
or
federal
moneys,
and
in-kind
contributions
for
deposit
32
in
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
33
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
34
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
any
unexpended
or
unencumbered
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moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
1
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state,
but
shall
remain
2
available
from
the
fund
for
expenditure
by
the
department
in
3
succeeding
fiscal
years
for
the
purposes
specified
in
section
2
4
of
this
resolution.
5
Sec.
5.
DISPLAY
OF
REPLACED
STATUE.
The
department
of
6
administrative
services
shall
provide
for
a
perpetual
display
7
of
the
replaced
statue
at
a
suitable
location
within
the
8
statehouse.
9
EXPLANATION
10
Under
federal
law,
each
state
is
allowed
to
place
two
statues
11
of
its
noted
personages
in
the
U.S.
capitol;
and
a
state
may
12
request
federal
approval
for
the
replacement
of
a
statue.
13
The
federal
law
requires
the
request
to
be
in
the
form
of
a
14
resolution
adopted
by
the
general
assembly
and
approved
by
15
the
governor.
The
resolution
must
identify
the
statue
to
be
16
replaced,
name
the
individual
to
be
newly
commemorated,
and
17
cite
the
individual’s
qualifications.
The
resolution
must
18
create
a
committee
to
select
the
sculptor
and
direct
the
method
19
of
obtaining
the
necessary
funds
to
meet
all
expenses.
20
This
joint
resolution
provides
for
the
exchange
of
the
21
statue
of
Samuel
J.
Kirkwood
with
a
statue
of
Arabella
22
Mansfield.
23
The
joint
resolution
creates
a
seven-member
committee
24
to
raise,
through
donations,
all
funds
necessary
to
make
25
this
exchange.
The
committee
members
will
not
receive
any
26
compensation
or
reimbursement.
Staff
support
is
to
be
provided
27
by
the
department
of
cultural
affairs.
28
The
joint
resolution
creates
a
capitol
statuary
fund
in
the
29
state
treasury,
administered
by
the
department
of
cultural
30
affairs.
The
fund
will
finance
committee
operations,
and
the
31
exchange
of
statuary
and
the
relocation
of
the
Kirkwood
statue.
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