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' Mabelle R. Ebert
Chairman, Constitution Week
Anne Loucks Chapter, NSDAR
Daughters of the American Revolution
2873 Ptarmigan Drive #3
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
(510) 937-8830
July 14, 1997
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Supervisors of Contra Costa County:
The week of September 17 through 23 has traditionally been designated
Constitution Week by proclamation of the President of the United States.
The Anne Loucks Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, requests that the Supervisors of Contra Costa County also proclaim
the week of September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week. This provides all of
us an excellent opportunity for the citizens of Contra Costa County to celebrate-
and reflect upon the quality of our basis government and those who originated
this form of government. Please find enclosed some sample proclamations.
The Anne Loucks Chapter will be providing a display in the entrance
lobby of the Contra Costa Library, main location in Pleasant Hill, for the month of
September. We will be featuring the United States Constitution and plan to
display your proclamation as a part of this exhibit.
Please send the proclamation to me at the above address. Thank you.
Sincerely, ?
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Mabelle R. Ebert
Contra Costa Cmdo
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proclaims-
THE
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17-23, 1997
as
"CONSTITUTION WEEK" IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
cin reco nitiow Of
CELEBRATION AND REFLECTION UPON THE QUALITY
OF OUR BASIS GOVERMENT AND THOSE WHO
ORIGINATED THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT
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Chairman oard of Supervisors
CONSTITUTION WEEK
SAMPLE PROCLAM-ATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Sample n l
WHEREAS, Our Founding Fathers. in order to secure the blessings of liberty for themselves and their
posterity,did ordain and establish a Constitution for the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, It is of the greatest importance that all citizens fully understand the provisions and
principles contained in the Constitution in order to support. preserve and defend it against all
encroachment, and
WHEREAS, The two hundred eightieth anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution provides an
historic opportunity for all Americans to realize the achievements of the Framers of the Constitution and
the rights, privileges,and responsibilities it afford, and
WHEREAS, The independence guaranteed to American citizens, whether by birth or naturalization,
should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and activities during Constitution Week, September 17
through 23, as designated by proclamation of the President of the United States of America in accordance
with Public Law 915,
THEREFORE, I(We), by virtue of the authority vested in me as
(Governor, May, Commissioners, etc.)of the(state, city, county,etc.),do hereby proclaim the week of
September 17 through 23 as
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in the(state,etc.),,urge all our citizens to reflect during that week on the many benefits of our
Federal.Constitution and American citizenship.
In Witness Whereof, I(We) have hereunto set my(our)hand and caused the Seal of the (State,etc.)to be
affixed.at this day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety five.
Signed
SEAL
attest
Sample N 2
WHEREAS, R is the privilege and duty of all Americans to commemorate the two hundred eightieth
anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America with appropriate
ceremonies and activities;and
WHEREAS Public Law 915 guarantees the issuance of a proclamation by the President of the United
states of America;designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week,
THEREFORE: .;: I(We) as(Governor, Mayor, commissioners,etc.)
do hereby proclaim the wcek of.Scptenibcr.17 tl►rough 23 as,
CONS'I'ITII"PION WEEK
and urge all citizens to study the Constitution and express gratitude for the privilege of being an
American in a Republic which functions under the oldest constitution still in active use today,
In Witness Whereof I(We)have hereunto set my(our) hand and caused the Seal of the(State,etc.) to be
affixed at this day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety five.
Signed
SEAL
attest
Sample P, 3
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States of America, the guardian of our liberties, is a
product of reflection and choice, embodying the principles of limited government in a Republic dedicated
to rule by law, not by men; and
WHEREAS. September 17, 1995 marks the two hundred eightieth anniversary of the drafting of the
Constitution of the United States of America by the 1787 Constitutional Convention: and
WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and
its memorable anniversary, and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate this grand occasion,
and
WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of
this great country designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week,
THEREFORE I(We) as (Governor, Mayor,
Cottunissioners,etc.)do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 through 23 as
CONSTITUTION WEEK
and ask our citizens to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly
protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that lost
rights may never be regained.
In Witness Whereof, I(We) have hereunto set my(our) hand and caused the Seal of the(State, etc.)to be
affixed at this _ day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety five.
Signed
SEAL
attest
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