HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09121995 - 95-388 Board of Supervisors
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
In the Matter of Proclaiming ] RESOLUTION NO. 95/388
the week of Septemberl7 - 23, 1995 as ]
"Constitution Week" in Contra Costa County I
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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, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, does hereby Support and
Proclaim the week of September 17 through 23 as
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in Contra Costa County, and urge all our citizens to reflect during that week on the many
benefits of our Federal Constitution and American citizenship.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 12th
day of September, 1995.
Gayle ishop hair _
Supervisor, Distric
Jim Roger Jeff Smith
Mark DeSaulnier Tom Torlakson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the
Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 12th day of September, 1995.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
BY
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