HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04231996 - 96-165 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Proclaiming )
May 1, 1996 Law Day in ) Resolution No. 96/165
Contra Costa County )
WHEREAS, May 1 has been designated by the United Congress and proclaimed
by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as LAW DAY; and
WHEREAS, the American Bar Association has assumed the responsibility of
assisting schools, colleges and other institutions in the celebration each year on May
First Law Day U.S.A.; and
WHEREAS, the association designates a theme each year for Law Day
celebrations and for 1996 has designated the theme:
We The People
The United States Constitution
The Original American Dream
WHEREAS, the Diablo Valley College and numerous co-sponsors have
celebrated LAW DAY each year for the past 20 years and will continue the tradition in
1996 with a program on the college campus, 312 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill,
California, in the Performing Arts Center at 7:00 p.m. for students and members of the
public with no admission fee; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America has been the citadel=of individual
liberty and a beacon of hope and opportunity for more.than 200 years to many millions
who have sought our shores and pursued the American dream as envisioned by the
founding fathers; and
WHEREAS, Diablo Valley College has continuously given substance to the
original American Dream with visions of new dreams for the citizens of Contra Costa
County by the sponsorship of Law Day programs in recognition of the place of law in
American life and dreams:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County that they do hereby designate May 1, 1996 as LAW DAY in Contra Costa
County to commemorate the role of law in the lives and dreams of our citizens.
Passed by vo f the Board members present on the 23rd of April, 1996.
Int d d y: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution entered into the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors.
JEF I , CHAIRMAN
PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator and
Clerk of the Board.
By:
eputy Clerk