HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 36-68County of Kern Resolo No. 68-263
City of Bakersfield Resol.'~oo 36~6~
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
B~ERSFIELD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF KERN PROCLAIMING MAY 1, 1968 AS "L~
DAY USA" IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ~D THE COUNTY
OF KERN°
WHEREAS,-as Americans.we cherish individual freedom as a birth-
right, and every citizen of this community depends upon law and courts
to protect his rights, to safeguard his person andproperty, and to
enable him to enjoy the privileges of.life in a free society; and
WHEREAS, w£thout laws predicated upon equal justice, and indepen-
dent courts to administer them, the liberties we take for granted would
be meaningless; and
WHEREAS, our legal and judicial systems are foundation stones
upon which rest our representative government, our economic well-being,
and our whole social order; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States., and the President
by official proclamation, have set aside May 1 as a special day for
recognizing the place of law in American life; and
WHEP~AS, observance of the special day known as Law Day USA
will take the form of programs sponsored by various organizations, in
the'schools, and in appropriate public ceremonies in order to foster-
increased respect for law and a broader awareness of the benefits and
also the responsibilities of citizenship;
NOW~ THEREEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern'that
May 1~ 1968 be proclaimed as Law Day USA in the City.of Bakersfield
and the County of Kern, and that citizens, organizations and sChools
give appropriate recognition to this special day.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 22nd day of April, 1968, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Hosking, Rees, Stiern, Vetter, Whittemore
NOES: None
ABSENT:· Councilmen Heisey & Rucker
ex-O~iclo Clerk of
^ ~'-'~- ~ the Council of the City of Bakersfield
.rAP~R0 D. .Qf Ap~l<
I ~BY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of April, 1968, by the following
vote:
AYES: Supervisors:
NOES: None
Jackson, Holt, Fairbairn, Webb, Salzer
ABSENT: None
Vera K. Gibson
COUNTY .CLERK and ex-0£ficio Cl~rk of
the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Kern.
APPROVED this 23rd day of April, 1968·,
Charles P. Salzer
~HAIRMAN of the Board of Shper~isors
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