25-constitution PROCLAMATION NO. 2002-25
WHEREAS The Constitution of the United States of America, the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of limited government in a Republic dedicated to rule by law; and
WHEREAS September 17, 2002 marks the two hundred thirty second anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States of American by the Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS It is fitting and proper to accord official recognition of this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary, and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate it;
and
WHEREAS Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United States of American designating September 16 through 20 as Constitution Week,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2002
is hereby designated:
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in the City of Huntsville, 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.
DULY SIGNED this the 11th day of September 2002.
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William B. Green, Mayor