HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 09/16/2008 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-19 Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
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,the week of September 17 marks the 221 st anniversary of the framing of the
Constitution of the United States of America by the 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
it; and
WHEREAS, Public Law No. 915 guarantees the issuance of a proclamation each year by
the President of the United States of America, designating the week of September 17 through 23 as
Constitution Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week of September 17-23, 2008 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of September, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk