HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 09/20/2007 - City Declares Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States, the guardian of our liberties, is a product of
reflection and choice, embodying the principles of limited government in a
Republic dedicated to rule by law, not by men and
WHEREAS, September 17, 2007 marks the two hundred and twentieth anniversary of the
drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitution
Convention; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting and property to accord official recognition to this memorable
anniversary, and to patriotic exercises that will commemorate the occasion, and
WHEWAS, Public Law 915, guarantees the issue of a proclamation each year by the President
of the united States of America designating September 17'~through September
23rdas Constitution Week.
NOW, THERJ3FORE, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby
dedicate and proclaim the week of September 17,2007 through September 23,2007 as
Constitution Week
And urge all citizens to study the Constitution and to
Express gratitude for the privilege of American citizenship
Inour RepubIic, functioning under the superb body
of laws -The Constitution of the United States of America
September, 2007