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RESOLUTION No. 73-66 <br />WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United :haters of <br />America gives us the foundation for a free, prosperous and inde. - <br />pendant life for every citizen, but each generation, in time, must <br />work for and claim it; otherwise, through carelessness or indiffer- <br />ence, the rights and liberties we have enjoyed may vanish; and <br />WHEREAS, it is of the greatest consequence that the <br />citizens fully understand the provisions and principles contained <br />in the Constitution of the United States of America in order to be <br />able to support it properly as, "The greatest document for human <br />liberty in two thousand years of recorded history;" and <br />WHEREAS, the people of the United States should be <br />deeply grateful to their Founding Fathers for the wisdom and <br />foresight they displayed in writing and adopting the Constitution; and <br />i WHEREAS, the independence granted to the American <br />people to enjoy such freedom and liberty, unknown to any other <br />country, should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and <br />activities during Constitution Week, September 17 through 23, <br />as designated by proclamation of the President of the United States <br />in accordance with Public Law No. 915; and <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The Board <br />of County Commissioners of Indian River County, do hereby _proclaim <br />the week of September 17 through 23, 1973,as <br />CONSTITUTION WEEK <br />in Indian River County, Florida, and urge all our citizens to pay <br />special attention during that week to our Federal Constitution and <br />the advantages of American Citizenship. <br />