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RESOLUTION NO . 6 7 -~+5'
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF' CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OPPOSING ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ~k33
WHEREAS, this board has been advised of the submission of
Assembly Constitutional .Amendment #33, which was introduced by
Assemblyman Burton on February 28, 1967, and thereafter referred to
the Committee On Governmental Efficiency and Economy; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Constitutional Amendment, as set out by
Assemblyman Burton would change and modify the oath given by all
public officers; and
WHEREAS, this proposed Constitutional Amendment would elimin-
ate any reference to a promise by the party taking the oath that
he is not a member of any organization, political or otherwise, thr
advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or
of the State of California by force or violence, or other unlawful
means, and that further promises he will not become a member of
such organization; and
WHEREAS, this board believes that the present oath is bene-
ficial to the people of the County of Butte as well as to the
remainder of California; and
WHEREAS, this board .believes that affiants assuming important
positions of public trust should be required to solemnly swear, as
they have traditionally, and to promise, as they have traditionall
not to overthrow the government of the United States or the State
of California by force or violence or unlawful means, and that
affiant does nat advocate or is a member of an organization, poli-
tical or otherwise, with that aim;-and
WHEREAS, this board believes that should an individual be
unable to ethically, and in all moral honesty, solemnly swear to
the oath presently in Section 3, Article xX of the Constitution of
the State of California, then that individual should not be allowe
to assume a position of public trust; and
WHEREAS, loyalty oaths such as we presently have were not
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controversial until the advent of Communist philosophy and politi-
cal ethics, this board can only question why it is either necessar
or beneficial to amend the present oath as set forth in the Con-
stitution, or even why the proposed amendment was introduced,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESQLVED by the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE CE9UNTY OF BUTTE as follows:
1. That this board firmly opposes Assembly Constitutional
Amendment No. 33 and respectfully submits to the .Assembly and the
'Senaterof the State of California that this proposed Constitution
Amendment should be defeated.
2. That copies of this resolution be forwarded to Assemblym~
Ray Johnson, to Senator Fred Marler, and to all other interested
parties designated by the board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors
of the County of Butte, State of California, this 11th day of
1967, by the following vote:
AYE'S: Supervisors Dunavray, Maxon, McKillop and Pryde
NOES: Chairman Howsden
ABSENT: None
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Ali Y L. Hfl~+TSDEN, Chairman of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JESSIE ROGERS, County Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of 'Supervisors
By
Deputy
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