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BOARD QF SUPERVIS'OR'S
COUNTY'OF BUTTE, STATE OF ;CALIFORNIA
Resolution No. ~9-185
RESOLUTION TN HONOR OF OBSERVANCE
OF VETERANS' DAY
WHEREAS, the 11th day of November has been designated as
Veterans' Day and has been declared a legal holiday; and
WHEREAS, the men and women who served in the uniform. of our
country have made a major contribution not only to the preservation
of America's freedom but also toward the attainment and preservation
of freedom throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, the gallant Americans serving in todays armed forces
continue to demonstrate the unselfish willingness of our nation to
meet the challenge of those forces wishing to defeat through armed
conflict the cause of individual determination; and
WHEREAS, the nation and the free world are eternally grateful
for the contributions of American veterans to the advancement of the
cause of an honorable world peace,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, State of California, that wo do hereby call upon ali
citizens to observe, Tuesday, November 11, 1969, as Veterans' Day,
and ask that the day be obsex~?ed with appropriate ceremonies in honor
of those who have borne the burden in defense of our freedom.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all citizens and business firms mark
this day with the proud display of the flag of the United States as
a reaffirmation of our national unity, a rededication of our support
to our nation in her defense of the cause of freedom, and especially,
our recognition and appreciation of our newest generation of veterans
whose willingness to serve the national purpose is in the finest
tradition of our great nation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, this 28th day of October, 1969, by the
following vote:
AYES: ~pervisors Dunaway Howsden~ MaxonT Fieynolds~
Chairman McKillop
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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K MC KILLOP, ~ zrman o t e
tte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: ~~._-~ 4 ~~~---
CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors