2012-08-04 Constitution Week PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2012-08-04
VIRGINIA: At the adjourned meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held in the General
District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition in Chatham, Virginia on Tuesday, August 21,
2012,the following resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, September 17, 2012 marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the
United States of America at the Constitutional Convention, providing a historic opportunity for all Americans to
remember the achievements of our Founding Fathers and to reflect on the actions of Americans who for the past
225 years have defined the words of the Constitution by exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens;and
WHEREAS, the Constitution is fundamentally predicated on governance by "We the People", making
citizens' understanding the Constitution and its framework an essential element of the future of our country and
the civic health of its populace;and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to read, study, and preach the greatest document of human liberty and
to protect the freedoms set forth in the Bill of Rights; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the signing of the Constitution and of Americans who strive to fulfill the
duties and responsibilities of citizenship, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106 as amended),
requested that the President proclaim the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year
as(`Constitution Week"; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize this remarkable document and the milestone
anniversary of its creation,and the additions to it in the form of 27 amendments;then
NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors that September
17-23, 2012 be and is hereby recognized as Constitution Week throughout Pittsylvania County, and calls this
observance to the attention of all our citizens and encourages that the independence and freedoms guaranteed to
American citizens, whether by birth or naturalization, should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and
activities during Constitution Week;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to all local media sources.
Given under my hand this 21'day of August,2012.
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�ti �• Tim R. Barber Chairman
Pittsylvani. 'ounty Board of Supervisors
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:1 William D. Sleeper, lerk
Pittsylvania County Board of S pervisors