HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 08- Law Day May 1, 2008Ma oral Proclamation
LAW DAY
May 1 ~ 2008
WHEREAS, this countzy was founded on the principle that voluntary adherence to the
rule of law expands, rather than limits, the opportunities for,freedom; and
WHEREAS, a viable democracy requires understanding of the nature and basis of our
freedoms and recognition of the individual responsibilities which those freedoms impose;
and
WHEREAS, the Law Day 2008, ftftieth anniversary theme of "The Rule of Law"
encourages us all to examine the rule of law, our role in its sustainability, and its rate in
protecting our communities, our democracy, oppo~rtudity, equity, and all that is most
precious to us.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that I,, T~aaaren Jacobsen, Mayor of the City of
Bozeman, do hereby proclaim. Thursday, lutay 1, 2p08 as Law Day. We urge the
citizens, schools, businesses, legal professionals, and media of Bozeman to use this
occasion to preserve and strengthen the rule of law;.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of April, in the
year of our Lord two thousand and eight, the twa hundred and thirty second year of the
Independence of the United States of America.
Kaaren Jacobson, Mayor