Item B3County of Monroe
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor George Neugent, District 2
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Mayor Pro Tem David Rice, District 4
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Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
Heather Carruthers, District 3
Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
County Commission Meeting
April 12, 2017
Agenda Item Number: B.3
Agenda Item Summary #2819
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 2
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Terri Colonna (305) 292 -4512
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of Mayor's Proclamation observing May 1, 2017 as
Law Day in Monroe County.
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LawDay2017Proclamation
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REVIEWED BY:
Kathy Peters Completed
Board of County Commissioners Pending
03/27/2017 1:27 PM
04/12/2017 9:00 AM
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
LAW DAY
WHEREAS Law Day is an occasion of public acknowledgement of our Nation's and Florida's heritage of
justice, liberty, and equality under the law;
WHEREAS the United States Congress has statutorily designated May 1 as the annual day for
commemoration of Law Day;
WHEREAS the American Bar Association has designated the 2017 Law Day theme to be "The Fourteenth
Amendment: Transforming American Democracy" in recognition of the numerous contributions to
American law and society of one of the most often cited constitutional enactments;
WHEREAS the Fourteenth Amendment in the nearly century and a half that has elapsed since its
ratification has greatly expanded the constitutional protections available to all through its clauses
guaranteeing due process and equal protection;
Whereas the Fourteenth Amendment has served as the vehicle by which many of the protections in the
Bill of Rights have been found to be enforceable against state and local government actions that infringe
upon fundamental liberties;
Whereas the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionally defined national citizenship for the first time and
guaranteed that the privileges or immunities of United States citizenship would not be denied to any
individual citizen;
WHEREAS the Fourteenth Amendment has served as the basis of and inspiration for landmark civil rights
legislation and court decisions protecting and advancing the rights of Americans;
WHEREAS promoting public understanding of the roots of our freedom are an important component in
the civic education of the citizens of the United States and of the State of Florida and
WHEREAS Law Day, MAY 1, 2017, will be commemorated in Monroe County, Florida with the Monroe
County Bar Association, the Upper Keys Bar Association and the 16 Judicial Circuit.
NOW THEREFORE, I, George Neugent, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida declare May 1, 2017, to be
Law Day
in Monroe County, Florida and urge all citizens and members of the court be reminded of this Nation's
and State's heritage of justice, liberty and equality under the law.
Signed this 12th day of April in the year 2017. _
George R. Neugent, Mayor