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<br />. <br />Office of the <br /> <br />e <br />MAYOR <br /> <br />.- <br />'" <br />" <br /> <br />CITY OF <br /> <br />"""---"'" <br />~~.~.~..~.~.~~~~ <br />10"..*' "'~ <br />I~' . <br />! . f \. <br />, . . <br />, -s:.. ..... <br />s~ ~:. :'~ <br />~~"" .......~ <br />\ /J' ~.......,~ "- <br />0", 'Ou'" ,. <br /> <br />LA PORTE <br /> <br /> <br />roc amatioo <br /> <br />~ Ittrns: OUll. Founding FatheM, in aJuJeJl. .tlJ .""Ull.e t:he <br /> <br />/ . <br />b.teMing-6 On libeJl:ty non them6 e1.Ve!.l and thw pMteJU.;ty, cUd oll.dOvLn a.nd <br />e!.l.ta.bwh a. COYl.6.tUution non the. Un.ite.d Sta..te!.l On AmeJU.c.a.; and <br />WH ER EAS, a -fA 0 n the. gll.e.a..te!.lt -Un poJr..t tha..t a..U c.ft.i..z e.Y1.6 n u1..ty <br />undeMta.nd the. p!l.ov-fAioY1.6 and pJU.nup.te!.l c.on..tOvLne.d in. the. COYl.6.tUution <br />in. oll.deJl.. to-6UPpoJr..t a, pll.e!.leJl..ve. a and de.fie.nd a a.gcU.n..6t e.nCJl.oa.c.hme.n..t; <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the. Bic.e.nte.nrUa1. On the. -6iglUng On the. COYl.6.tU.u,t,[on p!l.o- <br />vide!.l a. IU.-6toJU.c. oppoJtturvUy non a..U AmeJU.c.a.Y1.6 to .te.aJtn a.bout a.nd <br />1l.e.c.a..U a.c.hie.veme.n..t6 On OWl. FoundeM, a.nd to Il.e.n.te.c..t on the. JU.gw a.nd <br />pflivile.ge!.l On c.ft.i..ze.nohip a.6 weU. a.6 it6 a.tte.nda.n..t ll.e6poYl.6ibUW-e!.l; a.nd <br />WHEREAS, the. inde.pe.nde.nc.e. guaJta.n..te.e.d to the. AmeJU.c.a.n pe.op.te. by the. <br />COn6.tU.u,t,[on -6hou.td be. c.e1.e.bJuLte.d by a.ppIl.OpJUa.:te. c.eJl..emolUe6 a.nd a.c.:t.ivw.e6 <br />duJUng COYl.6:tUution We.e.k., Se.ptembeJl.. 77 thJc.ough 23, a.6 de6igna..te.d by <br />pll.oc.lama.:Uon on the. PIl.e6ide.n..t On the. UrvUe.d S:ta.te!.l On AmeJU.c.a. in a.c.c.oll.da.nc.e. <br />with Public. Law 975. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMAN MALONE, MAYOR on the. Cay On La. PoJr..te., do <br />he!l.e.b y pll.oc..tcWn the. we.e.k. 0 n S e.ptemb eJl.. 77 thltoug h 23, 7987, a.6 <br />CONSTITUTION WEEK <br /> <br />. in the. Cay 06 La. PoJr..te., a.nd Wl.ge. all. OUll. c.ft.i..ze.Y1.6 to pa.y -6pe.cA..a1. a.tte.ntA..on <br />duJUng tha..t we.e.k. to OUll. Fe.dina.e. COn6ti.tution a.nd the. a.dva.n..ta.ge6 06 <br />AmeJUc.a.n CW.z e.n6 hip. <br /> <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I ha.ve. heJte;t0601l.e. -6e;t <br />my ha.nd a.nd c.a.uoe.d the. Se.al. 06 the. Cay to <br />be. a.nnixe.d heJl..e;to, ttU6 the. 74th da.y 06 <br />Se.ptembeJl.., 1987. <br /> <br />NO!l.ma.n L. Malone., Ma.yoll. <br />