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<br />On June 1, 1 X63, Pre~s.cdev~t Abraham Li,nca.2n dec,2afced
<br />~s.2ave~s ~a be free; and
<br />LUfi~R~AS, qn June 18, 18G3, Texa~S ~s.eave~s were ca2,Led ~a ~he.vc ~.P.a.vLta-
<br />~.iavus and gtiven ~he.i~c breedam; and
<br />GlH~R~AS, B.ea.efz cammun.ct,%e~s ~Gvcoughacit Texas ~~cad.ct,%ana.P.2.y ce,2.ebtcute
<br />June l9 ass "~manci.pa~.%an day", ar "June~een~h.", and ~s~.nce 190 .c~ has
<br />been an a b ~tie.%a,2 S~a~e ha.Q,%da y; and
<br />GIH~R~AS, dc,vcing the weefz a~ lure 16 ~Gvcaugh 19, S.2a.cFz c,%t,%ze~vs ab
<br />La Pahte have ~schedu~ed many act%v.ct,%e~s ~a ce.2ebtcc~te Juneteev~th; and
<br />G1H~R~AS, the C,cty a~ La Pante .c~ gaud aU the ~s~.gn.%b~,cav~t canthibu-
<br />~,%aws made by .c.#~s B.~acFz cct%zev~s; and
<br />(~H~RFAS, .ct -cis our wish ~a recagn~,ze ~h.e great ~s~,%de~ S~.acfz ~eap~.e
<br />have made ~Gvcaugh the yeajus, ~same~,ime~s ~,~'irugg.P.%ng aga-iws~ avehwhe.~ming
<br />adds, ~a ga.%n. the ec~ua.2%ty they deserve and wce en~,%t2ed ~a.
<br />NDUI, 7H~R~~OR~, I, NDRMAN h4ALDN~, MAYDR a ~ the C.cty a ~ La Pante, da
<br />hetceb y ~raceaim the weefz a~ June 19 ~Gvcaugh 22, 19 &&, ass
<br />JUN~T~bNTH GJb~K
<br />tin the C.cty a~ La Patrte, and urge a.22 cit,%zews ~a ~ajctiet.~a~e .in the many
<br />ac~.t.v.c.#,i.e~s ~schedu.~ed ~a ce.2ebra~e Juneteev~th.
<br />IN UIITN~SS w+1~R~D~, I have heh.euwta ~ e~ my hand and caws ed the Sea.P.
<br />a~ the C,cty. ~a be a~~~.xed heJce~a, ~Gws the 13~h day ab June, 198.
<br />CITY D~ LA PDRT~
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