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<br /> <br />e e <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />G \1 f1{J D. <br />~~tt>.&Q~ <br />.~.' G(? <br /> <br />r <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />l1!Jqrrra.a : <br /> <br />On Jwr.e 1, 1863, PJtU.ident AbJr..a.ham Unc.oln <br />dec1.aJted .6lave6 tiJ be {ytee; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, 0 n Ju.n.e 1 8, 1 863, T exa.6 .6laVe6 welte c.aUed t:o -theA.Jr. <br />~n6 and g.iven -theA.Jr. nJLeedom; and <br />WHEREAS, bla.c.k. c.ommun..U.-i.e6 t:hJwugholLt Texa.6 -tJr.a.cUti..ona1.i.y c.e1.e- <br />bltate June 19 a.6 "Ema.n.eipa.t.-Lon Vay", OJL "Jwr.eteenth", and .6.inc.e 1980 a <br /> <br />ha.6 been an onn.ic1.ai.. State hoUday; and <br />WHEREAS, dl.llUng :the week. on Jwr.e 16 -thJLough June 19, black. <br />c.i..ti..zen6 0 n La PoJz.te have .6 cheduled many acUv-U.i.e6 tiJ c.ei.ebltate Jwr.e:teent:h; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, -the CUy on La PoJz.te -i.A pMud 06 -the .6.igrU6.ic.a.n;t c.ontJU- <br />builo n6 made by Lt6 blac.k. c.i..ti..z en6 ; and <br />WHEREAS, U -i.A OWl. w-iAh tiJ lLec.ogrUze -the gJLeat .6:tJUde6 bla.c.k. people <br />have made tJvtOugh t:he YeJJ.JL6, .6 ometUne6 .6:tJLuggUng again6t: oVeJl.Whe1.min.g odd6, <br />tiJ gain -the equ.aU..ty :they de6 eltve and aJte en.tUled t:o. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, 1, NORMAN MALONE, MAYOR 0 n :the CU:.y 0 n La Pom, <br />do helteby pMc1.ahn -the week. On Jwr.e 16 t:Jvwugh 19, 1989, a.6 <br />JUNETEENTH WEEK <br /> <br />.in :the CUy 06 La PolVte, and Wl.ge ctU.. cM-1.zen6 t:o pcvz.:Uc1.pa.te .in :the many <br />acUvilie6 .6c.heduled t:o c.ei.ebltate Jwr.e:teen:th. <br /> <br />1 N WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have heM.unto .6 e:t my <br />hand and c.a.u6ed t:he Seal On :the Cay t:o be <br />a66.ixed helteto, :tJUJ., -the 12t:h day 06 Jwr.e, <br />1989. <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />NOJunan L. Malone, MayoJL <br />