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<br /> <br />e . <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />aU f1{J D <br />~~:09 <br />.~ ,:~ ~ ~<? <br /> <br />r <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />IlJJqrrru.a: On June 1, 1863, Plluiden-t; Abtw.ham Uneabt <br />dec1.aJl.ed .6laVe6 :to be olLeei a.nd <br /> <br />WHEREAS, 0 n June 18, 1863, T exa.6 .6lave6 WeJl.e c.ltUed :to :theJ.Jt <br /> <br />planta.tiOn.6 a.nd g~ven theJ.Jt olLeedomi a.nd <br /> <br />WHERE AS, blac.k c.ommuvUtie.6 thltoug hou.t T exa.6 :tJw.cU.t1..0 na.U!:f <br /> <br />c.e1.eblLCLte June 19 a.6 "Ema.nupa;Uon Va.!:f", OIL "Juneteenth", a.nd .6-inc.e 1980 <br /> <br />U 11M been a.n 0 0 6~c.A.a.t S:tctte hoUda.!:f i a.nd <br />WHEREAS, ~ng the week 00 June 11 :thJr..ough 17, 1990, blac.k <br />c.LUzen.6 00 La. PoJt:te ha.ve .6c.hedu1.ed ma.n!:f a.cXivWe.6 :to c.e1.ebttCLte Juneteenth; <br />a.nd <br /> <br />WHEREAS, :the CU!:f 00 La. PoJt:te ,fA plLoud 06 the .6~grU6~ca.nt c.on.:tJU- <br />bu;Uon.6 ma.de b!:f Lt6 bla.c.k c.LUzen.6i a.nd <br />WHEREAS, U,fA OWl. wiJ.,h to lLec.ogrUze the glLeCLt .6:tJUde.6 bla.c.k <br />people ha.ve made thltough :the !:feaJr..6, .6ome;t.Une6 .6bz.uggUng a.gcUn.6:t OVeJl.- <br />whe1.mi.ng odd.6, :to giUn :the equaLi..:t!:f :the!:f de.6eJl.ve a.nd M.e mtifted :to. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, 1, NORMAN MALONE, MAYOR 06 :the CU!:f 06 La. PoJt:te, <br />do heJl.eb!:f pJtOc1.a.-i.m :the week 06 June 16 :thJr..ough 17, 1990, a.6 <br />JUNETEENTH WEEK <br /> <br />-in :the CU!:f 06 La. PoJt:te, a.nd Wl.ge ltU c.LUzen.6 to pM-ti.upCLte ~n :the ma.n!:f <br />a.c.UvWe.6 .6c.hedu1.ed :to c.e1.ebJuU:e Juneteenth. <br /> <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 ha.ve heJl.eunto .set m!:f ha.nd a.nd ca.U6ed :the <br /> <br /> <br />se.a..e. 06 :the cu.!:f :to be a.66-ixed heJl.eto, :t1U-6 :the 11:th da.!:f 06 June, 1990. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />NOJuna.n L. Ma1.one, Ma.!:fOIL <br />