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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />WHEREAS, April is the birth month of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the <br />first American manual of parliamentary procedure in 1801, it is an <br />appropriate time to celebrate the use of parliamentary procedure; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is fitting to honor Henry Martyn Robert, author of Pocket <br />Rules of Order; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, widely recognized <br />and used parliamentary authority in public and private organizations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is timely to reflect upon the importance of parliamentary procedure <br />in providing for civil discourse, protecting individual rights, ensuring fairness, and <br />in maintaining order in meetings. <br /> <br /> I, Louis R. Rigby, Mayor, do hereby proclaim April 2019, as <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />Parliamentary Law Month <br /> <br />In Witness Whereof: I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to <br />be affixed hereto, this the 22nd day of April, 2019. <br /> <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />______________________________ <br />Louis R. Rigby, Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />