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RESOLUTION NO. 3971
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE. CITY, OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
URGING THE ISSUANCE.OF A,UNITED ,
STATES POSTAGE STAMP COMMEMORATING
THE.200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING
OF CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the 200th Anniversary of the founding of Cali-
fornia will be celebrated in 1969; and
WHEREAS, an event of such importance to the State of
California should be memorialized in the issuance of a commemorative
United States postage stamp; and
WHEREAS, the United States Post Office Department receives
each year numerous requests for commemorative issues; and
WHEREAS, a favorable response to a request for a stamp
commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the founding of California
could best be obtained by one single effort in which all interested
cities and counties of the State of California could join; and
vrnEREAS, such an effort will be made late in December,
1967, in a presentation to be made by the Commemorative Stamp and
Philatelic Exhibit Committee of San Diego's 200th Anniversary, Inc.;
NOW, THEREFORE ,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of The City of Arcadia,
as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Arcadia
respectfully urges the issuance in 1969 of a United States postage
stamp commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the founding of
California.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk of the City of Arcadia shall
forward a copy of this resolution to the City Clerk of the City
of San Diego so that it may be included in the presentation to be
made to the United States Post Office Department by San Diego's
local committee to the end that the whole-hearted support of the
various agencies in the State to the concept of a California com-
memorative stamp may be demonstrated.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 21st day of November, 1967, by the affirmative vote of at
least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Forman, Hage
and Considine
NOES:
-None
ABSENT:
None
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21st day of November, 1967.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
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