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WHEREAS, the use of parliamentary procedure in the meetings of private and public
organizations in this country promotes orderly deliberations and protects both individual
rights and majority~rule, cardinal principals of governance in the United States; and
WHEREAS, April is the birth month of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the first
comprehensive manual on parliamentary practice in this country; and
WHEREAS, the month of April has been designated as "Parliamentary Emphasis
Month" by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Meserve, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, do hereby proclaim
THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2000
AS
PARLIAMENTARY EMPHASIS MONTH
in Atlantic Beach and urge the people of the City of Atlantic Beach to observe the month with
appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities that promote the concept of efficient
organization of meetings through parliamentary practice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereto set
my hand and caused the official seal of the
City of Atlantic Beach to be affixed this
13th day of March, 2000.
John S. Meserve
MAYOR