RES 1989-55 - 00004223RESOLUTION NO. 55 - 1989
RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF FOURMIES, FRANCE,
ON THE BICENTENARY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND
CITIZEN
WHEREAS, the year 1989 marks the two hundredth anniversary of both the French
Revolution and the implementation of the Constitution of the United States of
America with the inauguration of George Washington as first President and the
convening of the first Congress; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the year 1989 marks the two hundredth anniversary of two
landmark documents in the history of human rights: the Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen decreed by the French National Assembly on August 26,
1789, and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States passed by
Congress on September 25, 1789; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Fourmies, France, and Fridley, Minnesota, in the United
States of America, have entered into an Agreement of Friendship as participants
in Sister Cities International: and
WHEREAS, a delegation from the City of Fridley will be visiting the City of
Fourmies during the bicentennial observation of Bastille Day, July 14, 1989.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley that
' congratulations be extended to the City of Fourmies, France, on the occasion of
these bicentennial events; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of Sister Cities of Fridley, Clynell
Moore, be authorized to present to the City of Fourmies on behalf of the People
of Fridley a document containing the texts of the Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen and the Bill of Rights as an indication of our esteem and as a
mutual pledge to respect and honor the rights of all human beings.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 19TH DAY OF
JUNE, 1989
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY A. PALA - CJITY CLERK
WILLIAM J. NEE - MAYO
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