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Resolution No.

SCHUYLER COUNTY LEGISLATURE

Regular Meeting
April 12, 2021

Intro. No. 31 Motion by


Approved by Committee PCB Seconded by
Approved by Co. Atty. SJG Vote: Ayes to Noes
Name of Noes

RE: RECOGNI ING AND COMMEMO A ING MA 1, 2021 A LA DA IN CH LE


COUNTY CO N A O NE DE A MEN

WHEREAS, Law Day is an occasion of public acknowledgement of our N ,


liberty, and equality under the law, and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has statutorily designated May 1 as the annual day for
commemoration of Law Day, and
WHEREAS, the American Bar Association has designated the 2021 L D Advancing
the Rule of Law Now, the Rule of Law being a fundamental concept underpinning justice, freedom, and
representative government that can be traced through history from various systems of law, through the Magna
Carta and the United States Constitution, and
WHEREAS, the Rule of Law rests upon the idea that no one is so important as to be above the law and
conversely no one is so insignificant to be beneath the law, and
WHEREAS, the United States was founded on the principle that adherence to the Rule of Law expands,
rather than limits, the opportunities for freedom, and
WHEREAS, promoting public understanding of the roots of our freedom is an important component in
the civic education of the citizens of the United States, the State of New York and the County of Schuyler.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Schuyler County Legislature recognizes and
commemorates May 1, 2021, as Law Day in Schuyler County, New York.

Agenda

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