1981-62 RESOLUTION NO. 81-'62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
ENFORCING .THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHEREAS, there is a growing trend towards promoting the use of
languages other than English in our Country such as ballots and election
materials printed in Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese; and
WHEREAS, the cost of printing documents in more than one language
creates added costs to the taxpayers; and =
WHEREAS, Legislation has been introduced by Senator H. I. Hay,d'kawa
United States Senate, which would amend our constitution by establishing
English as our nation 's official language and requiring the use of Engl'isV. .;� `�
when conducting government business; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this amendment would preclude possible
attempts to force our government to adopt further multilingual policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of, Grand Terrace DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE support for the following Article proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution if ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the several states:
"ARTICLE
J"Sec. 1. The English language shall be the official
language of the United States.
''Sec. 2. Neither the United States nor any State shall
make or enforce any law which requires the use of any language
other than English.
"Sec. 3. This article shall apply to laws, ordinances,
\ regulations, orders, programs, and policies.
'Sec. 4. No order or decree shall be issued by any court
of the United States or of any State requiring that any
proceedings, or matters to which this article applies, be in
any language other than English.
"Sec. 5. This article shall not prohibit educational
instruction in a language other than English as required as a
transitional method of making students who use a language
other than English proficient in English.
"Sec. 6. The Congress and the States shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislations."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said City Council that support of this
legislation should not be interpreted as an attempt to reduce the essential
value of the variety of herital cultures in the Country.
ADOPTED this 8th day of October, 1981.
-ATTEST-:
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Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA LINDAHL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 8th day of October, 1981, and that it was so adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Grant, Petta, Nix;
Mayor Tillinghast.
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Rigley.
City CIAk of the City of Grand Terrace r_
and of he City Council thereof. = =
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA LINDAHL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full , true, and
correct copy of Resolution No. 81-62 of said City, and that the same
has not been amended or repealed.
DATED: October 8, 1981.
City C1 k of the City of Grand Terrace
and of the City Council thereof. ��