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RESOLUTION NO.683
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING FRATERNAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO
GRANT MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES REGARDLESS OF RACE,COLOR,CREED,
OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
WHEREAS,it is the established policy of the City of Moses Lake to ident
ify and relieve problems of human rights relating to race,color,creed or
national origin and to design and carry out programs to promote equality,
justice and understanding among all citizens of the City;and
WHEREAS,development of good relations among the various races which
constitute the citizenry of the City of Moses Lake have been hindered in
the past by the existance of some fraternal and social organizations in the
City of Moses Lake which restricted membership on the basis of irrelevant,
racially restrictive membership requirements;
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Moses Lake that
It hereby requests and supports the adoption of constitutional changes or
provisions of fraternal and social organizations by laws that allow mem
bership privileges to citizens of Moses Lake regardless of race,color,
^creed or national origin.
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W PASSED by the City Council of Moses Lake and APPROVED by its Mayor
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this 9th day of July 1974.
ATTEST:
City Clerk,R."R.Gagnier
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City/mtorney,John E.Calbom
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"MAYOR,Gordon Ebbert