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ORDER NO. 21823
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO RETURN PRAYER
TO Ol7R PUBLIC SCHOOLS
On this the 8th day of February 1994, upon motion made by
Commissioner Lehman, seconded by Commissioner Oehler, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 5-0-0, to approve the
resolution to return prayer to our public schools.
RESOLUTION URGING THAT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
PRAYER BE RETURNED TO THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS KERR COUNTY
The Commissioners' Court of Kerr County, Texas meeting
in Regular Session the 8th day of February 1994, considered
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United State Article
(1} state, "Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the fee exercise
thereof.."; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded upon by many different
religious beliefs and ideals of settlers from other countries;
and
WHEREAS, the framers of our Constitution sought to
protect everyone from one mandated state religion; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded on the freedom OF
RELIGION and was not founded on the freedom FROM RELIGION; and
WHEREAS, through time, court decisions and certain
interest groups have contributed to the deterioration of those
religious beliefs and ideals to the extent that prayer has
been banned from the public school system; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners' Court strongly believes
that reinstitution of prayer in the public schools will move
this nation toward those religious ideals and beliefs upon
- which this nation was founded; and
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WHEREAS, the Commissioners' Court urges all cities and
~, counties across this State to join in an effort to reinstate
prayer in the public schools by passing similar resolutions
and uniting in a "grass roots" movement for that purpose;
NOW THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED, that the Kerr County
Commissioners' Court, Kerr County, Texas strongly urges that
prayer be returned to the public school systems of this nation
and invites all cities and counties across the State to join
in an effort to reinstate prayer in the public schools by
passing similar resolutions and uniting in a grass roots
movement for that purpose.
DONE IN OPEN COURT, this 8th day of February 1994,
upon motion by Commissioner Lehman, seconded by Commissioner
Oehler, and five (5) members of the Court being present and
voting "aye".
/s/W. G. Stacy
/t/W.G. Stacy, County Judge
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/s/ Ray Lehman
/t/ Ray Lehman
Commissioner Pct #1
/s/ T. H. Lackey
/t/ T. H. "Butch" Lackey
Commissioner Pct # 2
/s/ Glenn K. Holekamp
/t/ Glenn K. Holekamp
Commissioner Pct # 3
/s/ Bruce Oehler
/t/ Bruce. Oehler
Commissioner Pct # 4
ITEM NO. 2.4
Consideration of a request for grant money from the Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commissioner for establishing
used oil recycling programs from Texas cities and counties.
( This item was discussed and is to be put back on the next
agenda,)
ORDER N0. 21824
APPROVAL OF ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS AND AWARDING BIDS OF THE SAME
On this the 8th day of February 1994, came on to be considered
the bids of Clayton Brown & Associates Inc., Dean Witter
Reynolds Inc., First Southwest Company Stephens Inc., La
Salle Nation Bank, Mabon Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch &
Co., The Principal/Eppler, Guerin & Turner Inc., Rauscher
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