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40 J. St. B. of Cal. [i] (1965)

handle is hein.barjournals/calisbaj0040 and id is 1 raw text is: 1rodamation By the President of the United States of America LAW DAY USA, May 1, 1965 The Congress of the United States has set aside the first day of May of each year Law Day USA, an occasion for the American people to rededicate themselves to our :ion's ideals of equality and justice under law and to our responsibilities as free men. There is a timely need for such rededication. The Nation's efforts to advance edom and individual opportunity, to curb lawlessness, and to achieve equal justice all citizens are urgent concerns of every American. Law Day USA reminds us of the fundamental truth that our very lives, our liberty, I our rights to pursue our individual destinies are dependent upon our system of law I independent courts. Obedience to the laws which protect these rights is the heart of system. Disrespect for law, intolerance, and public apathy concerning law orcement are enemies of justice and freedom. The observance of Law Day USA, on May 1, 1965, with the theme, Uphold the v -- A Citizen's First Duty, will serve to focus attention on the fact that every zen can help strengthen our national commitment to the rule of law. Every American contribute to an orderly, lawful society by personal compliance with the laws, by ognizing the rights of others, by teaching respect for law in the home, by supporting * aiding the agencies of law enforcement, and by serving on a jury or giving testimony :ourt when called. Law Day USA is an appropriate occasion for each of us to commit himself to the illment of these responsibilities of citizenship. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of erica, do hereby request that the people of our land observe Saturday, May 1, 1965, ri suitable programs and ceremonies, as Law Day USA. I urge that schools, churches, Ic and service organizations, public bodies, courts, the legal profession, and the lia of information participate in this educational and patriotic undertaking. I call n public officials to display the Nation's flag on public buildings on that day as uested by the Congress. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the ted States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventh day of January in the year of our 'd nineteen hundred and sixty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of erica the one hundred and eighty-ninth. the President: Secretary of State LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House LAW DAY USA, MAY 1, 1965 JOURNALOF THE STATE BAR J 0U N LOF CALIFORNIA (See Page 16 for Table of Contents) lol. 40 No. I January-February, 1965

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