HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 84-034RESOLUTICN INO. 84-034
%HEREAS, the United States Congress, on March 21, 1942,
passed Public Law 77-503 which enforced military orders and inposed
penalties of imprisonment and/or fine for violations of the
restrictions and military orders promulgated from Executive Order
9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; and
IhIIEREAS, the landmark cases of Korematsu, Yasui and
Hirabayashi were prosecuted in the federal courts under the aegies of
Public Law 77-503 and established the legality of the World War 11
mass exclusion and internment as legal precedent by the United States
Supreme Court; and
%IHMEAS, government records clearly demonstrate that both
Executive Order 9066 and Public Law 77-503 were intended to be enacted
against only those persons of Japanese ancestry, both American
citizens and permanent residents, residing the West Coast; and
WEIREAS, the U. S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and
Interrment of Civilians, following 27 years of study, concluded that
the exclusion and detention of Americans of Japanese ancestry was not
a matter of military necessity, but was caused by racism, war hysteria
and a failure of political leadership, now therefore be it
RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi, pay
special recognition to March 21, 1942 as a reminder of Public Law
77-503 and its denial of justice to American citizens, and of our need
to be constantly vigilant to insure the constitutional rights of all
American citizens at all times.
Dated: March 21, 1984
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 84-034
was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting
held March 21, 1984 by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Reid, Pinkerton, Snider,
Murphy, and Olson (Mayor)
Noes: Council himbers - None
Absent: Council Nimbers - None
iZ� �-
Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
84-034