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Whereas, It has come to the attention of the Nevada Legislature that

the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus has maintained its

honorable status throughout the known world and especially in this great

State of Nevada; and

Whereas, The Ancient and Honorable and Exceedingly Humble Order

of E Clampus Vitus has survived the test of time to become one of the

longest surviving brotherhoods of men that continues to fulfill a

fundamental need in providing protection and kindness while advancing the

noble cause of Clamperdom to residents of the Silver State, especially all

the "widders" and orphans, and descendants of the argonauts; and

Whereas, The Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus was founded in

West Virginia in 1845 by Ephram Bee, owner of a tavern on the National

Road, and shortly thereafter the warmhearted brothers affectionately

became known as the "Clampin Vipers"; and

Whereas, In 1860, William Stewart founded the first Ancient and

Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, Winnemucca Lodge #1, in the Utah

Territory, in the unsuspecting peaceful town known as Carson City; and

Whereas, The creed of the Clamproctors, yesterday, as well as today,

is "to protect the ‘widders’ and orphans, and MAINLY the ‘widders’"; and

Whereas, The State of Nevada is proud to continue the tradition of 154

years of devoted service with the Nevada chapters which now include the

Snowshoe Thomson Chapter of Douglas County, the Julia C. Bulette

Chapter of the Comstock, the Lucinda Jane Saunders Chapter of Elko

County and the Keheo Chapter of Clark County; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

Legislature, of whom many are proud members of E Clampus Vitus, do

hereby declare April 21, 1999, as E Clampus Vitus Day at the Nevada

Legislature, a day to be marked by appropriate revelry and thanksgiving;

and be it further

Resolved, That the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus

is praised and commended for its contributions to mankind and others, and

recognized as an illustrious group of Clampers, Clampatrious, Vituscans

and Frolicking Friars who must continue to serve and protect the residents

of the Silver State; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

copy of this resolution to the Clamp Patriarchs, Peter Van Alstyne and John

W. Riggs, Sr.

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