Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 13–Assemblymen Dini, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Claborn, Collins, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, and Williams

 

March 21, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Senators Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Designates March 21, 2001, as E Clampus Vitus Day at Nevada Legislature. (BDR R‑1294)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Designating March 21, 2001, as E Clampus Vitus Day at the Nevada Legislature.

 

   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 156 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; and

1-1    Whereas, While the tradition and revelry will continue, the members

1-2  of this body were deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Clamp

1-3  Patriarch, John W. Riggs, Sr., whose longstanding participation in the

1-4  activities of this Ancient and Honorable Order will be sorely missed; now,

1-5  therefore, be it

1-6    Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

1-7  Concurring, That the members of the 71st session of the Nevada

1-8  Legislature, of whom many are proud members of E Clampus Vitus, do

1-9  hereby declare March 21, 2001, as E Clampus Vitus Day at the Nevada

1-10  Legislature, a day to be marked by appropriate revelry and thanksgiving;

1-11  and be it further

1-12    Resolved, That the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus

1-13  is praised and commended for its contributions to mankind and others, and

1-14  recognized as an illustrious group of Clampers, Clampatrious, Vituscans

1-15  and Frolicking Friars who must continue to serve and protect the residents

1-16  of the Silver State; and be it further

1-17    Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit

1-18  a copy of this resolution to Clamp Patriarchs, Peter Van Alstyne and Jerry

1-19  Robich.

 

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