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i ''%%- -. City of South Bend - i c4� ,o` Common Council M 1865 . 441 County-City th Building . ffe Blvd - Sou Bend,Indiana 227 46601-1830 rson Fax (574)235 239321 5-9173 Derek D. Dieter http://www.southbenclin.gov President Oliver J. Davis CD v , 11/4) _ i 3 --3 ■ Vice-President Karen L. 'White Chairperson, Committee January 3,2013 of the Whole Members of the Common Council Tim Scott 4th Floor County-City Building First District South Bend, Indiana 46601 Henry Davis, Jr. Re: Honoring Schuyler Colfax Second District g Y Valerie Schey Dear Council Members: Third District We are honored to sponsor the attached resolution. We believe it is high time to Fred Ferlic sing the praises for the work which Schuyler Colfax did for our country and our Fourth District community. We, as another generation of countless Americans continue to enjoy today the results of his many labors. David Varner Fifth District Schuyler Colfax, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, labored long and Oliver J. Davis hard for the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. Sixth District These three (3) Amendments focused on critical civil rights. The 13th Amendment Derek D. Dieter outlawed slavery; the 14th Amendment focuses on no one being deprived of life, At Large liberty and property without due process of law or deny anyone equal protection under the law; as well as overriding the provision which counted slaves as 3/5's of Gavin Ferlic a person and prohibited the United States from paying any of the Confederate war At Large debts or compensation for lost slaves; and the 15 Amendment protects the rights of citizens to be able to vote, regardless of their race, color or previous condition of Karen L. White servitude. At Large We are calling for volunteers to work in collaboration with the Common Council to begin creative, educational activities which would culminate annually in South Bend to celebrate Schuyler Colfax in March of each year. The movie Lincoln has brought a special focus on this statesman, orator, 17th Vice- President of the United States,who is buried in South Bend's oldest City Cemetery. We ask you to join us in honoring and recognizing Schuyler Colfax, and encourage our schools, our residents and businesses to join us each year in developing educational, fun, inter-active and historical endeavors.