H.C.R. 12 Enrolled

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PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS
2 RECOGNITION MONTH CONCURRENT
3 RESOLUTION
4 2010 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw
7 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
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9 LONG TITLE
10 General Description:
11 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor designates April 2010,
12 as Utah Printing and Graphic Arts Recognition Month.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 . designates the month of April 2010, as Printing and Graphic Arts Recognition
16 Month in the state of Utah;
17 . recognizes the many contributions made by the printing and graphic arts industries
18 to the history and development of the state of Utah; and
19 . encourages institutions of learning, communities, and all individuals who benefit
20 from the use of the printing and graphic arts professions to learn more of their value
21 to Utah's culture and history.
22 Special Clauses:
23 None
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25 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
26 WHEREAS, the printing and graphic arts industries have played an integral role in the
27 history and development of Utah and of society, and continue to be the vital arts of
28 preservation of all arts and information dissemination in the world today;
29 WHEREAS, the printing and graphic arts production industries are the source for

30 educational advancement, literacy, and the preservation of the heritage of Utah, the nation,
31 and the world;
32 WHEREAS, the printing and graphic arts industries have made possible books,
33 magazines, and newspapers;
34 WHEREAS, in today's world, the printing and graphic arts production industries have
35 also made possible all forms of digital media, which enable people in one part of the world to
36 be understood by others, bringing them closer together;
37 WHEREAS, the printing and graphic arts production industries enable individuals to
38 hand down to future generations accurate and trustworthy accounts of society's activities;
39 WHEREAS, those who are engaged in the work of printing or the preservation of these
40 accounts are rendering an important service to the communities in which they live;
41 WHEREAS, the freedom of speech and of the press are vital to the preservation of the
42 freedoms and liberties enjoyed in our form of government and society;
43 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the state of Utah join in recognizing the
44 contributions of the many individuals who dedicate their lives, through the printing and
45 graphic arts industries, to the history and development of the state and in honoring their
46 accomplishments; and
47 WHEREAS, the Utah Printers Hall of Fame Annual Recognition events occur in the
48 month of April:
49 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
50 Governor concurring therein, designate the month of April 2010, as Utah Printing and Graphic
51 Arts Recognition Month in the state of Utah.
52 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the
53 many contributions made by the printing and graphic arts industries to the history and
54 development of the state of Utah.
55 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor encourage the
56 citizens of Utah who benefit from the use of the printing and graphic arts professions to learn
57 more of their value to Utah's culture and history.

58 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Printing
59 Industries of Utah and to the Utah Printers Hall of Fame at the Louis E. Crandall Historical
60 Printing Museum.