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474 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1990 questioning whether those laws are the best approach to a problem of society. The distinction is a vitally important one to me, and I want to make that distinction perfectly clear. Thank you. Councilman Oakes stated that he.had been contacted by a number of .citizens-since Mayor McClain had made a statement in favor of the legalization of certain drugs and that very few were in agreement with the Mayor's position. Councilman Williams said that he felt --the-Mayor's statement was inappropriate at the time, but that he -believed everyone is entitled to voice their opinions. Upon motion, duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following-Resolution: WHEREAS, at the November 6, 1990 election, the voters of ~Virginia are being asked whether they approve amending a provision of the Constitution so that the General Assembly will be able to exclude from the Literary Fund the .proceeds from the sale of property seized and forfeited in connection with drug law violations; and WHEREAS, the proposed Constitutional Amendment would reduce the Literary Fund's total receipts by less than two-tenths of one percent; and .... WHEREAS, the Drug Task Force of' Martinsville-Henry -County, Inc. has-asked City Council to endorse this amendment; and WHEREAS, the funds received from the sale of property seized and forfeited in connection with drug law violations should be dedicated to law enforcement; now, therefore, '~ BEI IT RESOLVED by the Council of the ~City of Martinsville, Virginia in regular session assembled October 9, 1990 that it does hereby endorse and support proposed Constitutional Amendment 2; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it urges all citizens to support this Constitutional Amendment.