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2016 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Recognizes May 5, 2016, as Louisiana Society of
Professional Surveyors Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To recognize Thursday, May 5, 2016, as Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors Day
3 at the Louisiana State Capitol.
4 WHEREAS, Professional Surveying is celebrating one hundred and fifty-two years
5 of licensure, first issuing licenses number one, two, and three to J.B. Bice, C.P. Couvillion,
6 and R.A. Crowson, respectively, in 1908; and
7 WHEREAS, in April 2011, the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors hosted
8 their Fiftieth Annual Conference; and
9 WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are compelled to follow rules of
10 professional conduct in order to safeguard life and health, to protect property, to promote the
11 welfare of the public, and to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity in the
12 performance of their professional duties; and
13 WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors at all times recognize that their primary
14 obligation is to protect the safety, health, property, and welfare of the public; and
15 WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are committed to cooperating with
16 educational institutions in the maintenance of high standards of education in land surveying;
17 and
18 WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are committed to maintaining the
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1 highest levels of professional quality and to keeping abreast of the most advanced
2 technology in their field, including utilizing global positioning, mapping, and spatial
3 referencing, as they seek to ensure that they provide state-of-the-art surveying services to
4 the citizens of Louisiana.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
6 does hereby recognize and commend the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors and
7 its members across the state for their significant contributions in service to the citizens of
8 Louisiana since licenses were first issued in 1908.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
10 recognize Thursday, May 5, 2016, as Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors Day at
11 the Louisiana State Capitol.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
13 Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
SR 100 Original 2016 Regular Session Thompson
Recognizes Thursday, May 5, 2016, as Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors Day at
the Louisiana State Capitol.
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