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7 <br /> language from Human Relations Commission By-laws . Comments from <br /> the Carrboro Town Board. ) <br /> (b) The Orange County Human Relations Commission duly <br /> organized, advertised, and conducted public hearings on <br /> discrimination in the areas of, among others, employment, housing, <br /> and public accommodations; and <br /> (c ) The Orange County Human Relations Commission has <br /> determined that discrimination exists in Orange County in the areas <br /> of, among others , employment, housing, and public accommodations on <br /> the basis of, or because of, race, color, religion, sex, national <br /> origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status , sexual <br /> orientation and veteran status . (Comments from the Carrboro Town <br /> Board. ) <br /> Sec . 2 . 2 Purpose <br /> (a) It is the purpose of this Ordinance and the policy of <br /> Orange County to promote the equal treatment of all individuals ; to <br /> prohibit discrimination in Orange County based on race, color, <br /> religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, familial status, <br /> and veteran status; to protect residents , lawful interests and <br /> their personal dignity so as to make available to the County their <br /> full productive and creative capacities , and to prevent public and <br /> domestic strife, crime, and unrest within Orange County. <br /> (b) It is the further purpose of this Ordinance to carry out <br /> in Orange County the policies provided for in various federal <br /> rules , regulations , and laws prohibiting discrimination in, among <br /> other areas , housing, employment, and public accommodations . <br /> 2 <br />