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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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PROCLAIMING AUGUST 14, 2012, AS "LIBERTY TREE DAY" IN THE STATE OF | |
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RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Shibley, and Kettle | |
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Date Introduced: May 17, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, The early settlers of Boston, Massachusetts, planted an elm tree on Boston |
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Neck in 1646, which grew to be tall, stately, and subsequently known as the “Liberty Tree”; and |
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WHEREAS, It was under this tree that colonists, nearly a century later, held many |
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meetings and spoke against British tyranny in preparing the groundwork for the independence of |
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this nation; and |
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WHEREAS, In one such event, on August 14, 1765, the colonists resisted the Stamp Act |
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by hanging in effigy Lord Bute, the author of the Act; and |
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WHEREAS, The Liberty Tree became well known as a rallying place for the leaders of |
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the country in search of national independence. In response, in 1775 the British authorities |
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ordered the tree to be cut down; and |
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WHEREAS, The Liberty Tree, from its original planting in 1646, grew to be a symbol of |
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freedom for citizens everywhere; and |
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WHEREAS, The Town of Coventry, Rhode Island, established a Liberty Tree Memorial |
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in front of its Town Hall on June 20, 2009; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby proclaims August 14, 2012, as “Liberty Tree Day” in the State of Rhode Island. We urge |
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all the citizens of the State to support the goals of the Liberty Tree Society in its efforts to |
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recognize the significance and role of the Liberty Tree in the formation of our country’s |
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independence, and to rededicate themselves to the tradition of our ancestors and to the principles |
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of freedom under which our country has grown and prospered; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Liberty Tree Society. |
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