13-R372
2013 -- S 1005
Enacted 06/25/13
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING
AUGUST 14, 2013, AS "
Introduced By: Senator Nicholas D. Kettle
Date Introduced:
June 20, 2013
WHEREAS, The early settlers of
Neck in 1646, which grew to be tall, stately, and
subsequently known as the “Liberty Tree”; and
WHEREAS, It was under this tree that colonists, nearly a century
later, held many
meetings and spoke against British tyranny in preparing the
groundwork for the independence of
this nation; and
WHEREAS, In one such event, on August 14, 1765, the colonists
resisted the Stamp Act
by hanging in effigy Lord Bute,
the author of the Act; and
WHEREAS, The Liberty
Tree became well known as a rallying place for the leaders of
the country in search of national independence. In
response, in 1775 the British authorities
ordered the tree to be cut down; and
WHEREAS, The
freedom for citizens everywhere; and
WHEREAS, The Town of
Coventry, Rhode Island, established a Liberty Tree Memorial
in front of its Town Hall on June 20, 2009; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby proclaims August 14, 2013, as “Liberty Tree Day” in
the State of
all the citizens of the State to support the goals of the
Liberty Tree Society in its efforts to
recognize the significance and role of the Liberty Tree in the
formation of our country’s
independence, and to rededicate themselves to the tradition of our
ancestors and to the principles
of freedom under which our country has grown and
prospered; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the
Liberty Tree Society.
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LC02794
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