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Senate
Resolution 232
By:
Senators Johnson of the 1st, Hooks of the 14th and Moody of the 56th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the staff of the Georgia Archives for rediscovering
Georgia´s official copy of the Declaration of Independence; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on January 18, 1777, the Continental Congress ordered that copies of the
Declaration of Independence be sent to each of the thirteen states to be placed
on record; and
WHEREAS,
the government of the State of Georgia recorded the document in its official
records on March 2, 1777; and
WHEREAS,
the Secretary of State preserved the Declaration among the records of this state
for 230 years; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Greg Jarrell and other alert staff members of the Georgia Archives recently
rediscovered the exact whereabouts of the Declaration and restored it to its
rightful place among the historical documents of the State of
Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending Mr. Greg Jarrell, the staff of the Georgia Archives, and the
Secretary of State for their dedicated professionalism and service to the State
of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State and
to the staff of the Georgia Archives.