08 LC
21 9718S
House
Bill 387 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives Loudermilk of the
14th,
Keen of the
179th,
Burkhalter of the
50th,
Fleming of the
117th,
Roberts of the
154th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to holidays and observances, so as to make certain findings; to provide for
annual observance of "Georgia Day"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on February 12, 1733, the HMS Anne arrived on the coast of what is now Savannah,
and a company of settlers, under the command of James Edward Oglethorpe,
disembarked in an area known as Yamacraw Bluff, where their first official act
was to kneel and offer thanksgiving and prayer to God, then they immediately set
up tents and began the grand experiment which would become the colony and later
the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
it is not merely important but imperative that all who now enjoy the results of
the hardship and labor of those early settlers set aside a day of remembrance
and thanksgiving for their sacrifices.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and
observances, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"1-4-17.
The
twelfth day of February in each year is declared to be 'Georgia Day,' as the
anniversary of the landing of the first colonists in Georgia under
Oglethorpe."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.