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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 22, 2016 01:40 PM |
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| From: | Representative Robert F. Matzie |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Co-Sponsorship Request: Charter Day in Pennsylvania |
| In the near future, I will be re-introducing House Resolution 96 which recognizes March 8, 2016 as “Charter Day” in Pennsylvania. The resolution commemorates the charter that King Charles II of England granted William Penn on March 4, 1681 to repay him for the debt owed to Penn’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn. It also observes how William Penn wrote a Frame of Government establishing democratic precepts that continue to shape what the Commonwealth and nation follow today. The Frame included provisions that limited capital punishment, guaranteed freedom of worship, established guidelines dealing with unconstitutional laws, the impeachment of the governor, and others. The likeness of King Charles II can still be seen on the first page of a four-page 323-year old parchment charter, hand printed on animal skin in 1681 (and on display at the State Museum in Harrisburg). The charter defined the land that is now Pennsylvania and deeded to William Penn. The resolution urges state residents, schools and other educational institutions and patriotic, religious, historical and veterans groups to participate with any and all Charter activities held within the Commonwealth. It also recognizes the volunteers and other residents who keep history alive through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Pennsylvania State Archives, the State Historical Records Advisory Board, the 23 other state historic sites and museums, and through the numerous other historical organizations within the Commonwealth. Please co-sponsor this resolution to recognize March, 8, 2016 as Charter Day in Pennsylvania. |
Introduced as HR680