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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, FLECK, FREEMAN, KORTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, MILNE, MOUL, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PRESTON, REICHLEY, ROCK, SIPTROTH AND SWANGER, APRIL 22, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Designating the Pennsylvania tartan as the official State tartan |
2 | of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania tartan was designed by William H. |
4 | Johnston and honors the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, "The Black |
5 | Watch," whose success at the battle of Bushy Run in 1763 assured |
6 | British rule in Western Pennsylvania; and |
7 | WHEREAS, This tartan incorporates the colors of the |
8 | Pennsylvania State flag. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. Official State tartan. |
12 | The Pennsylvania tartan is hereby selected, designated and |
13 | adopted as the official State tartan of the Commonwealth of |
14 | Pennsylvania. The tartan shall have a pattern of repeating half |
15 | -sett of threads, pivots full, as follows: blue-60, gold-4, |
16 | blue-4, gold-4, blue-10, green-10, black-30, blue-10, green-40, |
17 | red-4, black-6, red-4, green-40, blue-10, black-30, green-10, |
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1 | blue-40, gold-4, blue-4. |
2 | Section 2. Effective date. |
3 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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