Bill Text: CA ACR75 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: CHP Officer Charles T. Smith Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 113, Statutes of 2011. [ACR75 Detail]
Download: California-2011-ACR75-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 75 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 113
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
ADOPTED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nielsen
(Principal coauthor: Senator La Malfa)
JULY 6, 2011
Relative to the CHP Officer Charles T. Smith Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 75, Nielsen. CHP Officer Charles T. Smith Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway
Route 5 in the County of Glenn as the CHP Officer Charles T. Smith
Memorial Highway. This measure would also request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering those costs, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Officer Charles Taylor Smith was born April 9, 1928, in
Denison, Texas, and had four siblings, Tom, William, Virginia, and
Vickie; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith graduated from Armijo High School in
Fairfield, California, and joined the United States Marine Corps
shortly thereafter; and
WHEREAS, After two years in the United States Marine Corps, and
after achieving the rank of officer, Charles Smith married his best
friend, Juanita (Jae), on November 15, 1948, and had two wonderful
children, Terry, born September 6, 1949, and Toni, born July 29,
1956; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith graduated from the California Highway
Patrol Academy in 1952, and, upon graduation, was assigned to the El
Centro Area; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith, badge number 1359, was killed in the line
of duty on September 9, 1956, during what appeared to be a routine
traffic stop for a speeding violation; and
WHEREAS, Both occupants of the vehicle were absent without leave
from the United States Marine Corps and were on a crime spree; and
WHEREAS, While he was frisking the driver of the vehicle, the
passenger shot Officer Smith three times in the back; and
WHEREAS, Despite being fatally wounded, Officer Smith returned
fire and fatally shot both suspects; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith was a hard-working, dedicated officer who
loved his job, enjoyed the people he worked with, and, in his spare
time, loved to fish and hunt; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith was a proud husband and father and
dedicated his time to protecting those he loved; and
WHEREAS, Officer Smith is survived by his wife, daughter,
siblings, and two grandchildren, Michelle, born February 22, 1974,
and Nicole, born March 30, 1978; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Officer Smith's great contributions and
sacrifice in service of the California Highway Patrol and the
citizens of California, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a
portion of State Highway Route 5 in the County of Glenn as the CHP
Officer Charles T. Smith Memorial Highway; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of State Highway Route 5 between County Road 25 and State
Highway Route 32, in the County of Glenn, as the CHP Officer Charles
T. Smith Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
