Bill Text: IL HR1448 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the citizens of Montgomery as they celebrate the village's 175th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1448 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1448-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of | ||||||
| 4 | Montgomery as they celebrate the village's 175th anniversary; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Daniel Gray and his family came to the area in | ||||||
| 7 | 1835, arriving from Montgomery County, New York; they laid | ||||||
| 8 | claim to a large area of land, a portion of which later was | ||||||
| 9 | incorporated as the Village of Montgomery in 1858; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The area was originally known as Graytown when | ||||||
| 11 | settled by Daniel Gray in 1835; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Today more than 17,000 people call the Village of | ||||||
| 13 | Montgomery home; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, A small home that was one of the earliest | ||||||
| 15 | constructed by Daniel Gray was restored in 2010 and is now | ||||||
| 16 | known as Settler's Cottage; today it is used as a museum, | ||||||
| 17 | displaying items from the early days and history of Montgomery; | ||||||
| 18 | therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
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| 1 | congratulate the citizens of Montgomery on this anniversary | ||||||
| 2 | occasion and wish them continued success in the future; and be | ||||||
| 3 | it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Marilyn Michelini, Village President of | ||||||
| 6 | Montgomery, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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