71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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                  House Concurrent Resolution 2
 
Sponsored by Representative GARDNER, Senator BROWN;
  Representatives BECK, BOWMAN, HANSEN, HASS, KAFOURY, LEE,
  LEONARD, MARCH, MERKLEY, MINNIS, MONNES ANDERSON, NOLAN, RINGO,
  ROSENBAUM, TOMEI, WILLIAMS, WITT, Senators BURDICK, CARTER,
  DECKERT, GORDLY, METSGER, SHIELDS
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Congratulates City of Portland on 150th anniversary.
 
                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas in December 1850, 145 pioneers, recognizing the value
to the Oregon Territory and the significant opportunities for
development in their fast-growing Willamette River community,
petitioned the Territorial Legislative Assembly for a charter of
incorporation for the City of Portland; and
  Whereas on January 14, 1851, the Territorial House of
Representatives passed House Bill 29, which provided for the
incorporation of the City of Portland; and
  Whereas on January 23, 1851, the Territorial Council passed
House Bill 29, and sent the bill to John P. Gaines, the
Territorial Governor, for his signature; and
  Whereas January 23, 2001, marks the 150th anniversary of the
adoption of House Bill 29, which incorporated and chartered the
City of Portland; and
  Whereas the City of Portland received its charter eight years
before Oregon became a state in 1859, and was only the second
city, after Oregon City, to receive a charter from the
Territorial Government; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly,
acknowledge the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the
City of Portland, known internationally as the City of Roses, and
congratulate the residents of Portland on this important
milestone.
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