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188000-2
By Senators Albritton, Orr and Stutts
RFD: Rules
First Read: 09-JAN-18
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ENROLLED, SJR9,
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ST. STEPHENS AS THE
TERRITORIAL CAPITAL OF ALABAMA.
WHEREAS, located in Washington County along the
Tombigbee River, on land formerly occupied by Native Americans
and by French, British, and Spanish colonists, the town of St.
Stephens was developed on the site of a 1789 Spanish outpost,
Fort San Esteban; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 1817, the Congress of the
United States established the Alabama Territory from the
eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory; and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 1817, Congress designated
St. Stephens as Alabama's territorial capital; and
WHEREAS, members of the territorial Legislature
convened at St. Stephens on January 19, 1818, where they
selected Alabama's first representatives in Congress, drew
judicial districts, created new counties, and provided for a
census in anticipation of statehood; and
WHEREAS, in November 1818, the territorial
Legislature in St. Stephens made a formal petition for
statehood to Congress; and
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WHEREAS, during the same session, the territorial
Legislature voted to relocate the capital temporarily to
Huntsville until such time as new facilities were completed in
Cahawba; and
WHEREAS, now operated by the St. Stephens Historical
Commission, the territorial capital is one of the most
significant archaeological sites in the state, replete with
remnants of Alabama's early political and cultural history;
and
WHEREAS, Alabama is currently engaged in a
commemoration of the Bicentennial of Statehood, a three-year
celebration of the people, places, and events that form our
rich history; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we do hereby recognize St.
Stephens as the Territorial Capital of Alabama.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Senate 11-JAN-18
I hereby certify that the within Senate Joint Resolution
originated in and was adopted by the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Adopted: 16-JAN-18
By: Senator Albritton