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AL SJR10
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes Huntsville as the founding capital of the State of Alabama through joint legislative resolution
- Huntsville was incorporated December 9, 1811, and became the largest settlement in north Alabama
- Alabama's territorial legislature selected Huntsville as the temporary state capital in 1818 until facilities were completed in Cahawba
- Congress authorized citizens of the Alabama Territory on March 2, 1819, to elect delegates meeting in Huntsville on July 5, 1819, to draft a constitution and form a state government
- Alabama was admitted as the twenty-second state on December 14, 1819, with William Wyatt Bibb serving as the first Governor
Legislative Description
Huntsville, founding capital of the state, recognized
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 1:25 p.m. on 1/18/18
1/18/2018
Committee Referrals
Rules1/11/2018
Rules1/9/2018
Full Bill Text
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