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IN SCR0039
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges the legislative council to assign a study committee to examine the correct process for assigning official namesakes to Indiana counties
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Addresses a discrepancy in Floyd County's namesake: the Indiana Historical Bureau lists Colonel John Floyd of Virginia, while Floyd County Commissioners recognized Davis Floyd in 2005 based on extensive research
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Details Davis Floyd's contributions to Indiana, including his migration to the Indiana Territory in 1800, militia service at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and political positions including Circuit Judge, County Recorder, Sheriff, Territorial Auditor, delegate to the 1816 Indiana Constitutional Convention, and member of the first House of Representatives in 1816
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Requires the study committee's report to include a recommendation determining what Floyd County's official namesake should be
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to the legislative council
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topics of the correct process for assigning official namesakes to counties and what the namesake of Floyd County, Indiana should be.