§ 42-138-1 - Legislative findings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-138-1

   § 42-138-1  Legislative findings. –It is found and declared by the general assembly as follows:

   (1) That Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of theUnited States, was one of this nation's most outstanding leaders;

   (2) That Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, toThomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and rose from humble circumstances to steerthis nation through the Civil War, one of the greatest crises of its history;

   (3) That President Lincoln was instrumental in ending slaveryin these United States;

   (4) That in 2009, this nation will celebrate the bicentennialof Abraham Lincoln's birth;

   (5) That the United States Congress has passed legislation tocreate the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to study and recommendsuitable federal activities to honor Abraham Lincoln during his bicentennialyear; and

   (6) That it is appropriate for the State of Rhode Island tohonor and create activities relating to Abraham Lincoln's visit to Providenceand Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1860, to plan and carry out its ownbicentennial tributes to Abraham Lincoln, and to coordinate those activitieswith those of the federal government.