GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	Simple 
Resolution 
Adopted 

SENATE RESOLUTION 830
Adopted 4/25/91

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Sponsors: Senator Murphy.
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Referred to:  
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April 25, 1991

A SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF GOVERNOR RICHARD CASWELL AND CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF LENOIR COUNTY.
Whereas, Lenoir County is celebrating its bicentennial in 1991; and
Whereas, Lenoir County was formed from a portion of Dobbs County; and
Whereas, Lenoir County was named for William Lenoir, one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War; and
Whereas, Richard Caswell, the first Governor of North Carolina after the independence of this country, was born in Lenoir County; and
Whereas, Governor Caswell served six one-year terms and is buried at the Caswell-Neuse State Park in Lenoir County; and
Whereas, the citizens of Lenoir County have been actively preparing a celebration to honor this historic occasion with a reenactment of the inauguration of Governor Caswell on April 26th, 27th, and 28th;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate;
Section 1.  The Senate honors the memory of Governor Richard Caswell on the 200th anniversary of Lenoir County.
Sec. 2.  The Senate urges all citizens of this State to join Lenoir County in celebrating its bicentennial.
Sec. 3.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the chairman of Lenoir County Board of Commissioners and the mayor of the City of Kinston.
Sec. 4.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.