Bill 4159

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4159
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970515
Primary Sponsor:                   R. Smith 
All Sponsors:                      R. Smith 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\6123htc.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19970520
Subject:                           Beech Island Heritage Day,
                                   Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970520  Received from Senate
Senate  19970520  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19970515  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

EXPRESSING THE BEST WISHES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BEECH ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AS THIS GROUP OBSERVES ON MAY 24, 1997, THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL BEECH ISLAND HERITAGE DAY.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly note that the members of the Beech Island Historical Society will be observing on May 24, 1997, the eleventh annual Beech Island Heritage Day; and

Whereas, for this observance, the society has dedicated the day to Johannes Tobler and the families who accompanied him from the Swiss Canton Appenzell who settled New Windsor Township and Parish in 1737; and

Whereas, in that migration, forty of the original brave pioneers died in the first summer, but their descendants and heritage nonetheless survived and flourished in the New World; and

Whereas, these families left their homes in Switzerland after civil unrest that led them to an "unknown destination" which in fact was New Windsor, now Beech Island; and

Whereas, this saga, writ large, represents some of the earliest settlement of our State beyond the coast, and is an exemplar of the hardy pioneer stock that found their way to the New World; and

Whereas, it is appropriate for the members of the General Assembly to pause in their deliberations so that they may pay tribute to this hardy group of pioneer South Carolinians. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That, by this resolution, the members of the General Assembly express their best wishes to the members of the Beech Island Historical Society as this group observes on May 24, 1997, the eleventh annual Beech Island Heritage Day.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Beech Island Historical Society and to Dr. P. Witschi, State Archivist, Swiss Canton Appenzell.