South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3122

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Govan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3004dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2005
Last Amended on May 18, 2005
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 25, 2005

Summary: James E. Sulton, Sr.

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced HJ-148
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-148
   1/12/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-71
   1/13/2005  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-128
   1/13/2005  Senate  Introduced SJ-28
   1/13/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-28
    5/4/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-11
    5/5/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/18/2005  Senate  Referred to delegation from Orangeburg SJ-49
   5/18/2005  Senate  Recalled from delegation Orangeburg SJ-49
   5/18/2005  Senate  Amended and adopted SJ-49
   5/18/2005  Senate  Returned to House with amendments SJ-49
   5/25/2005  House   Concurred in amendment HJ-301

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004
1/12/2005
5/4/2005
5/5/2005
5/18/2005

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COMMITTED, RECALLED, AMENDED, AND ADOPTED

May 18, 2005

H. 3122

Introduced by Rep. Govan

S. Printed 5/185--S.

Read the first time January 13, 2005.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO NAME A PORTION OF RUSSELL STREET IN ORANGEBURG FOR JAMES E. SULTON, SR. AND INSTALL APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS INDICATING THIS DESIGNATION IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF MR. SULTON'S SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITHIN HIS COMMUNITY.

Amend Title To Conform

Whereas, born in 1923 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, James E. Sulton, Sr., grew up with his five brothers and sisters in the home his parents kept on the city's main artery, Russell Street; and

Whereas, leaving Orangeburg briefly to attend college in Atlanta and to serve our nation in the theater during World War II, Mr. Sulton has always returned to Orangeburg, bringing with him his bride, the former Ruby Clowers, to settle down and raise a family; and

Whereas, a descendant of the oldest sawmill in the South, J. J. Sulton & Sons, Mr. Sulton has long had roots in Orangeburg, and he worked at the mill alongside his brothers and cousins learning the value and meaning of a hard day's work; and

Whereas, establishing Sulton's Esso on the corner of Russell and Buckley Streets, Mr. Sulton and his brother, Leroy, delivered exceptional quality gasoline for Exxon Oil Company for more than twenty-five years; and

Whereas, in addition to establishing the gas station, Mr. Sulton and his brother also established the Sulton Fuel Oil Company which provided a basic energy source for many citizens needing heat in the winter; and

Whereas, in addition to his business ventures, Mr. Sulton also worked with the local branch of the NAACP in the equal rights movement, housed the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when he came to speak to Trinity Methodist Church in Orangeburg, and traveled to the 1963 March on Washington to fight for integration; and

Whereas, an original board member of the local Habitat for Humanity, Mr. Sulton also helped establish the headquarters for the Association of Retarded Citizens in Orangeburg, a facility that is still in existence today; and

Whereas, instrumental in the restoration of Orangeburg Cemetery under the leadership of Mrs. Geraldine Zimmerman, Mr. James E. Sulton, Sr., has been an enormous presence in Orangeburg throughout his entire life and it is appropriate to recognize him in this manner; and

Whereas, it is a fitting tribute to name that portion of Russell Street (South Carolina Highway 33) from where it intersects with U.S. Highway 21 Bypass, U.S. 178, to where it intersects with U.S. Highway 21 Business, U.S. 601 (Magnolia Street), the "James E. Sulton, Sr., Highway". Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly request the Department of Transportation to name a portion of Russell Street in Orangeburg for James E. Sulton, Sr., and install appropriate markers or signs indicating this designation in honor and recognition of Mr. Sulton's service and commitment to working within his community.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

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