Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 46

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 46-Committee on Taxation

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103

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Acknowledging the 782nd anniversary of the Magna Carta.

Whereas, On June 15, 1215, King John of England, after meeting with his barons to discuss their grievances, was compelled to accept the Magna Carta at Runnymede Meadow beside the Thames River, 20 miles southwest of London, to avoid a civil war; and
Whereas, The principles set forth in the Magna Carta are widely recognized as the source of the Anglo-American tradition of law and have had a profound influence on rights and freedoms in Great Britain, the United States and much of the rest of the world; and
Whereas, In 1957, the American Bar Association dedicated the first memorial at Runnymede in recognition of the broad importance of the Magna Carta; and
Whereas, In 1965, Queen Elizabeth dedicated a memorial to President John F. Kennedy on 3 acres of land at Runnymede, which she bestowed upon the people of the United States; and
Whereas, The governments of the United States and the State of Nevada were founded upon the principles of the Magna Carta, the great charter of English and American liberty; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature hereby acknowledges the 782nd anniversary of the Magna Carta this 15th day of June 1997.
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