HR19: HR19 City of Cartersville; 175th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the City of Cartersville, founded in 1850 and named for Colonel Farish Carter, on its 175th anniversary. It recounts the city's history, its nickname as the 'Museum City' for institutions like the Booth Western Art Museum, Tellus Science Museum, and Savoy Automobile Museum, its industrial base and city utilities, its school system, its parks such as Dellinger Park and the Etowah River, and its revitalized downtown. The resolution does not create, amend, or repeal any law. It simply states that the House congratulates Cartersville and its citizens, and directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the public and press.

• Formally congratulates the City of Cartersville on its 175th anniversary on behalf of the House of Representatives.
• Extends best wishes to Cartersville's citizens for future health, happiness, and prosperity.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• Contains no changes to Georgia statutes, funding, or regulations, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law.

The resolution directly names the City of Cartersville, its residents, the Cartersville City School System, and local institutions like the Booth Western Art Museum, Tellus Science Museum, and Savoy Automobile Museum. It has no legal effect on other Georgians.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives Cartersville and its residents official recognition from the state legislature for a milestone anniversary, but it does not change any funding, rule, or right for the city or anyone else.

• The whereas clauses recount Cartersville's founding in 1850, its naming after Colonel Farish Carter, and its growth from a railroad town into a modern community.
• The resolution highlights the city's museums, industrial base, city utilities, school system, parks, and downtown as reasons for recognition.
• The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the City of Cartersville on its 175th anniversary and wish its citizens well.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-14House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-14House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-14House Hopper (House)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Primary sponsor
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)

• Cartersville
• legislative resolutions
• local history
• city anniversaries