11-R272
2011 -- S 0955
Enacted 05/12/11
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
CELEBRATING THE
WEEK OF MAY 15 - 21, 2011, AS "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK" IN
Introduced By: Senators Shibley, Kettle, and Hodgson
Date Introduced: May 12, 2011
WHEREAS, In memory of
those police officers who have selflessly died or been
disabled in the line of duty, the State of
Week”; and
WHEREAS,
National Police Week was first signed into law in 1962 by President John F.
Kennedy and enacted in the Rhode Island General Laws
in 1966; and
WHEREAS, Police officers
in the State of
diligently on behalf of the people without regard to the peril or
hazards they face each and every
day as they safeguard our lives, our rights and freedoms,
and our property. It is important to
recognize and thank these noble and courageous individuals;
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby recognizes and celebrates the week of May 15 - 21,
2011, as “National Police Week”; and
be it further
RESOLVED,
That this Senate offers our sincere condolences to the
families and friends
of the valiant and heroic police officers who have given
their lives or have been disabled in the
performance of their duty in the State of
RESOLVED,
That this Senate respectfully requests that the
Governor direct all flags in
the state to be lowered to half-mast during this time of solemn
remembrance and invites all Rhode
Island communities and
citizenry to observe this celebration with appropriate ceremonies and
activities; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
Honorable Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor of
the State of
Administration, the
International
Brotherhood of Police Officers.
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