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SCR 10

In memoriam: Senate President Peter Courtney, 1943-2024.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Dick Anderson and 46 co-sponsors

Observes and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Michigan State Capitol cornerstone, urging public awareness, preservation, and increased visitation during 2023–2029.

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Bill Summary · SCR 10

Summary — SCR 10: Observe 150th anniversary of laying the Michigan State Capitol cornerstone

Status: Concurrent resolution recognizing the sesquicentennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the Michigan State Capitol. (Concurrent resolutions are non‑binding legislative expressions and do not create statutory law or appropriate funds.)

Main purpose

To formally observe and commemorate the 150th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of Michigan’s third and current State Capitol (cornerstone ceremony held October 2, 1873), to recognize the building’s historic and architectural significance, and to encourage public awareness, preservation, and visitation during the sesquicentennial period.

Key provisions

  • Officially observes and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the laying of the Michigan State Capitol cornerstone.
  • Recites historical facts about the 1873 ceremony — attendance (reported as over 30,000 people), parade and festivities, the five‑ton Quincy, Massachusetts granite cornerstone engraved “A.D. 1872” and “A.D. 1878,” and artifacts placed in the cornerstone (legislative reports, newspapers, a pen used to sign the 1835 Constitution, etc.).
  • Notes the 1978–1979 centennial reopening, refilling, and relay of the cornerstone and the role that centennial events played in initiating restoration efforts.
  • Thanks historian Mary Jane McClintock Wilson for her work (including The Watch of the Capitol) on educating Michiganders about the Capitol’s history and preservation.
  • Commends the Michigan State Capitol Commission for maintaining the building (referencing its Victorian architectural significance and architect Elijah E. Myers).
  • Urges Michigan citizens to visit the State Capitol during the 150th‑anniversary period (identified in the resolution as 2023–2029).

Who is affected / impact

  • Direct impact is symbolic: the resolution recognizes and promotes historic preservation, civic heritage, and public engagement.
  • Benefits: historians, preservationists, the Michigan State Capitol Commission, cultural tourism efforts, and the general public through increased awareness and encouraged visitation.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic mandates are created.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced as a Senate Concurrent Resolution (sponsor identified in text as Senator Winnie Brinks).
  • Concurrent resolutions express the Legislature’s sense or recognition and require adoption by both chambers; they do not become enforceable statute.
  • The resolution documents the historical event date (Oct 2, 1873) and frames the sesquicentennial observance spanning 2023–2029.

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