,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #def  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ag1 #bjai,mr4 ,shelby 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,jones7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
and celebrating the #bjjth anniversary  
of the entry of ,alabama into the ,union
 as the #bb;d ,state4  ,whereas         
,congress created the ,alabama          
,territory from the eastern half of the 
,mississippi ,territory on ,march #c1   
#ahag2 ,whereas by #ahai1 the birth and 
growth of cities1 towns1 and communities
 in the ,alabama ,territory ensured that
 the population of the ,alabama         
,territory had developed sufficiently to
 achieve the minimum number of          
inhabitants required by ,congress to    
qualify for statehood2 ,whereas         
,congress and ,president ,james ,monroe 
approved statehood for the ,alabama     
,territory on ,december #ad1 #ahai1     
making ,alabama the #bb;d ,state of the 

,united ,states2 ,whereas ,december #ad1
 #bjai1 marks the #bjjth anniversary of 
the attainment of statehood by ,alabama2
 and ,whereas that bicentennial is a    
monumental occasion to celebrate and    
commemorate the achievements of the     
great ,state of ,alabama3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
recognizes and celebrates the #bjjth    
anniversary of the entry of ,alabama    
into the ,union as the #bb;d ,state4