PRINTER'S NO. 2003
No. 1638 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY KAISER, PIPPY, WOJNAROSKI, LAUGHLIN, SOLOBAY, HORSEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, WALKO, JOSEPHS, ROBERTS, PISTELLA, M. COHEN AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 14, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 14, 1999
AN ACT 1 Designating the Pennsylvania tartan as the official State tartan 2 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania tartan was designed by William H. 4 Johnston and honors the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, "The Black 5 Watch," whose success at the battle of Bushy Run in 1763 assured 6 British rule in Western Pennsylvania; and 7 WHEREAS, This tartan incorporates the colors of the 8 Pennsylvania State flag. 9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10 hereby enacts as follows: 11 Section 1. Official State tartan. 12 The Pennsylvania tartan is hereby selected, designated and 13 adopted as the official State tartan of the Commonwealth of 14 Pennsylvania. The tartan shall have a pattern of repeating half- 15 sett of threads, pivots full, as follows: blue-60, gold-4, blue- 16 4, gold-4, blue-10, green-10, black-30, blue-10, green-40, red- 17 4, black-6, red-4, green-40, blue-10, black-30, green-10, blue-
1 40, gold-4, blue-4. 2 Section 2. Effective date. 3 This act shall take effect in 60 days. E20L71BIL/19990H1638B2003 - 2 -