City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0562

• File #: 06-0562
• Version: 0
• Name: A Baltimore City Tribute to Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. - "The Conscience of Maryland"
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/7/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/13/2006
• Enactment #: 06-020
• Title: A Baltimore City Tribute to Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. - "The Conscience of Maryland" FOR the purpose of paying tribute to a storied public servant who has graced the State of Maryland with nearly a half century of dedicated public service on behalf of those least able to help themselves, fighting tirelessly to empower those of unequal power, striving valiantly to protect the vulnerable young and the fragile aged, working courageously to achieve equality for those treated as less equal, battling to secure protection for consumers from exploitation by big business, and holding to account profiteers whose negligence harmed those dependent upon them for sustenance; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, President Dixon, President Young, Paula Johnson Branch, Belinda Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Kenneth Harris, Keiffer Mitchell
• Indexes: Mayor and City Council Resolution, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
12/7/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
12/7/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
12/7/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
12/7/2006	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmembers Curran, Spector


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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A Baltimore City Tribute to Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. - "The Conscience of Maryland"

FOR the purpose of paying tribute to a storied public servant who has graced the State of Maryland with nearly a half century of dedicated public service on behalf of those least able to help themselves, fighting tirelessly to empower those of unequal power, striving valiantly to protect the vulnerable young and the fragile aged, working courageously to achieve equality for those treated as less equal, battling to secure protection for consumers from exploitation by big business, and holding to account profiteers whose negligence harmed those dependent upon them for sustenance; and providing for a special effective date.
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The Honorable J. Joseph Curran, Jr. will retire after 5 terms as the longest-serving elected attorney general in the history of Maryland, having also served terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, the Maryland Senate, and as Lieutenant Governor where he earned the admiration of many and the rancor of some, as a champion of liberal causes.

With apologies to none, Curran has never shied from taking the unpopular stance against what he personally saw as detrimental to the dignity of the individual or society, speaking out for racial and gender equality, against the Vi...