Pennsylvania Act 2007-1 — SGT. MAJOR CLARENCE EDWARD MATHIAS BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating the bridge carrying State Route 441 over the Swatara Creek in the Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, as the Sgt. Major Clarence Edward Mathias Bridge.

The General Assembly finds and declares that:

(1) Clarence Edward Mathias, Sergeant Major, United States Marine Corps, was born in Royalton Borough, Dauphin County, on December 12, 1876.

(2) He was a career noncommissioned officer in the Marine Corps who was awarded the Medal of Honor as a private in the Marine Corps while serving in the Boxer Rebellion in Tientsin, China, on July 13, 1900.

(3) He died on December 9, 1933, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Bridge in Royalton Borough, Dauphin County.

(a) Designation.--The bridge carrying State Route 441 over the Swatara Creek, locally referred to as the Canal Street Bridge, in the Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, is hereby designated as the Sgt. Major Clarence Edward Mathias Bridge.

(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs on the bridge to mark the designation.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.