H. B. No. 436 As Reported by the House State and Local Government Committee

As Reported by the House State and Local Government Committee

130th General Assembly

Regular Session

2013-2014

H. B. No. 436

Representative Slesnick

Cosponsors: Representatives Williams, Reece, Cera, Blair, Letson, Bishoff, Hagan, R., Mallory, Barborak, Curtin, Strahorn, Ashford, Rogers, Gerberry, Brown, Sheehy

A BILL

To enact section 5.2296 of the Revised Code to

designate October 7 as Moses Fleetwood Walker Day.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 5.2296 of the Revised Code be enacted	3
to read as follows:	4

Sec. 5.2296. The seventh day of October shall be designated	5
as "Moses Fleetwood Walker Day" in honor of the Ohioan who was the	6
first African-American major league baseball player under	7
contract.	8

Section 2. In declaring October 7 "Moses Fleetwood Walker	9
Day," the General Assembly recognizes the contribution that Moses	10
Walker made to the integration of professional athletics. Born in	11
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, on October 7, 1856, Moses Walker played one	12
season with the Toledo Blue Stockings and died in Cleveland in	13
1924.	14