BILL NUMBER: AJR 33	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE   JULY 15, 1995
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 22, 1995

INTRODUCED BY  Assembly Members Richter, Bordonaro, Hauser, and
Morrissey
   (Coauthors: Senators Ayala, Leslie, Mountjoy, Rogers, and Wright)

                        MAY 16, 1995

   Assembly Joint Resolution No. 33--Relative to renaming Fredonyer
Mountain and Fredonyer Pass.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 33, Richter.  Fredonyer Mountain and Fredonyer Pass.
   This measure would memorialize the United States Board on
Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, to rename
Fredonyer Mountain and Fredonyer Pass to Griffith Mountain and
Griffith Pass in honor of Deputy Sheriff Larry Griffith.




   WHEREAS, Fredonyer Mountain and Fredonyer Pass are located 15
miles west of Susanville in the Lassen National Forest, and are named
after an early resident of the area, Atlas Fredonyer, who is
credited with discovery of the pass in 1850; and
   WHEREAS, In May 1862, Atlas Fredonyer was tried and convicted in
Quincy for incestuous and criminal assault upon his 15-year old
daughter Sally for which crime he was incarcerated in the State
Prison at San Quentin; and
   WHEREAS, Naming the mountain and pass after Atlas Fredonyer, given
his crimes and subsequent conviction, seems improper, unacceptable,
and undeserving to the residents of Lassen County and the state; and
   WHEREAS, On March 2, 1995, Lassen County Deputy Sheriff Larry
Griffith became the first peace officer in the county to be killed in
the line of duty in the last 25 years; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Griffith was responding to a domestic dispute that
day when he was mortally wounded while providing cover for fellow
officers at the scene, which action saved the lives of two officers;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of California,
jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California respectfully
memorializes the United States Board on Geographic Names, United
States Geological Survey, to rename Fredonyer Mountain and Fredonyer
Pass to Griffith Mountain and Griffith Pass in honor and recognition
of the sacrifice made by Deputy Sheriff Larry Griffith on behalf of
the residents of Lassen County; and be it further
   Resolved, That upon renaming the mountain and pass, a memorial
plaque be erected, in a suitable location on the pass, to memorialize
Deputy Sheriff Griffith and the courageous event that led to
renaming the sites after him, and be it further
   Resolved, That the design, construction, and erection of the
plaque be a cooperative effort of the federal government and the
residents of the community; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
States, to the Secretary of Interior, to the Director of the United
States Geological Survey, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States.