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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 6 THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
  5. Section 15PPPP Thomas Paine Day

Section 15PPPP

Section 15PPPP: Thomas Paine Day

Section 15PPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart January 29 as Thomas Paine Day, in honor of one of America's founding fathers, a patriot and the author of the influential ''Common Sense'', and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.