Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15XX, inserted by chapter 211 of the acts of 1985, the following section:-

Section 15YY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October eighth as Leif Ericson Day and recommending a period of special attention to the Norse explorer who ventured across uncharted waters in the year 1003 A.D. to the continent of North America, and whose courageous exploration recorded in the Icelandic sagas, led others to the shores of our country, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.