HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2856        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3046

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the flying of the flag of the Commonwealth at half staff on state buildings and installations..

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

Section 6A of chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(h)  On September 11 of each year the flag of the commonwealth shall be flown at half-staff until sunset in honor of those brave Americans who perished in the terrorist attack upon our country on September 11, 2001.