SENATE DOCKET, NO. 781 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1882
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to establish February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
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Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 781 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1882
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1882) of Mark C. Montigny, Anne M. Gobi and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1740 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to establish February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15FFFFFF the following section:-
Section 15GGGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of Frederick Douglass to the abolitionist movement and his lifelong fight for equality in the city of New Bedford, the commonwealth and throughout the United States, and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.