SENATE DOCKET, NO. 141 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2059
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cindy F. Friedman
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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 designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day.
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PETITION OF:
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Cindy F. Friedman | Fourth Middlesex |
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Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/25/2021 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 4/13/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 5/10/2021 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 141 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2059
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2059) of Cindy F. Friedman, Anne M. Gobi, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to designate July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker 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, as so appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 15IIIIII, the following section:-
Section 15JJJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart July 8th as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day, in recognition of July 8, 1783, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the constitution of the commonwealth’s declaration of rights rendered slavery unconstitutional, as well as the significant contributions made by Quock Walker to abolish slavery in the commonwealth, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.