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The 194th 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 15AAAAAAA United States Merchant Marine Day

Section 15AAAAAAA

Section 15AAAAAAA: United States Merchant Marine Day

[ Text of section added by 2024, 178, Sec. 4 effective August 8, 2024. See also, Section 15AAAAAAA added by 2024, 371 effective January 8, 2025, below.]

  Section 15AAAAAAA. The governor shall set apart May 22 as United States Merchant Marine Day in recognition of the establishment of the United States Merchant Marine on June 12, 1775, and shall annually issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Chapter 6: Section 15AAAAAAA. Rosa Parks Day

[ Text of section added by 2024, 371 effective January 8, 2025. See also, Section 15AAAAAAA added by 2024, 178, Sec. 4 effective August 8, 2024, above.]

  Section 15AAAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside February 4 as Rosa Parks Day, in lasting recognition of historic civil rights leader Rosa Parks and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.