State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Massachusetts > PARTI > TITLEII > CHAPTER6 > Section15PPPPSection 15PPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart January 29 as Thomas Paine Day, in honor of one of America’s founding fathers, a patriot and the author of the influential “Common Sense”, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.