By Ms. Fox of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3194) of Gloria L. Fox and others for the issuance of an annual proclamation by the Governor setting apart June nineteenth as "juneteenth independence day".  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Gloria L. Fox

Willie Mae Allen

William Lantigua

Marie P. St. Fleur

Benjamin Swan

Anthony J. Verga

Barbara A. L'Italien

Christine E. Canavan

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act setting june 19th as juneteenth independence 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 15XXXX the following:

Section 15YYYY.  The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the nineteenth of June as Juneteenth Independence Day, in recognition of June 19, 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger announced freedom for all slaves in the Southwest.