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.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 15PPPP
Thomas Paine Day
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