Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS
1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day

§120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day
June 24th of each year shall be designated as Saint Jean-Baptiste Day and the Governor shall annually issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people of the State to observe this day in suitable places with appropriate ceremonies. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day shall commemorate the feast of Saint John the Baptist as an important observance and show of appreciation for the significant cultural, economic and civic contributions made by Franco-Americans which have served to enrich the culture and life style of this State.   [PL 1983, c. 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 76 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 480, §A1 (RAL).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS

1 §111. National Arbor Day (REPEALED)

1 §111-A. Arbor Week

1 §112. Poetry Day

1 §113. American History Month

1 §114. Armistice Day (REPEALED)

1 §115. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (REPEALED)

1 §116. Statehood Day

1 §117. Chester Greenwood Day

1 §118. Maine Cultural Heritage Week

1 §119. R. B. Hall Day

1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day

1 §121. Maine Clean Water Week

1 §122. National Women's History Week (REPEALED)

1 §123. Seamen's Memorial Day

1 §124. Maine Business Women's Week

1 §125. Alcohol Awareness Week

1 §126. Samantha Smith Day

1 §127. Maine Merchant Marine Day

1 §128. Garden Week

1 §129. Margaret Chase Smith Day

1 §130. Edmund S. Muskie Day

1 §131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

1 §132. Deaf Culture Week

1 §133. Landowner Recognition Day

1 §134. Children's Day

1 §135. Firefighter's Recognition Day

1 §136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day

1 §137. Organ Donor Awareness Day

1 §138. Major-General Henry Knox Day

1 §139. Maine Lighthouse Week

1 §140. Maine Youth Field and Stream Day

1 §141. Colonel Freeman McGilvery Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)

1 §142. Destroyer Escort Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)

1 §143. Maine Small Business Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)

1 §144. Veterans' Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)

1 §145. Equal Pay Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 140)

1 §146. Maine Week of Heroes

1 §147. Maine Aviation and Aerospace Education Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 146)

1 §148. Family Reunion Day

1 §149. Community Giving Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 148)

1 §150. Cancer Awareness Week

1 §150-A. Cold War Victory Day

1 §150-B. Missing Persons Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150)

1 §150-C. Native American Veterans Day

1 §150-D. Wyeth Day

1 §150-E. Lyme Disease Awareness Month

1 §150-F. Governor William King Day

1 §150-G. Vietnam War Veterans Day

1 §150-H. Juneteenth Independence Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-F)

1 §150-I. Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition Day

1 §150-J. Invite Your Maine Legislator to School Month

1 §150-K. Maine Seniors Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-J)

1 §150-L. Native American Heritage and Culture Day

1 §150-M. Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day

1 §150-N. Maine Community Litter Cleanup Day

1 §150-O. Maine Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

1 §150-P. First Responders Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-O)

1 §150-Q. James Weldon Johnson Day

1 §150-R. Safe Homes Awareness Month