Connecticut § 1-5 - Independence Day celebration.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 1-5 — Independence Day celebration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-5. Independence Day celebration.
Sec. 1-5. Independence Day celebration. As a part of the official observance of Independence Day, appropriate ceremonies shall be held in the hall of flags of the State Capitol on July fourth in each year. The Governor shall issue a proclamation recalling to the citizens of the state the historic significance of Independence Day. The Governor shall designate a state official of a patriotic society or a state official of a veterans organization to plan and have charge of such ceremonies, in such manner that the conduct of such ceremonies shall be alternated from year to year between an official of a patriotic society and an official of a veterans organization. The necessary expense of such ceremony, not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars each year, shall be paid to the society or organization conducting the ceremonies.
(1949 Rev., S. 8881; 1949, S. 3355d; 1963, P.A. 287.)
History: 1963 act added requirement of governor's proclamation.
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Section 1-5 ("Independence Day celebration.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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