Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 2109 – Observance of Delaware Swedish Colonial Day
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(a) The Governor shall proclaim March 29 of each year as Delaware Swedish Colonial Day.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 2109
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Governor shall issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the government to display the flags of the United States and of the State on all governmental buildings on March 29 of each year to be known as Delaware Swedish Colonial Day and inviting the people of the State to observe Delaware Swedish Colonial Day in schools, churches, patriotic and historical societies and other organizations with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the landing of the Swedes upon the soil of Delaware.
42 Del. Laws, c. 207; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?2109;