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§ 1 — Common day of rest; designation; citation

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
Ch. 136OBSERVANCE OF A COMMON DAY OF REST AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. Sunday shall be a common day of rest. Sections one to eleven, inclusive, of this chapter may be cited as the Common Day of Rest Law.

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