WILLIAM PENN'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
                 Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 660, No. 232              Cl. 38
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the observance of the birthday of William Penn,
        Founder of Pennsylvania; and repealing inconsistent
        legislation.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 2701 of Act 14 of 1949 provided
            that Act 232 is repealed insofar as it relates to public
            schools and other educational institutions under the
            Commonwealth.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the Governor shall
     annually issue his proclamation designating and calling upon the
     public schools, other educational institutions of the State, and
     the citizens of Pennsylvania to observe the birthday of William
     Penn, the great Founder and Governor of Pennsylvania. Said
     birthday of William Penn shall be observed on the twenty-fourth
     day of October of each year, unless such day falls on Saturday
     or Sunday, in which event the Governor may designate the
     preceding Friday or the following Monday. In pursuance to said
     proclamation of the Governor, appropriate exercises with respect
     to the life of William Penn, the Founder and Proprietor and
     Governor of Pennsylvania, and the principles advocated by him in
     founding Pennsylvania, shall be held in the public schools and
     other educational institutions under the Commonwealth.