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Public Law 81–144
Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating Memorial Day, 1949, as a day for a Nation-wide prayer for peace.
Approved May 26, 1949
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating Memorial Day, 1949, as a day for a Nation-wide prayer for peace.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President is authorized
Memorial Day, 1949.
and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of
Issuance of proclamation authorized.
the United States to observe Memorial Day, 1949, by praying, each in accordance with his religious faith, for permanent peace, designating a period during such day in which all the people of the United States may unite in prayer for a permanent peace; calling upon all the people of the United States to unite in prayer at such time; and calling upon the newspapers, radio stations, and all other mediums of information to join in observing such day and period of prayer.
Approved May 26, 1949.