{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-5-14","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-5-14","heading":"Juneteenth Freedom Day established.","body":"The \"Juneteenth Freedom Day\" is created. It shall be commemorated on the third Saturday in June of each year and be observed by:\nA. reflecting on the history of African-American slavery in the United States; the experience of Africans brought to the United States in a five- to twelve-week journey across the Atlantic; the deaths of thousands of Africans who died in inhuman conditions of passage; the abuse of African-American slaves, including whipping, castration, branding and rape; the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States constitution abolishing slavery throughout the United States and its territories; and the significance of June 19, 1865, the day on which the message of freedom and abolition reached the western states; and\nB. recognizing the importance of Americans of African descent as American citizens and New Mexico residents.","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 5 Public Holidays"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"b6dc4747318f3f8356457b36d2323abe3917811489cc523c8b05e5151c5bb668","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-5-13","next":"us-nm/12-5-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}