1945 Chap. 0691. An Act Authorizing The Art Commission To Erect And Place On The State House Grounds A Statue In Memory Of Mary Dyer, Who Was Hanged On Boston Common In The Year Sixteen Hundred And Sixty Because She Chose To Suffer The Death Penalty Rather Than Abandon The Principles Of Freedom Of Speech And Conscience, And Authorizing The State Treasurer To Accept A Gift, Or Gifts, Of Money To Pay For Such Statue.