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2009 North Dakota Code
1 General Provisions
1-03 Holidays
Download pdflife, legacy, and dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. 4. The third Monday in February, in recognition of the birthday of George Washington. 5. The Friday next preceding Easter Sunday and commonly known as Good Friday. 6. The last Monday in May, which is Memorial Day. 7. The fourth day of July, which is the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 8. The first Monday in September, which is Labor Day. 9. The eleventh day of November, which is Veterans' Day. 10. The fourth Thursday in November, which is Thanksgiving Day. 11. The twenty-fifth day of December, which is Christmas Day. 12. Every day appointed by the President of the United States or by the governor of this
state for a public holiday. Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the holding of legislative sessions or the
taking of final action on any legislative matter upon any of such holidays other than Sunday. Any
action heretofore taken upon any legislative matter upon any such holiday is valid and legal for all
purposes. 1-03-01.1. Closing of state offices - Christmas Eve. State offices must be closed at twelve noon on December twenty-fourth, Christmas Eve day, unless it is a weekend or holiday
pursuant to section 1-03-02.1. 1-03-02. When day following holiday shall be a holiday. If the first day of January, the fourth day of July, the eleventh day of November, or the twenty-fifth day of December falls
upon a Sunday, the Monday following shall be the holiday. 1-03-02.1. When holiday falls on a Saturday. If any of the holidays enumerated in section 1-03-02 fall on a Saturday, the Friday immediately before shall be the holiday. 1-03-03. Sports on Memorial Day - Penalty. No person, prior to the hour of two p.m. of the day set apart as Memorial Day, may engage in organized or commercial ball games,
horseracing, sports, or any entertainment which will interfere with the proper observance of such
day. Any violation of this section is an infraction. 1-03-04. Business days. All days other than those mentioned in sections 1-03-01, 1-03-02, and 1-03-02.1 are to be deemed business days for all purposes. However, any bank
may remain closed on any one business day of each week, as it may from time to time elect.
Any day upon which a bank is so closed shall be, with respect to such bank, a holiday and not a
business day. Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at or by or with respect Page No. 1 to such bank on such day, may be performed on the next succeeding business day, and no
liability or loss of rights shall result from such delay. Notice of intention on the part of any bank to remain closed on a business day of the week shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the lobby of the bank at least ten days prior to the
establishment of such practice and similar notice shall be given when a bank elects to change
the day of the week on which it remains closed. Any state bank establishing the practice, as
hereinbefore provided, of closing one day a week shall give ten days' notice in writing to the
commissioner of financial institutions, in addition to posting the notice in the lobby. However, any
bank may elect to remain closed on a business day of the week without any prior notice in the
event of the following emergencies: any act of God, death of an officer, or a robbery. 1-03-05. Act due on Saturday or holiday performed on next day. Whenever an act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be
performed upon a particular day, that falls upon a Saturday or a holiday, the act may be
performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the
day appointed. 1-03-06. Mothers' Day. The governor each year shall designate the second Sunday in May as Mothers' Day. The governor shall issue a proclamation requesting the people of the
state to assemble on that Sunday in their churches, or at such other place or places as may be
most convenient and proper, for the purpose of paying respect and tribute to our mothers. 1-03-07. Arbor Day. In order to promote and encourage the planting of trees in this state, the first Friday in May of each year is hereby designated and established as "Arbor Day"
for the state of North Dakota. 1-03-08. Bird Day. To promote and encourage the conservation and enjoyment of one of nature's most attractive features, and to honor the birth and work of naturalist John James
Audubon who made America's birds known to the world through his drawings and vivid prose,
April twenty-sixth of each year is hereby designated as "Bird Day" in the state of North Dakota. 1-03-09. Martin Luther King Day. Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 55, § 2. 1-03-10. Workers' Memorial Day. The twenty-eighth day of April of each year is designated as Workers' Memorial Day in remembrance of American workers who have been
killed, injured, or diseased on the job. 1-03-11. Gold Star Mothers' Day. Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation designating the last Sunday of September as Gold Star Mothers' Day in honor of mothers whose
sons or daughters served and died in the line of duty in the armed forces of the United States of
America or its allies, or died as a result of injury sustained in such service. 1-03-12. Four Chaplains Sunday. Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation designating the first Sunday of February as Four Chaplains Sunday in honor of the four United
States army chaplains, George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P.
Washington, who sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of other servicemen on the
Dorchester, a United States army troop transport ship that was sunk off the coast of Greenland
on February 3, 1943. 1-03-13. First Nations Day. To recognize the indigenous peoples of the State of North Dakota and their contributions to the state and to the United States, the governor shall issue a
proclamation each year designating the Friday before the second Monday in October as First
Nations Day. 1-03-14. Vietnam Veterans' Day. March twenty-ninth of each year is Vietnam Veterans' Day. Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation on March twenty-ninth in honor and
remembrance of surviving and departed Vietnam veterans, including the one hundred
ninety-eight individuals from North Dakota whose names are listed on the Vietnam Veterans Page No. 2 Memorial wall in Washington, District of Columbia, and those veterans who are or were missing
in action or prisoners of war. Page No. 3 Document Outline chapter 1-03 holidays
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