§ 103-4. Dates of public holidays.
§103‑4. Dates of public holidays.
(a) The following aredeclared to be legal public holidays:
(1) New Year's Day,January 1.
(1a) Martin Luther King,Jr.'s, Birthday, the third Monday in January.
(2) Robert E. Lee'sBirthday, January 19.
(3) Washington'sBirthday, the third Monday in February.
(3a) Greek IndependenceDay, March 25.
(4) Anniversary ofsigning of Halifax Resolves, April 12.
(5) Confederate MemorialDay, May 10.
(6) Anniversary ofMecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20.
(7) Memorial Day, thelast Monday in May.
(8) Good Friday.
(9) Independence Day,July 4.
(10) Labor Day, the firstMonday in September.
(11) Columbus Day, thesecond Monday in October.
(11a) Yom Kippur.
(12) Veterans Day,November 11.
(13) Tuesday after thefirst Monday in November in years in which a general election is to be held.
(14) Thanksgiving Day, thefourth Thursday in November.
(15) Christmas Day,December 25.
(b) Whenever any publicholiday shall fall upon Sunday, the Monday following shall be a public holiday.(1881, c. 294; Code, s. 3784; 1891, c. 58; 1899, c. 410; 1901, c. 25;Rev., s. 2838; 1907, c. 996; 1909, c. 888; 1919, c. 287; C.S., s. 2959; 1935,c. 212; 1959, c. 1011; 1969, c. 521; 1973, c. 53; 1979, c. 84; 1981, c. 135;1983, c. 1; 1987, c. 25, s. 1, c. 851, ss. 1, 2, c. 853, s. 2.)