Section 8-4-106 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
8-4-106. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. (a) In recognition of the members of the armed forces who lost their lives and those who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, territory of Hawaii on December 7, 1941, December 7 of each year is designated as “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day”. The day shall be appropriately observed in the […]
Section 8-4-101 – Legal Holidays; Dismissal of Schools.
8-4-101. Legal holidays; dismissal of schools. (a) The following days are legal holidays in and for the state of Wyoming: (i) New Year’s Day, January 1; (ii) Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays, to be observed on the third Monday in February; (iii) Memorial Day, to be observed on the last Monday in May; (iv) Independence Day, […]
Section 8-4-102 – Arbor Day.
8-4-102. Arbor Day. (a) The state forester shall promote the following activities to commemorate Arbor Day, the last Monday in April: (i) A tree shall be planted on state grounds in a simple ceremony; (ii) The planting of a seedling tree or some other act may be performed in an appropriate ceremony in the schools […]
Section 8-4-103 – Wyoming Day.
8-4-103. Wyoming Day. (a) In recognition of the action of the Wyoming territorial governor on December 10, 1869, in approving the first law found anywhere in legislative history which extends the right of suffrage to women, December 10 of each year is designated as “Wyoming Day.” The day shall be observed in the schools, clubs […]
Section 8-4-104 – Nellie Tayloe Ross’s Birthday.
8-4-104. Nellie Tayloe Ross’s birthday. (a) In recognition of the services to the state of Wyoming of Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor of any state in the United States, Nellie Tayloe Ross’s birthday, November 29, is designated a public holiday. The day shall be appropriately observed in the public schools of the state. […]