FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Turner (601) 576-2009; dturner@governor.state.ms.us
Laura Hipp (601) 576-2020; lhipp@governor.state.ms.us
DATE: May 1, 2009
Jackson, Mississippi – Governor Haley Barbour has issued a proclamation to close state offices on Monday, July 6, 2009, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday which falls on a Saturday this year.
Below is the full text of Governor Barbour’s proclamation:
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, Fourth of July is declared a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Fourth of July of 2009 shall fall on Saturday; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-1-97, Mississippi Code of 1972, when a state holiday fixed under Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday may, in the discretion of the executive head or governing body of a state agency, be utilized in lieu of the legal holiday; and
WHEREAS, during the Fourth of July holiday, many state employees will spend time with their families in Mississippi and in other states;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Haley Barbour, Governor of the State of Mississippi, pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, do hereby authorize the executive officers of all state agencies, in their discretion after considering the interests of the people of the State of Mississippi and the staffing needs of their respective agencies, to close all offices of the State of Mississippi on Monday, July 6, 2009, in further observance of the Fourth of July.
CONTACT: Dan Turner (601) 576-2009; dturner@governor.state.ms.us
Laura Hipp (601) 576-2020; lhipp@governor.state.ms.us
DATE: May 1, 2009
GOVERNOR BARBOUR ISSUES PROCLAMATION CLOSING STATE OFFICES TO OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE DAY
Jackson, Mississippi – Governor Haley Barbour has issued a proclamation to close state offices on Monday, July 6, 2009, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday which falls on a Saturday this year.
Below is the full text of Governor Barbour’s proclamation:
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, Fourth of July is declared a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Fourth of July of 2009 shall fall on Saturday; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-1-97, Mississippi Code of 1972, when a state holiday fixed under Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday may, in the discretion of the executive head or governing body of a state agency, be utilized in lieu of the legal holiday; and
WHEREAS, during the Fourth of July holiday, many state employees will spend time with their families in Mississippi and in other states;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Haley Barbour, Governor of the State of Mississippi, pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and applicable statutes of the State of Mississippi, do hereby authorize the executive officers of all state agencies, in their discretion after considering the interests of the people of the State of Mississippi and the staffing needs of their respective agencies, to close all offices of the State of Mississippi on Monday, July 6, 2009, in further observance of the Fourth of July.
Governor Barbour