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1991-45 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-111 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 2-111 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended to read as follows: Section 2-111. Legal holidays. (a) The following days are designated as legal holidays for all employees of the city, except policemen and firefighters and those engaged in such employment as necessarily requires their daily services, and for all state officers performing duties for the city: (1) The first day of January: New Year's Day; (2) The third Monday in January: Lee-Jackson-King Day to honor Robert Edward Lee (1806-1870), Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson (1824-1863), and Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), defenders of causes; (3) The third Monday in February: George Washington Day to honor George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States of America; (4) The last Monday in May: Memorial Day persons who made the supreme sacrifice their lives in defense of Virginia and States of America; to honor all in giving the United (5) The fourth day of July: Independence Day to honor the signing of the Declaration of Independence; (6) The first Monday in September: Labor Day to honor all people who work for a livelihood in Virginia and the United States of America; (7) The eleventh day of November: Veteran's Day to honor all persons who served in the Armed Forces of Virginia and the United States of America;