Columbus Day: Hearing, Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 1118, H.R. 2025, December 18, 1963

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Page 32 - The following days, viz : the first day of January, commonly called New years day, the fourth day of July, the twentyfifth day of December, commonly called Christmas day, and any day appointed or recommended by the governor of this state, or...
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Page 32 - The first Monday of September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as Labor's Holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes. in the same manner as Christmas, the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, and the fourth day of July are now made by law public holidays.
Page 29 - Whereas the Congress of the United States, by a joint resolution approved March the first, eighteen hundred and forty-five, did consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas might be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of said republic...
Page 2 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first Monday of September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as Labor's Holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, and the fourth day of July are now made by law public holidays.
Page 5 - Day, is hereby made a legal public holiday to all intents and purposes and in the same manner as the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May, the 4th day of July, the first Monday of September, and Christmas Day are now made by law public holidays.
Page 31 - November, the twenty-fifth day of December, and on any day set apart by proclamation of the president of the United States, or the governor of this state as a day of fast, thanksgiving, or mourning, or on the days approved by the board for teachers' attendance at an educational meeting.
Page 29 - States to proclaim October 12 of each year as Columbus Day for the observance of the anniversary of the discovery of America : NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F.
Page 12 - I am sure you will all agree with me that this is a bit confusing.
Page 38 - Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Presiding Officers of each House of the Congress of the United States and to each Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania in the Congress of the United States.

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