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Executive Order 9636—Observance by Government Agencies of Holidays Falling on Sundays

October 03, 1945

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Whenever the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the eleventh day of November, or the twenty-fifth day of December, falls on a Sunday, all executive departments, independent agencies, and Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations, including their field services, shall be closed to public business on the following Monday.

Section 2. Whenever any of the above-named days falls on a Sunday, all employees of the executive departments, independent agencies and Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations who would ordinarily be excused from work on any of the above-named days if falling on a day other than a Sunday shall be excused from work on the following Monday.

Section 3. In administering the provisions of law relating to pay and leaves of absence, the Monday referred to in section 2 of this order shall be treated as a holiday, subject to the following exceptions:

(a) In the case of employees whose regularly scheduled basic workweek includes both the Sunday and the Monday referred to in section 2 of this order, either day, as determined by the head of the department, agency, or corporation concerned, but not both days, shall be treated as a holiday.

(b) In the case of employees whose regularly scheduled basic workweek includes the Sunday but not the Monday referred to in section 2 of this order, only the Sunday shall be treated as a holiday.

Section 4. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 1076 of May 22, 1909.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 3, 1945

Harry S Truman, Executive Order 9636—Observance by Government Agencies of Holidays Falling on Sundays Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/231381

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