Wyoming Statutes
§ 8-4-107 — Juneteenth holiday
(a)In celebration of the end of slavery in the United
States proclaimed by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19,
1865 more than two and one-half (2½) years after the
Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham
Lincoln, and in recognition of those who died and sacrificed to
achieve the end of slavery, the Juneteenth holiday is
established.
(b)The Juneteenth holiday shall be celebrated each year
with appropriate activities on the third Saturday of June.
(c)This section shall not affect commercial paper, the
making or execution of written agreements or judicial
proceedings, or authorize public schools, business or state and
local government offices to close.
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