With the approval of the mayor and the chairman of the finance committee of the city council, the head of each department or other agency of the city government is empowered to grant to his assistants and employees leave of absence with pay for the purpose of attending a convention, encampment or parade of any organization composed of veterans of the wars in which the United States has participated when request for such leave of absence has been made by such organization.
Each and every person employed by the city who has served in the armed forces of the United States during the period of any wars in which the United States has participated shall have and shall be entitled to a vacation, with full pay, on the thirtieth day of May of each year, known as Memorial Day.
(Prior code § 25-10)