The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-21
THE LAW AND THE HOLIDAYS.
An Opinion from Attorney General
Hensels Law Firm That Will Be
Head with Intereat


Read with Interest.
The law firm Of Brown n Hensel, Lancss.
ter, furnished the following to the pitts.
burg Times being copy Of an opinion
which they gave to certain banking institu-
tions which they represent
The opinion will be found woeth preser.
vstion by such as are interested in the sub.
ject:
We have considered the act OF May q.
1893. designating election days as legal half.
holidays, and also the act of May 81, 1893,
designating the days and half days to be oh.
served a, legal holidays and the effect Of
these laws upon the payment, acceptance
and protesting OF bills, notes drafts. checks,
and other negotiable paper on such days,
and we have conferred with the solicitors of
n number of other banking institutions in
this county, ard after coming TO an unani.
mous conclusion with them. we ar. prepared
to advise and instruct you as follows; Here.
after the following days and half days will
be legal HOLIDAYS and half holidays in this
Commo wealth:
l. LEGAL HoLfDAYs-
The 1st OF January, co, monty called
New Years Day"
The ,22nd day of February, known as
"Washington's Birthday"
Good Friday.
The 3Oth day of NAV. known as "Mrmo-
rial or Decorati Day"
The Fourth day Of July, called 'lndepen.
dence Day."
The il,'t saturday in September, known
rs Labor Day"
The first Tuesday after the fist Monday
in Noveniber-Electon Day
Any day appointed or recommended by
the Governor of this State or the Presi-
dent OF the United States as a day Of
| THANKSGIVING or fasting and prayer. or
nth oh llv
known as "Thanksgivlng Day." and
generally falling on the last Thursday
of November.
The 25th day OF December, known as
christmas Day."
| ii. HALY HOLIDAYS
Every Saturday of the year from IL o clock
noon until midnight.
The third Tuesday Of February OF each
| year, known as Spring Election Day."
from IL O'clock noon until midnight.
| In all cases on which legal HOLIDAYS occur
on Sunday. the following day Monday
shall be deemed and declared public holi-
day, except when the Both day of May
Memorial or Decoration Day" falls on
| Sunday, the day preceding it(Saturday shall
be observed rs the holiday.
Hereafter all bills checks. drafts, and
notes otherwise presentabe for acceptance
or payn ent on any holiday shall be dreni-
ed to he payable and be presentable for
acceptance or pay ment on the secular or
business day next succeeding such holiday
or half holiday, except that checks. drafts,
| bills OF exchange and promissory notes
payable at sight or on demand, which would
otherwise he payable at any half holiday
| Saturday shall be deemed to be payable
at or before II o'clock noon of such half
| holiday. but demand or acce I,tance, or pay
ment 0f any such check, draft or note not
paid before ~ o'clock noon, shall not be
made and notice Of protest or dishonor
| 3 fSI. ~ las. ,,t,tt thn 90
succeeding secular or business day, and no
liability is incurred through failure to
present or protest sight or demand items on
half holidays.
In other words, protests Of paper falling
due on any holiday, or on any Saturday Of
the year. shall hereafter not be made be-
fore the following secular day, and in tn q
case OF Saturdays. or of any holiday falling
| on Saturday, paper shall not be proiestable
until Monday. Writs may be served and
executions issued. judgments entered and
other legal process executed OH Saturdays,
as heretofore.
Subject to the foregoing restrictions as Ia
protests. nny bank may keep open Its doors
| Ii, by vote of its directors, II shall elect so
to do and may transact its business on Sat
| urday afternoons and we recommend that
In all cases the board shall determine this
matter by resolution.
We are OF the opinion that In dlscounting
notes falling due on Saturday or on any
legal holiday, the discount should be taken
of up to the day on which they are protest
able, that is, the next secular day succeed
ing the holiday or half holiday on which
they would mature. We are further OF the
opinion that note falling due on legal
holiday. OF on Saturday cannot be charged
up until the succeeding secular or business
day, but that 1t can be charged up ut any
such hour on succeeding secular day, We
are Of the opinion that this law applies only
to paper made on or after May 81, 1893, eI
cept that paper made after May %, 1895
maturing ON Tuesday. November 7. Of thi.
year-elsction day-shoud not be protested
until Wednesday, November 3.