The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-22

An Opinion from Attorney General
Hsnssps Law Firm That Will BE
Read With Intersst

Read with Interest.
The law firm Of Brown n Hsnsei, Lancss.
ter. furnished the following TO the Pitts.
burg Times" being a copy OF an opinion
which they gave TO certain banking institu-
tions which they represent
The opinion will be found wo,th preser.
vAtion by such as are interested in the sub.
ject
We have considered the act OF MAY a.
lsgj. designating election days as legal half.
holidays, and also The act Of May 81, 1893,
designating the days and half DAYS TO be OBJ
served as legal holidays and the effect Of
these laws upon the payment. acceptance
and protesting OF bills, notes, drafts. checks,
and we bsve conferred with the solicitors of
number OF other banking institutions IN
this county. arsi after coming to an unani.
nous conclusion with them. we are prepared
To advise and instruct you as follows: Here
afer the following days and half days will
De legal holidays and half holidays in this
Communwealth:
l. LEGAL Hoiip.Ys-
The let OF January co monty called
New Years Day"
The 22nd dav of February known as
"Washngton's Birthday"
Good Friday.
The 30th day of MAY. known a, "Mcno
rial or Decoiai II Day"
The Fourth day Of July, called "lndepen.
dencc Dav."
The h,'t saturday in September, known
as Labor Day"
The first TUESDAY after the first Monday
in Novemher-Election Day.
ANY day appointed or recommended by
the Governor Of this State or the presi.
dent Of the United States M n day nf
thankssiyinr or fasting and prayer. or
other religious observance generally
known as thanksgiving Dav.' and
generally falling on the last Thursday
OF Novembr
The 18th day Of December. known as
Christmas Day."
II. HALp Iloiip,Y~-
Every Saturday of the year from L. o'clock
noon until midnight,
The third Tuesday ~ February OF each
year known W. spring Election Day"
from l2ooiock noon until midnight:
In all cases on which legal ho idsys occur
on Sunday. the following day Monday
shall be deemed and declared public holl.
day, except when the 3Oth day Of May
Memorial or Decoration pnv," falls ON
Sunday, the day preceding IL, ,Saturday)shall
be- observed as the holiday.
Hereafter all bills. checks drafts. and
notes otherwise prcscntable FOR acceptance
or payn cnt on any holiday shall be- deem.
ed TO he payable and be prcsentuble fur
acceptance or payment ON the secular or
buSlresS day next succeeding such holiday
or halt holiday. except that checks. drafts.
bills OF exchange and promis-ory notes
payable at sight or on demand, which would
Otherwise he payable ~ any half holiday
saturday., snail be- deemed to be payable
al or before l. o'clock noon of such half
holiday but demand or acceptance, or pay.
mrnt uf any such check draft or note not
paid before - o'clock noon, shall not be
made and notice Of protest OF d.shonor
thereof shall not be given until the next
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 II
the year shall hereafter not toe made he.
tore the following secular day, and IN the
case OF Saturdays, or of any holiday falling
on Saturday, paper shall not bo proiestable
until Monday. Writs may be served and
executions Issued, judgments entered and
other legal process executed on Saturdays,
as heretofore
Subject to the foregoing restrictions as TO
protests, any bank may keep open its doors
lfhxhs'l y" ~ - Ai~s,iiors. it,s' 1n sl"r,
to do are go
urday aisl.noons, anu we rec6mnreo4 tina,
in all cases the board shall determine this
matter by resolution.
We are Of the opinion that In dIscountinp
notes falling due on Saturday or on gny
legal holiday, the discount should be taken
oil 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 n legal
holiday, or on saturday, cannot be charged
up until the succeeding secular or business
day but that II can be charged up at any
such hour on succeeding secu ar day, W,
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 ., lSgI,
maturing on Tuesday, November :. OF this
year-slrction day-should not be protested
unih Wednesday, November ).