The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-26

AN ACT to add new section to article
s of the Code of the Public Local Laws
title Cecil County" under the new
subtitle "Bills of Exchange and Pro-
missOry Notes. to be designated as
Section 81 \" and to follow section 3 :,
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That a new section
be and the same is hereby added to Article :
Of the Code OF Public Local Laws, title
"Cecil County, under the new subtitle
'Bils of Exchange and Promissory Notes u
70 follow Section 81 and designated A. and
to read rs follows
81 \. 1t shall be lawful for banks and
bankers in Cecil county to close their doors
for business at twelve o'clock noon on each
and every Saturday in the year, aud every
Saturday in the year after twelve o'clock
noon shall be a legal hall holiday. So far as
regards the presenting for payment or accept
unce and the protesting and giving notice of
the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank
checks, drafts. promissOrY notes and other
negotiable paper. and for these purposes
shall be treated and considered as the first
day OF the week commonly called Sunday,
and all such bills checks, drafts and notes
presentable Tor payment or acceptance on
Saturday shall be deemed to be prescntahlp
for payment or acceptance on the secular or
business day next succeeding, provided how
ever that all bills OF exchange drafts and
promissory notes made after the passage of
this Act, except those payable at sight or on
demand. which shall be otherwise payable on
any half holiday Saturday, shall be deemed
to be and shall be payable on the next secular
or business day. And further provided that
for the purpose OF protesting or otherwise
holding liable any party to any bill of eX-
change, bank check draft or promissorv
motto and which Ghnll IpN-e bpnp mid In-
fore twelve O'Clock at noon on any half holi
day Saturday, a demand of acceptance or
payment thereof may he made and notice
Of protest or dishOnor Thereof may be given
on the next succeeding secular or business
day, and provided further that when any
person shall receive for collection in said
county any bills of exchange. bank check OF
draft, or promissory note, due and present
able for acceptance or payment on any hail
holiday Saturday. such person shall not be
deemed guilty of any neglect or omission oil
duty nor incur any liability il not presenting
for payment or acceptance or collecting sucl
bill of exchange. bank check. draft or pro.
misSory note on that day, and provided
further that in constituting this section every
half holiday Saturday shall, until twelve
O'Clock noon, be deemed q secular bushes.
day. Nothing in this section shall effect the
provisions OF Sections and 10 of Article l.
OF the Code Of Public General Laws, appl
cable to any Saturday, whenever the same
under the provisions of said sections. shall
be Il legal holiday.
SECTION 2. AMI be it enacted, That thi
Act shall take effect from the data of it
passage.
Approved March 20, 1909,
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor.
JOHN H!BNER,
President of the Senate
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker OF the House of Delegates
Ollice OF the Chief Clerk House of Delegates
hereby certify, That She aforegoing i:
true copy of an Act Of the General As
sembly Of Maryland, passed at the January
Session, 1900.
i. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of DELEGATES