The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-10
DILLS OF EXCHANGE AND
ID PROMISSORY NOTES.
CHAPTER 44s.

AN ACT to add new Section to Article of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title Scar
roll County," under the new subtitle Bills
of Exchange and Promissory Notes. to be
designated as Section Is A. and to follow
Section Is.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That a new section
be, and the same is hereby added to Article Z
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title Gar
roll County," under the new subtitle ''Bills
of Exchange and Promissory Notes" to fol-
low Section Is, and TO be designated as Sec
ton Is A., and to read as follows:
Section 10 A. 1t shall be lawful for banks,
bankers, trust companies and other banking
institutions in the city of Westminster, Carroll
county, to close their doors for business at
twelve O clock noon, on each and every Sat
urday in the year, and every Saturday in the
wear after twelve O. clock noon shall be legal
half holiday, so far as regards the presenting
for payment or acceptance and the protesting
and giving notice of the dshonor of bills of
exchange, bank checks, drafts, promissory
notes and other negotiable papers, 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 for payment or acceptance
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 provided further, that
for the purpose of protesting or otherwise
holding liable any party to any bill OF ex-
change, bank check, draft or promissory note,
and which shall not have been paid before
twelve O'Clock at noon on any half holiday
Saturday, demand of acceptance or payment
thereof may be made and notice Of protest or
dishonor thereof may be given on the next
succeeding secular or business day; and pro-
vided further, that when any person shall re-
ceve for collection, in said county, any bill
of exchange, bank check, draft or promissory
note, due and presentable for acceptance or
payment on any half holiday Saturday, such
person shall not be deemed guilty of any neg
lect or omission of duty nor incur any liability
in not presenting for payment or acceptance,
or collecting such bill of exchange, bank
check, draft or promissory note on that day;
and provided further, that in constructing this
Section every half holiday Saturday, shall
until twelve o'clock noon, be deemed a
secular business day. Nothing Ill Article Z
of the Code of Public General Laws applicable
to any Saturday whenever the same, under
the provision sof said Sections, shall be alegal
holiday.
Section g And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from May LIST, 1902.
Approved April 9Th, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House of Delegates:
hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1902.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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