Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1911
THE LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Their Effect Upon Commercial
Bills and General BANKING.
CHAPTER 27.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 1871 of tbo
Acts of the General Assembly Of
Maryland of the Session OF 1g5Q
and to repeal Sections 8 and 10 Of
Article 10 of the Code of PpbIic
General Laws of Maryland. tjtIs
Bills of Exchange and Promissorv
Notes." subtitle Legal HOLIDAYS :"
and re-enact said Sections and IA
of Article 13 with amendments.
Section BE it enacted. That
Chapter 1871 of the Acts of 1908 and
Sections and 10 of Article 10, sinh.
Itle Legal Holidays" of the Code Of
pu3lc General Laws of Maryland be
and the same are hereby repealed
and said Sections 8 and 10 of Article
IL, subtitle Legal Holidays" be and
the same are hereby re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows.
Sec. 9-The following days in each
ana every year, namely, the first day
OF January, commonly called New
Years Day" the 22d day of February
known as Washington Birthday !;
September, commonly called "Iabnr
Day. the goth day Of May, common.
ly called Decoration Day" the 4th
day of July, called independence
Day. the 18th day of September
known as Defenders Day" the 18th
day of October, known as columbus
Day" the 25th day of December, call.
ed Christmas Day." and all days Of
general and congressional elections
throughout the State, and all special
days that may be appointed or recon.
mended by the Governor of this
State, or the President of the United
states, as days of thanksgiving or
Tasting and prayer, or other religions
observance, or for the general cessa.
ton of business, shall be regarded as
legal holidays and shall be duly OBJ.
served as such, and shall for ali pur.
poses whatsoever as regards the pre.
senting for payment or acceptance
and OF the protesting and giving no.
tice, of .dishonor of bills of exchange.
bank checks, drafts and promissory
notes, be treated and considered as
the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday, and all such bills
drafts, checks and notes presented
Tor payment or acceptance on these
SAID days, shall be deemed to be pre-
sented for acceptance or payment on
the secular or business day next sue.
ceeding such holiday.
Sec. 1O-Wheneyer the first day Of
January. the 22nd of February. the
goth day of May, the 4th day of July
the 18th day of September, the 18th
day of October, or the 25th day of De
cember shall either of them occur on
Sunday, the Monday next following
shall be deemed and treated as a pub.
lie holiday for all or any of the pur-
poses aforesaid: provided, however.
that in such case all bills of exchange.
bank checks, drafts and promissory
notes which would otherwise be pre-
scented for acceptance or for payment
on either of the Mondays so observed
as a holiday, shall be deemed to n.
presentable for acceptance or for pay
ment on the secular or business day
next succeeding such Monday. and
such Mondays so observed shall for
all purposes whatever as regards the
for payment and accept
ance and of the protesting and giving
notice Of the dishonor of bills of ex.
change, bank checks, drafts and
promissory notes be also treated and
considered as is the first day of the
week commonly called Sunday.
Sec. 2-Be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF
it's passage.
Approved April II, 1910.