The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

THE LEGAL HOLIDAYS,
Their Effect Upon Commercial
Bills and General Bankinu.
CHAPTER 27.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 1S1 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of the Session of 1908,
Article Is of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, title
Bills of Exchange and Promissory
Notes. subtitle legal Holidays"
and re-enact said Sections and 10
of Article 13 with amendments.
Section BE it enacted, That
Chapter 1S1 of the Acts of 1908 and
Sections and 10 of Article 13, sub
title Legal Holidays,'' of the Code of
PUBLIC General Laws of Maryland, be
and the same are hereby repealed
and said Sections 9 and 10 of Article
the same are hereby re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
Sec. 9-The following days in each
and every year, namely, the first day
OF January, commonly called New
Years Day. the 22d day of February
known as "Washington's Birthday"
Good Friday the first Monday in
Day. the goth day of May, common
ly called Decoration Day. the 4th
Day. Day the 18th day day of finssRaanGnse 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
fasting and prayer, or other religious
observance, or for the general cessa-
tion of business, shall be regarded as
legal holidays and shall be duly OBJ
served as such, and shall for all pur-
poses whatsoever as regards the pre-
sentlng 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
for 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. 10-Whenever 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
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-
sented for acceptance or for payment
on either of the Mondays so observed
as a holiday, shall be deemed to ne
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
its passage.
Approved April II, 1910.