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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Saturday in the year after twelve o'clock, noon, shall be a legal
half holiday, so far as regards the presenting for payment or
acceptance, and the presenting 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, com-
monly called Sunday, and all such bills, checks, drafts and
notes presentable for payment or acceptance on Saturday
shall be deemed to be presentable for payment or acceptance
on the secular or business day next succeeding; provided,
however, that all bills of exchange, drafts and promissory
notes made after the passage of this Act, except those pay-
able 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 other-
wise holding liable any party to any bill of exchange, bank
check, draft or promissory note, and which shall not have

When pay-
able.

been paid before twelve o'clock at noon on any half holiday
Saturday, a 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 receive for collec-
tion in said county any bills of exchange, bank check or
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 neglect 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 construing this section every half holiday
Saturday shall, until twelve o'clock noon, be deemed a
secular business day. Nothing in this section shall affect the
provisions of Sections nine and ten of Article 13 of the Code
of Public General Laws, applicable to any Saturday whenever
the same under the provisions of said sections shall be a legal
holiday.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 20, 1900.