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LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

The following days have been established in Maryland as
Bank Holidays:

1. New Year's Day, January ist.

2. Washington's Birthday, February 22d.

3. Decoration Day, May 3oth.

4. Independence Day, July 4th.

5. Christmas Day, December 25th.

6. Good Friday.

7. General Election Day.

8. Congressional Election Day.

9. All special days that may be appointed or recommended
by the Governor of this State or the President of the United
States as days of thanksgiving, fasting and prayer or
other religious observance, or for the general cessation of
business.

10. Sundays.

LABOR'S HOLIDAY.

Labor's Holiday, first Monday in September.

By an act of the Congress of the United States, approved
June 28th, 1894, it was enacted that the first Monday of
September, in each year, being the day celebrated and
known as Labor's Holiday, was made a legal public holiday,
to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas,
the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February,
the thirtieth day of May and the fourth day of July are by
law public holidays.

The Governor of Maryland, by virtue of authority vested
in him under Article 13, Section 9 of the Code, may declare
and proclaim the first Monday in September a legal holiday,
and recommend its observance by the general cessation of
business.

DEFENDER'S DAY.

September 12th, known as "Defender's" Day, is a muni-
cipal holiday in Baltimore City, in memory of the successful
resistance of British invasion in 1814.

Under Article 13, Section 9 of the Code, the Governor may
declare September 12th a legal or bank holiday by proclama-
tion, and recommend its observance as such throughout the
State of Maryland.