this State and the United States, the States and Territories
thereof and foreign States; in all which cases the Great Seal
shall he used; and the Secretary of the Senate and Chief
Clerk of the House of Delegates, respectively, shall have un-
restricted access to and use of the Great Seal, for the purpose
of affixing the same to bills which shall have passed the Gen-
eral Assembly preparatory to presenting the same to the Gov-
ernor for his approval.

The Governor shall not affix the Great Seal to any docu-
ment without accompanying it with his signature; nor shall
he permit any paper issuing from his department to he sealed
therewith without affixing his signature thereto.

The Governor is authorized to cause the Great Seal to he
affixed to patents issued by the Commissioner of the Land
Office and to copies of laws and resolutions certified by the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
(P. G. L„ Article 41, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.)

LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

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

1. New Year's Day, January 1st.

2. Washington's Birthday, February 22d.

3. Decoration Day, May 30th.

4. Independence Day, July 4th.

5. Defenders' Day, September 12th.

6. Columbus Day, October 12th.

7. Christmas Day, December 25th.

8. Good Friday.

9. General Election Day.

10. Congressional Election Day.

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

Whenever the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the
fourth day of July, or twenty-fifth day of December, shall, either of them,
occur on Sunday, the Monday next following shall be deemed and shall be
treated as a public holiday, for all or any the purposes aforesaid i provided,
however, that in such case all bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, and
promissory notes, which would ofherwise be presentable for acceptance or tor
payment on either of the Mondays so observed as a holiday, shall be deemed
to be presentable for acceptance or tor payment on the Saturday next pre-
ceding such holiday; and such Monday so observed shall, for all purposes
whatever, as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance, and of the
protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks,
drafts and promissory notes, be also treated and considered as is the first
day of the week, commonly called Sunday. (P. G. L., Art. 13, Sec. 10, p. 116.)