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.

Sundays.

Whenever any one of the above days falls on Sunday, the holiday Is observed
on the following Monday.

DEFENDERS'' DAY.

September 12th, known as "Defenders' Day," is a legal
holiday, in memory of the successful resistance of British in-
vasion of Baltimore in 1814, when General Boss and Ad-
miral Cockburn landed a large force on North Point at the
month of the Patapsco, and being defeated then opened the
unsuccessful bombardment of Fort McHenry the next day,
which inspired, the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner,"
by Francis Scott Key.

SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS.

Saturday half-holiday laws are in force in the following
places:

In the city of Annapolis, by Act of 1894, Chapter 167.
In the city of Baltimore, by Act of 1898, Chapter 198.
In Baltimore county, by Act of 1898, Chapter 152.
In Harford county, by Act of 1898, Chapter 154.
In Montgomery county, by Act of 1898, Chapter 366.
In Cecil county, by 'Act of 1900, Chapter 87.
In Ellicott City, by Act of 1902, Chapter 151.
In the city of Westminster, by Act of 1902, Chapter 443.

ARBOR DAY.

By resolution of the General Assembly of 1894, the Gov-
ernor is authorized to designate by proclamation one day
in April, annually, for tree planting, to be known as "Arbor
and Highway Day."

REPUDIATION DAY.

The General Assembly of 1894 made November 23rd a
bank half-holiday in Frederick county, under the title of
"Repudiation Day," in commemoration of the repudiation
of the Stamp Act in 1765.