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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and every 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 protesting and giving notice

of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts,

promissory notes and other negotiable papers, and for these

purposes shall be considered and treated as the first day of the

week, commonly called Sunday; and all such bills, checks,

drafts and notes presentable for payment or acceptance on Sat-

urday shall be deemed to be presentable for payment or

acceptance on the secular or business dav next succeeding;

provided, however, that all bills of exchange, drafts and prom-

issory notes made after the passage of this Act, except those

payable at sight or on demand, which shall be otherwise

When bills of
exchange, etc.

payable on any half holiday Saturday, shall be deemed to be

are payable.

and shall be payable on the next secular or business day ; and

provided further, that for the purpose of protecting and other-

wise holding liable any party to any bill of exchange, bank

check, draft or promissory note, and which shall not have

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

provided further, that when any person shall receive for col-

lection in said county any bills of exchange, bank check,

draft or promissory note due and presentable for acceptance

Jailing to

or payment on any half holiday Saturday, such person shall

present for

not be deemed guilty of any neglect or omission of duty nor

payment
checks, notes,

incur any liability in not presenting for payment or acceptance

etc.

or collection such bills of exchange, bank check, draft or

promissory note on that clay; and provided further, that in

construing this section every half holiday Saturday shall,

until twelve o'clock noon, be deemed a secular business day.

This section shall not apply to or control any Saturday made

a legal holiday by Article 13 of the Code of Public General

Laws of Maryland.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 18, 1904.

CHAPTER 106.

AN ACT to repeal Section 21 of Article 10 of the Code of

Public General Laws, entitled "Attorneys," sub-title "State's

Attorneys," so far as the same applies to Washington