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ART, XIII] BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES. 53
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ARTICLE XIIL
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES.
9. Legal holidays.
Legal Holidays.
1904, art. 13, sec. 9. 1888, art. 13, sec. 9. 1882, ch. 23. 1890, ch. 238.
1904, ch. 1. 1908, ch. 181. 1910, ch. 27 (p. 32). 1916, ch. 633.
9. The following days in each and every year, namely, the first day
of January, commonly called "New Year's Day"; the 22nd day of
February, known as "Washington's Birthday"; the 25th day of March,
known aa "Maryland Day"; "Good Friday"; the first Monday in
September, commonly called "Labor Day"; the 30th day of May, com-
monly called "Decoration Day"; the 4th of July, called "Independence
Day"; the 12th day of September, known as "Defenders' Day"; the
12th day of October, known as "Columbus Day"; the 25th day of
December, called "Christmas Day"; and all days of general and con-
gressional elections throughout the State, and 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 or fasting
and prayer, or other religious observance, or for the general cessation
of business, shall be regarded as legal holidays, and shall be duly ob-
served as such, and shall for all purposes whatsoever as regards the
presenting for payment or acceptance and of the protesting and giving
notice of dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts and promis-
sory notes, to be treated and considered as the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, and all such bills, drafts, checks and notes
presented for payment or acceptance on these said days, shall be deemed
to be presented for acceptance or payment on the secular or business
day next succeeding such holiday.*
See notes to this section in volume 1 of the Annotated Code.
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT.
CHAPTER I—General Provisions.
14.
This section shows that the negotiable instruments act is applicable to a
suit between the original parties to an instrument. Jamesson v. Citizens
Bank, 130 Md. 84.
See notes to section 47.
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*The act of 1917, chapter 21, authorizes the Governor to declare successive legal
holidays during the world war whenever he deems such action wise, and to
declare the effect thereof.
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