362 ARTICLE 13.

Legal Holidays.

An. Code, sec. 9. 1904, sec. 9. 1888, 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 Febru-
ary, known as " Washington's Birthday " ; the 25th day of March, known
as " Maryland Day "; " Good Friday " ; the first Monday in September,
commonly called " Labor Day"; the 30th of May, commonly 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 congressional elections
throughout the State, and all special days that may.be appointed or recom-
mended 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 observed 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
promissory 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.

This section only applies to the presentment of bills of exchange, etc. It does
not render an act done on a holiday void. Handy v. Maddox, 85 Md. 549.
See secs. 17 and 104.

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1882, ch. 23. 1910, ch. 27 (p. 32).

10. Whenever the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the
30th day of May, the 4th day of July, the 12th day of September, the 12th
day of October, or the 25th day of December shall either of them occur on
Sunday, the Monday next following shall be deemed and treated as a public
holiday for all or any of the purposes aforesaid; provided, however, that
in such case all bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts and promissory notes
which would otherwise be presentable for acceptance or for payment on
either of the Monday so observed as a holiday, shall be deemed to be present-
able for acceptance or for payment on the secular or business day next
succeeding such Monday, and such Mondays so observed shall for all
purposes whatever as regards the presenting for payment and 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.
See secs. 17 and 104.

An. Code, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1876, ch. 345.

11. No party, otherwise entitled to sue and recover in any suit at law
upon or under any promissory note, bill of exchange, bill of lading, ware-
house or storage receipt, or other negotiable instrument, shall be precluded