BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES 465

A legal holiday is not a dies nonjuridicus and an act done on that day is as effective
as if done on any other day. Administration account approved by Register of Wills
of Harford County on legal holiday is valid. Banking & Trust Co. v. Mitchell, 175 Md.
68.

Cited in dissenting opinion in Ghingher v. Pearson, 165 Md. 312.

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, 1924, sec. 10. 1912, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1882, ch. 23. 1910,

ch. 27 (p. 32). 1929-, ch. 421.

10. Whenever the 1st day of January, the 22nd day of February, the
30th day of May, the 4th day of July, the 12th day of September, the 12th
day of October, the 11th day of November, 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 afore-
said; 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 Mondays so observed as a
holiday, shall be deemed to be presentable 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 pre-
senting 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, com-
monly called Sunday.

Cited in dissenting opinion in Ghingher v. Pearson, 165 Md. 312.

See secs. 17 and 104.

1939, ch. 283.

11. It shall be lawful for banks and bankers in the State of Maryland
to close their doors for business at twelve o'clock noon on each and every
Saturday in the year, and every Saturday in the year after twelve o'clock
noon, shall, for all purposes whatever, so far as regards the presenting
for payment or acceptance and the protesting and giving notice of the dis-
honor of bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, promissory notes and other
negotiable paper, be a legal half-holiday, and shall be treated and con-
sidered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and all
such bills, checks, drafts and notes, which, on their face, or under any
existing law shall be payable or presentable for acceptance or payment on
any half-holiday Saturday shall be deemed to be payable or presentable for
acceptance or payment, and notice of protest and dishonor thereof may
be given on the next succeeding secular or business day; provided, that
checks and paper payable at sight, or on demand, presentable for payment
on half-holiday Saturday may, at the option of the holder thereof, be pay-
able and presentable for acceptance or payment on such half-holiday Satur-
day before twelve o'clock noon; provided further, that for the purpose of
protesting or otherwise holding liable any party to any such check or paper
payable at sight, or on demand, presentable for payment on any half-
holiday Saturday, and which shall have been presented and dishonored
on such half-holiday Saturday, notice of protest and dishonor thereof may
be given on the next succeeding secular or business day; and provided
further, that whenever any person shall receive for collection any bill of
exchange, bank check, draft or promissory note due and presentable for
acceptance or payment on any half-holiday Saturday, such person shall not
be deemed guilty of any neglect or omission of duty, or incur any liability
in not presenting for payment or acceptance, or collecting such bill of ex-