FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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added to article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

New

" City of Baltimore," under the new sub-title " Bills of

section.

Exchange and Promissory Notes," to be located as to its

proper alphabetical place in said article, to be designated

as section 120 A, and to read as follows :

120 A. It shall be lawful for banks and bankers in the

city of Baltimore to close their doors for business at twelve

o'clock noon on each and every Saturday in the year ; and

Saturday

every Saturday in the year after twelve o'clock noon shall

half-
holiday.

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 paper ; and for these

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

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

drafts and notes presentable for acceptance or payment on

Saturdays, shall be deemed to be presentable for acceptance

or payment on the secular or business day next succeeding ;

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

promissory notes made after the passage of this act, except

those payable at sight or on demand, which shall be other-

wise payable on any half -holiday Saturday, shall be deemed

to be and shall be payable on the next succeeding secular or

business day; and provided further, that for the purpose of

protesting or otherwise 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 collection in said city of Balti-

more, any bill of exchange, bank-check 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, nor incur any liability in

not presenting for payment or acceptance, or collecting such

bill of exchange, bank-check, draft or promissory note on

that day; and provided further, that in construing this

section every half-holiday Saturday shall until twelve

o'clock noon be deemed a secular business day. Nothing in

this section shall effect the provisions of sections nine and

ten of article thirteen of the Code of Public General Laws

applicable to any Saturday, whenever the same under the

provisions of said sections shall be a legal holiday.

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

from the date of its passage.

Effective.

Approved April 7th, 1892. 42