LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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 considered 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 or by the
provisions of this Act 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 payable and presentable for acceptance or
payment on such half-holiday Saturday 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 pre-
sented and dishonored on such half-holiday Saturday, notice of
protest and dishonor thereof may be given on the next succeed-
ing secular or business day ; and provided further, that when-
ever any person shall receive for collection in said city of
Baltimore, any bill of exchange, bank check, draft or promis-
sory 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 exchange, bank check, draft or promissory note on that
day ; and provided further, that in construing this section,
every half-holiday Staturday shall, until twelve o'clock noon,
be deemed as secular or business day.
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promissory note shall be presentable for payment in the city of
Baltimore on the secular or business day next succeeding the
day on which it would otherwise have been presentable for
payment, interest on the same shall be computed down to and
including such secular or business day.

Interest.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from and after the first day of May, 1898.
Approved April 9, 1898.

CHAPTER 199.
AN ACT to repeal Section 246 of Article 23 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Corporations," sub-

Effective.