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as "Maryland Day"; "Good Friday"; the first Monday in September,
commonly called "Labor Day"; the 30th of May, commonly called
"Decoration Day"; the 4th day of July, called "Independence Day";
the 12th day of September, known as "Defenders' Day"; the 12th
day of October, known as "Columbus Day"; the 11th day of Novem-
ber, known as "[Armistice] Veterans' Day"; the 25th day of Decem-
ber, called "Christmas Day"; and all days of general and congres-
sional 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
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. The Gov-
ernor of this State shall have the power by proclamation to appoint a
day or days for the general cessation of business in any one or more
of the political sub-divisions of the State, in case of emergency from
fire, flood or otherwise, with the same legal consequences as herein-
above provided.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved March 18, 1957.

CHAPTER 253

(House Bill 241)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 250 (k-1)
of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supple-
ment), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Orphans' Court",
providing for the compensations of the judges of the Orphans'
Court of Baltimore City.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 250 (k-1) of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1956 Supplement), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title
"Orphans' Court", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

250. Compensation of judges of orphans' courts, (k-1) Compen-
sation and pensions in Baltimore City.—The salary of each [Each]
of the judges of the orphans' court for Baltimore City shall [receive

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.