HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 5

Day"; the 22nd day of February, 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 day of May, com-
monly 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 25th day of December,
called "Christmas Day"; and all days of general and con-
gressional elections throughout the State and all special
days that may be appointed or recommended by the Gover-
nor of this State, or the President of the United States, as
days of thanksgiving or fasting and prayer, or other re-
ligious observance, or for the general cessation of business,
shall be regarded as legal holidays, and shall be duly ob-
served 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 ex-
change, bank checks, drafts and promissory notes, to be
treated and considered as the first day of the week, com-
monly 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 Governor 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 po-
litical sub-divisions of the State, in case of emergency from
fire, flood or otherwise, with the same legal consequences
as hereinabove provided.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and being passed upon a yea and nay vote supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 18, 1936.

CHAPTER 3,

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 56 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title
"Licenses," to be under new sub-title to be known as