CHAP. 433.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 4, of
chapter 141,.0f the Code, in relation to the acceptance and payment
of bills of exchange.

Approved March 6, 1886.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections three and four, of chapter one hundred and fifty-one,
of the Code of Virginia, edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-
three, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 3. The following days, viz: the first day of January, com-
monly called New Year’s day; the twenty-second day of Feb-
ruary, commonly known as Washington’s birthday; the fourth
day of July, called Independence day; the twenty-fifth day of
December, known as Christmas day; and any day appointed
or recommended by the governor of this state, or the president
of the United States, as a day of thanksgiving, or of fasting
and prayer, or other religious observance, shall for all purposes
whatsoever, as regards the presenting for payment or accept-
ance, and of the protesting and giving notice of dishonor of
bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks and negotiable
notes, made after the passage of this act, be treated and con-
sidered as'the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday,
and as public holidays; and all such bills, checks and notes
otherwise presentable for acceptance or payment on any of said
holidays, or on any Sunday, shall be deemed to be presentable
for acceptance or payment on the secular or business day next
preceding such holiday or Sunday. Whenever the first day
of January, the twenty-second day of February, the fourth day
of July, or the twenty-fifth day of December shall fall on Sun-
day, the Monday next following shall be deemed a public
holiday for any and all the purposes aforesaid: provided, how-
ever, that in such case, all bills of exchange, checks, negotiable
notes and promissory notes, made after the passage of this act,
which would otherwise be presentable for acceptance or pay-
ment on said Monday, shall be deemed to be presentable for
acceptance or payment on the business or secular day next
preceding.

$4. When a bill, note or check is. protested, either under
the preceding section or otherwise, on the secular or business
day next preceding any Sunday, Christmas day, first day of
January, the twenty-second day of February, fourth day of
July, or other legal holiday, as provided for in the preceding
section, notice of the dishonor thereof need not be given until
the first day afterwards, which is not Sunday, Christmas day,
or the first day of January, or the twenty-second day of Feb-
ruary, or fourth day of July, or other legal holiday.

2. The act approved February twentieth, eighteen hundred
and eighty, and entitled an act to designate holidays to be ob-
served in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange,
bank checks and promissory notes is hereby repealed.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.