Chap. 254.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5758 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended, in relation to public holidays. [fH B 111]

Approved March 28, 1934

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
fifty-seven hundred and fifty-eight of the Code of Virginia, as here-
tofore amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 5758. In each year the first day of January, nineteenth day of
January (known as Lee-Jackson day), the twenty-second day of Febru-

ary, the thirtieth day of May (Confederate memorial day), the third
day of June (Jefferson Davis day), the fourth day of July, the first
Monday in September (known as labor day), the twelfth day of Octo-
ber (known as Columbus day), the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November (known as election day), the eleventh day of
November (Armistice day), the twenty-fifth day of December, or
whenever any of said days shall fall on Sunday, the Monday next fol-
lowing such day, and any day appointed by the Governor of this State
or the President of the United States, shall be a legal holiday ; and every
Saturday after twelve o’clock noon, shall be a half holiday as to the
transaction of all business, except as to maturity, the presentment for
acceptance or payment and the protesting of negotiable instruments, as
hereinafter provided. But no contract made, instrument enacted, or act
done on any of said public holidays, or on any Saturday, whether before
or after twelve o’clock noon shall be thereby rendered invalid, and
nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or invalidate the
entry, issuance, service or execution of any writ, summons, confession,
judgment order or decree, or other legal process whatever, or the
session of the proceedings of any court or judge on any of the said
public holidays or Saturdays, either before or after twelve o’clock noon;
nor to prevent any ‘bank, banker, banking corporation, firm or associ-
ation from keeping their doors open and transacting any lawful business
on any of the said public holidays or Saturdays.