Pennsylvania Act 1893-63 — ELECTION DAYS DESIGNATED AS LEGAL HALF HOLIDAYS

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ELECTION DAYS DESIGNATED AS LEGAL HALF HOLIDAYS
                  Act of May 23, 1893, P.L. 111, No. 63               Cl. 38
                                  AN ACT

     Designating general election days, that is the third Tuesday of
        February and the first Tuesday after the first Monday of
        November of each year, as legal half holidays from twelve
        o'clock noon until midnight of such days, and providing for
        the payment, acceptance and protesting of bills, notes,
        drafts, checks and other negotiable paper, on such days.

        Section 1.  Election days made legal half-holidays
        The third Tuesday of February of each year, and the first
     Tuesday after the first Monday of November of each year, be and
     the same are hereby designated as legal half-holidays from
     twelve o-clock noon until midnight of such days, and shall for
     all purposes whatsoever as regards the presenting for payment or
     acceptance, and as regards the protesting and giving notice of
     the dishonor of bills of exchange, checks, drafts and promissory
     notes, made after the passage of this act, be treated and
     considered as the first day of the week, commonly called sunday,
     and as public holidays, and half-holidays, and all such bills,
     checks, drafts and notes otherwise presentable for acceptance or
     payment on any of the said days, shall be deemed to be payable
     and be presentable for acceptance or payment at or before twelve
     o-clock noon on such half-holidays.  1893, May 23, P.L. 111,
     Sec. 1.