3. Acts as an inspector of election at any such meeting and violates an oath taken by him, in pursuance of law as such inspector, or violates the provisions of an oath required by law to be taken by him as such inspector, or is guilty of any dishonest or corrupt conduct as such inspector;

Is guilty of a misdemeanor. (As amended by L. 1892, ch. 692.)

R. S., 1983, L. 1875, ch. 611, § 28.

Id., 1793, L. 1880, ch. 510, § 2.

§ 614. Presumption of knowledge of corporate condition and business and of assent thereto by directors; definitions. It is no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, that the corporation is a foreign corporation, if it carries on business or keeps an office therefor in this state.

The term "director" as used in this chapter includes any of the persons having, by law, the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name described.

A director of a corporation or joint-stock association is deemed to have such a knowledge of the affairs of the corporation or association as to enable him to determine whether any act, proceeding or omission of its directors is a violation of this chapter. If present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this chapter occurs, he must be deemed to have concurred therein, unless he at the time causes or in writing requires his dissent therefrom to be entered on the minutes of the directors. If absent from such meeting, he must be deemed to have concurred in any such violation, if the facts constituting such violation appear on the record or minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors, and he remains a director of the corporation for six months thereafter without causing or in writing requiring his dissent from such violation to be entered on such record or minutes. (As amended by L. 1892, ch. 692.)

Penal Code, §§ 609, 610, 611, 613 and 614, consolidated.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTS.

LAWS OF 1892, CHAPTER 706.

APPROVED by the Governor May 21, 1892. Passed three-fifths being present. AN ACT relative to warrants issued to pay for grading and paving certain streets in the city of Buffalo under chapter three hundred and twenty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Warrants drawn by directors of the common council of the city of Buffalo, and bearing three and one-half per centum interest in accordance with chapter three hundred and twenty three, laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine are hereby made a lawful investment for any savings bank.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTS RELATIVE TO INTEREST, LOANS ON WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, HOLIDAYS AND THE PAYMENT OF COMMERCIAL PAPER.

LAWS 1835, CHAPTER 141.

AN ACT in relation to bills of exchange and promissory notes.

Notice of protest, how to be given.-SECTION 1. In all cases where a notice of non-acceptance of a bill of exchange, or non-payment of a bill of exchange, promissory note, or other negotiable instrument may be given by sending the same by mail, it shall be sufficient if such notice be directed to the city or town where the person sought to be charged by such notice resided at the time of drawing, making or endorsing such bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable instrument, unless such person at the time of affixing his

signature to such bill, note or other negotiable instrument, shall in addition thereto specify thereon the post-office to which he may require the notice to be addressed.

Saving clause.- § 2. Nothing in this act shall apply to bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other negotiable instrument made or drawn before this act takes effect.

3 N. Y., 444; 25 Barb., 140; 7 Hill, 444; 24 Wend., 234; 23 Wend., 620; 21 Wend., 12; 19 Wend., 384; 45 Barb., 666; 9 Bosw., 308.

LAWS 1857, CHAPTER 416.

AN ACT in relation to commercial paper.

Sight drafts.- SECTION 1. All bills of exchange or drafts, drawn payable at sight at any place within this state, shall be deemed due and payable on presentation, without any days of grace being allowed thereon.

49 N. Y., 269.

Checks, bills of exchange, etc.-§ 2. All checks, bills of exchange or drafts, appearing on their face to have been drawn upon any bank or upon any banking association or individual banker, carrying on banking business under the act to authorize the business of banking, which are on their face payable on any specified day or in any number of days after the date or sight thereof, shall be deemed due and payable on the day mentioned for the payment of the same, without any days of grace being allowed, and it shall not be necessary to protest the same for non-acceptance.

49 N. Y., 269.

Manner of protesting. § 3. Wherever the residence or place of business of the endorser of a promissory note, or of the drawer or endorser of a check, draft or bill of exchange, shall be in the city or town, or whenever the city or town indicated under the endorsement or signature of such endorser or drawer, as his or her place of resider ce or whenever in the absence of such indication, the city or town where such endorser or drawer, from the best information obtained by diligent inquiry, is reputed to reside or have a place of business, shall be the same city or town where such promissory note, check, draft or bill of exchange is payable or legally presented for payment, or ́acceptance, all notices of non-payment and of non-acceptance of such promissory note, check, draft or bill of exchange may be served by

depositing them, with the postage thereon prepaid, in the post-office of the city or town where such promissory note, check, draft or bill of exchange was payable or legally presented for payment or acceptance, directed to the endorser or drawer, at such city or town.

51 N. Y., 144; 9 Bosw., 308.

Restriction. § 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of July next, but shall not apply to any bills of exchange, checks, drafts or promissory notes bearing date prior to that time.

LAWS 1865, CHAPTER 309.

AN ACT in relation to evidence in actions on bills of exchange or promissory notes or bank checks.

Protest of foreign bills. SECTION 1. Any bill of exchange, promissory note or bank check which by its terms is payable in any of the states or territories of the United States other than this state, or in any foreign country, may be presented for acceptance or payment, and demand of such acceptance or payment, and protest for refusal to accept or to pay the same, and notice of such presentment, demand, refusal and protest may be made, according to the laws of such other state, territory or foreign country. (The remainder of this section repealed by L. 1877, ch. 417.)

LAWS 1875, CHAPTER 27.

AN ACT to designate the holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, and relating to the closing of public offices. (Title thus amended by L. 1881, ch. 30.) Days to be considered as public holidays; no business to be transacted in public offices on holidays. SECTION 1. The following days and half-days, namely: The first day of January, commonly called New Year's day; the twenty-second day of February, known as Washington's birthday; the thirtieth day of May, known as Decoration day; the fourth day of July, called Independence day; the first Monday of September, to be knows hereafter as Labor day; the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day; any general election day in this state; every Saturday from twelve o'clock at noon until twelve

o'clock at midnight, which is hereby designated a half-holiday; 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 fasting and prayer, or other religious observance, shall, for all purposes whatever as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance, and of the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks 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 or half-holidays; and all such bills, checks 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 on the secular or business day next succeeding such holiday; but in the case of a half-holiday shall be presentable for acceptance or payment at or before twelve o'clock noon of that day. Provided, however, that for the purpose of protesting or otherwise holding liable any party to any bill of exchange, check or promissory note, and which shall not have been paid before twelve o'clock at noon on any Saturday, a demand of acceptance or payment thereof may be made and notice of protest or dishonor thereof may be given on the next succeeding secular or business day. And, provided, further, that when any person shall receive for collection any check, bill of exchange or promissory note, due and presentable for acceptance or payment on any Saturday, such person shall not be deemed guilty of any neglect or omission of duty, nor incur any liability in not presenting for payment or acceptance, or collecting such check, bill of exchange or promissory not on that day. And provided, further, that in construing this section every Saturday, unless a whole holiday as aforesaid, shall until twelve o'clock noon be deemed a secular or business day. And the days and half days aforesaid shall be considered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and as public holidays or half-holidays, for all purposes whatsoever as regards the transaction of business in the public offices of this state, or counties of this state. On all other days, or half-days, excepting Sundays, such offices shall be kept open for the transaction of business. (Thus amended by L. 1887, ch. 289, superseding L. 1881, ch. 30.)

Where holidays fall on Sunday. § 2. Whenever the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, or the twenty-fifth day of December shall fall upon Sunday, the Monday next following shall be deemed a public holiday for all or any of the purposes aforesaid; provided