23.Calculating maturity of bill or note payable so many months after date or sight

In calculating^ⓘ the date^ⓘ at which a promissary note^ⓘ or bill^ⓘ of exchange, made payable^ⓘ a stated number of months^ⓘ after^ⓘ date^ⓘ or after^ⓘ sight^ⓘ, or after^ⓘ a certain event, is at maturity^ⓘ, the period stated shall be held to terminate on the day of the month which corresponds with the day on which the instrument is date^ⓘd, or presented for acceptance or sight^ⓘ, or note^ⓘd for non-acceptance, or protested for non-acceptance, or the event happens, or, where the instrument is a bill^ⓘ of exchange made payable^ⓘ a stated number of months^ⓘ after^ⓘ sight^ⓘ and has been accepted for honour, with the day on which it was so accepted. If the month in which the period would terminate has no corresponding day, the period shall be held to terminate on the last day of such month. Illustrations (a) A negotiable instrument, date^ⓘd 29th January, 1878, is made payable^ⓘ at one month after^ⓘ date^ⓘ. The instrument is at maturity^ⓘ on the third day after^ⓘ the 28th February, 1878. (b) A negotiable instrument, date^ⓘd 30th August, 1878, is made payable^ⓘ three months^ⓘ after^ⓘ date^ⓘ. The instrument is at maturity^ⓘ on the 3rd December, 1878. (c) A promissory note^ⓘ or bill^ⓘ of exchange, date^ⓘd 31st August, 1878, is made payable^ⓘ three months^ⓘ after^ⓘ date^ⓘ. The instrument is at maturity^ⓘ on the 3rd December, 1878.