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ed by the provisions of this Chapter, unless it is otherwise provided by law or regulations, by an order of the court or in the juristic act itself.
139.
If the period is measured in hours, it begins to run at once.
140.
If the period is measured in days, weeks, months or years, the first day of the period is not included; but this does not apply, if the period begins between midnight and one o’clock a. m.
141.
In the case mentioned in the preceding article the period ends at the end of the last day.
142.
If the last day of a period is a great festival day or a Sunday or any other holiday, and it is customary not to do business on such day, the period ends on the next day.
143.
If the period is measured in weeks, months or years, it is to be calculated according to the calendar.
If the period is not computed from the beginning of a week, month or year, it ends on the day preceding that day of the last week, month or year which corresponds to that on which it began. If in a period measured in months or years there is no corresponding day in the last month, the last day of such month is the day of ending.