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ABODE OF DRAWEE. See Residence.

ABSCONDING,

of drawee, excuse for want of presentment, 117

of party entitled, when excuse for notice of dishonor, 154
protest of bill for better security, on drawee, 160

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in general by drawee only, 72

by several drawees not partners, 72

drawee's time for deliberation, 107

to pay at particular place, must be presented there, 111,112
where no place specified, where to be presented, 113
cancellation of, by holder, discharge from liability, 124

qualified or conditional, 128,129

holder's option to take such, 128,141

holder's duty on taking such, 128

instance of conditional, 130

after alteration, 137

presumption as to time of, 177

See Acceptance for Honor-Drawee-Presentment for Acceptance.

ACCEPTANCE FOR HONOR,

what bills may be so accepted and by whom, 169

is conditional only, 169

must be given in presence of notary, 169

requisites of, 170

deemed for honor of drawer, unless specified, 171

ACCEPTANCES,

communication of, when complete against proposer, 200

when complete against acceptor, 200

when may be revoked, 201

when must be absolute, 201

ACCEPTOR,

defined, 27

signature of, 27

principal debtor on bill, 21,75-79
liability of, 70

accommodation, 71,84

where no express contract, law implies contract to indemnify

accommodation, 71

contract with drawer, 76

compared with maker of note, 78

drawer of a cheque, 24

liability when indorsement forged, 82
of bill drawn in fictitious name, 83

when discharged for default of presentment, 104-111
presentment for payment to charge, 113

discharge by cancellation of name, 124

release, 124

payment, 124

on death of, what presentment good, 116

bound, notwithstanding previous alteration, 137
extinguishment of right of action on, when at maturity held
by, 140

notice of dishonor to, not necessary, 143-148

on insolvency, or public impeachment of credit of, protest may
be made, 159

estoppel against denying original validity of bill, 180

may deny bill was drawn by ostensible drawer, 180

estoppel against denying capacity of payee to indorse, 181
liability of, of a foreign bill, 191-193

ACCEPTOR FOR HONOR,

defined, 28

must have prior consent of holder, 169

liability of, 171

when, may be charged, 171

paying, has all rights of holder, at time of payment, 173
estoppel against denying original validity of bill, 180

ACCOMMODATION INSTRUMENT,

definition of, 84

ACCOMMODATION INSTRUMENT-continued.

relations between the parties to, 84

party accommodated cannot recover against party accommodat-
ing, 84

liability of acceptor of, 71,84

taken when overdue or dishonored, 99

when presentment for payment unnecessary, 120

when notice of dishonor unnecessary, 154

ACT OF HONOR,

requisites of, 162

stamp on, 214

form of, 241

ACTS (cited or set out)

Bills of Exchange, VI of 1840, 163,196

V of 1866, 196

Civil Procedure Code, XIV of 1882, (Appendix) 30,37,121-123,
149,174

Companies, VI of 1882, (Appendix) 15,57,197-199

Contract, IX of 1872, (Appendix) 32,34,36,53,56,60-65,71,80,81,
119,200,207,

Evidence, I of 1872, 2,9,90,137,177,180

General Clauses, 1 of 1868, 8,51,60

Insolvent, 11 and 12 Vict. c. 21,149

Laws Local Extent, XV of 1874, 196

Limitation, XV of 1877, (Appendix) 19,51,75

Majority, IX of 1875, 56

Married Women's Property, III of 1874, 54

Paper Currency, III of 1871, 1

Penal Code, XLV of 1860, 102

Registration, XVI of 1864, 19

XX of 1866, 19

VIII of 1871, 19
III of 1877, 19

Stamps, XVIII of 1869, 7,13

I of 1879, (Appendix) 7,9,12,23,24

Succession, X of 1865, 54,67

Transfer of Property, IV of 1882, 2

ADDRESS,

sufficiency of, when notice of dishonor sent by post and lost, 151
rule when, of drawer or indorser of dishonored bill not known,
156

ADHESIVE STAMP,

what instruments may be stamped with, 209.

ADHESIVE STAMP-continued.

cancellation of, 209

drawee or payee may affix necessary, 211

rules relating to instruments, stamped with, 219

AFTER SIGHT,

meaning of in bill or note, 48

presentment for acceptance or payment of bill so drawn or made,

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material, of negotiable instrument, unless for purpose of carry.

ing out common intention, discharges all non-consenting par-
ties, 130-135

by indorsee, 130

what material, 133-134

what not material, 133-134

made with consent, 135

effect of Stamp Act on, 136

burden of proof when, appears on instrument, 137

when acceptor or indorser bound, notwithstanding previous, 137

payment when, not apparent, 137–140

See Estoppel.

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