The Code of Law for the District of Columbia: Enacted March 3, 1901; Amended by the Acts Approved January 31 and June 30, 1902U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 - 386 páginas |
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... thereof shall have his office for the transaction of business , and may change the boundaries of such subdistricts and the localities of the offices of the justices therein from time to time as the volume and convenience of the business ...
... thereof shall have his office for the transaction of business , and may change the boundaries of such subdistricts and the localities of the offices of the justices therein from time to time as the volume and convenience of the business ...
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... thereof upon a petition under oath , the form and substance whereof shall be prescribed by said court . ) Sec . 9. JURISDICTION . - The said justices of the [ place ] peace shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases in which the amount ...
... thereof upon a petition under oath , the form and substance whereof shall be prescribed by said court . ) Sec . 9. JURISDICTION . - The said justices of the [ place ] peace shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases in which the amount ...
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... thereof , and judgment shall be given accordingly . Sec . 19. JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT . - If the issue be found for the defendant , or the plaintiff shall dismiss or fail to prosecute his suit , the judgment shall be that the goods , if ...
... thereof , and judgment shall be given accordingly . Sec . 19. JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT . - If the issue be found for the defendant , or the plaintiff shall dismiss or fail to prosecute his suit , the judgment shall be that the goods , if ...
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... thereof . And it shall be his duty to furnish a copy of any judgment rendered by him when required by either party to the action . If he shall omit to keep such docket or be guilty of any other negligence or omission whereby the ...
... thereof . And it shall be his duty to furnish a copy of any judgment rendered by him when required by either party to the action . If he shall omit to keep such docket or be guilty of any other negligence or omission whereby the ...
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... thereof in writing to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia . In order to enable the auditor of the Dis- trict to perform the duty hereby imposed upon him , he shall have free access to all books , papers , and records of the ...
... thereof in writing to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia . In order to enable the auditor of the Dis- trict to perform the duty hereby imposed upon him , he shall have free access to all books , papers , and records of the ...
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action aforesaid amount appear application appointed assignment association attachment attorney authorized bill bond cause certificate chattels claim clerk Commissioners contract corporation creditor death debts deceased decree deed of trust deemed defendant deposition devise discharge District of Columbia drawer duty entitled equity exceeding execution executor or administrator fee simple fieri facias garnishee guardian heirs hereby holder hundred dollars imprisonment indorsement infant instrument intent interest intestate issue judgment June 30 jurors jury justice land letters testamentary liable lien manner marriage ment mortgage or deed non compos mentis notary public notice oath paid party payable payment personal estate petition plaintiff police court possession preceding section probate court proceedings real estate receive recorder of deeds replevin seal subchapter suit supreme court surety term therein thereof thereto tion trial trustee United unless witness writ
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Página 293 - A cheque is a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand. Promissory Note. — A Promissory Note is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging to pay on demand or at a fixed...
Página 275 - Where the instrument contains or a person adds to his signature words indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative capacity, he is not liable on the instrument if he was duly authorized; but the mere addition of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, without disclosing his principal, does not exempt him from personal liability.
Página 280 - That the instrument is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be; 2. That he has a good title to it; 3. That all prior parties had capacity to contract; 4. That he has no knowledge of any fact which would impair the validity of the instrument or render it valueless.
Página 231 - The words of the statute are, that " no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate...
Página 276 - The indorsement must be an indorsement of the entire instrument. An indorsement, which purports to transfer to the indorsee a part only of the amount payable, or which purports to transfer the instrument to two or more indorsees severally, does not operate as a negotiation of the instrument. But where the instrument has been paid in part, it may be indorsed as to the residue.
Página 231 - And by the seventeenth section of the same statute it is enacted, that " no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandizes, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Página 286 - Where the instrument is paid by a party secondarily liable thereon it is not discharged; but the party so paying it is remitted to his former rights as regards all prior parties, and he may strike out his own and all subsequent indorsements, and again negotiate the instrument, except: 1.
Página 290 - Where the holder of a bill drawn payable elsewhere than at the place of business or the residence of the drawee has not time with the exercise of reasonable diligence to present the bill for acceptance before presenting it for payment on the day that it falls due, the delay caused by presenting the bill for acceptance before presenting it for payment is excused, and does not discharge the drawers and indorsers.
Página 262 - ... in actions of debt or upon the case grounded upon any simple contract, no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract...
Página 270 - Every such action shall be brought by and in the name of the personal representative of such deceased person...