A Manual for Notaries Public, Justices of the Peace and Their Employers in Massachusetts

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Little, Brown,, 1903 - 267 páginas

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Página 43 - The holder may refuse to take a qualified acceptance, and if he does not obtain an unqualified acceptance, he may treat the bill as dishonored by nonacceptance. Where a qualified acceptance is taken, the drawer and indorsers are discharged from liability on the bill, unless they have expressly or impliedly authorized the holder to take a qualified acceptance, or subsequently assent thereto.
Página 40 - Where no place of payment is specified, but the address of the person to make payment is given in the instrument and it is there presented ; 3. Where no place of payment is specified and no address is given and the instrument is presented at the usual place of business or residence of the person to make payment; 4.
Página 53 - If given at the place of business of the person to receive notice, it must be given before the close of business hours on the day following; 2.
Página 46 - The notice may be given by or on behalf of the holder, or by or on behalf of any party to the instrument who might be compelled to pay it to the holder, and who upon taking it up would have a right to reimbursement from the party to whom the notice is given.
Página 59 - Where a party has added an address to his signature, notice of dishonor must be sent to that address; but if he has not given such address, then the notice must be sent as follows: 1. Either to the post-office nearest to his place of residence, or to the post-office where he is accustomed to receive his letters; or 2.
Página 34 - 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 82 - The acceptor for honor by such acceptance engages that he will on due presentment pay the bill according to the terms of his acceptance: Provided, It shall not have been paid by the drawee: And provided also, That it shall have been duly presented for payment and protested for non-payment and notice of dishonor given to him.
Página 11 - Constitution, the following oath shall be taken and subscribed by every person chosen or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the Government of this Commonwealth, before he shall enter on the duties of his office, to wit : " I, AB do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will support the Constitution thereof. So help me God.
Página 36 - Where the instrument is not payable on demand, presentment must be made on the day it falls due. Where it is payable on demand, presentment must be made within a reasonable time, after its issue, except that in the case of a bill of exchange, presentment for payment will be sufficient if made within a reasonable time after the last negotiation thereof.
Página 49 - Where the drawee is a fictitious ,person or a person not having capacity to contract. 3. Where the drawer is the ;person to whom the instrument is presented for payment. 4. Where the drawer has no right to expect or require that the drawee or acceptor will honor the instrument. 5. Where the drawer has countermanded payment.

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