Prepared by the Board of Statutory Consolidation and printed in their report of 1907, at page 3871. L. 1788, Ch. 33. L. 1801, Ch. 193, repeals " all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed by the legislature of this state which come within the purview or operation of any of the acts passed during the present session of the legislature, commonly called the revised acts." Statute cited comes within the purview of L. 1801, Ch. 44, and is thus repealed by L. 1801, Ch. 193. L. 1794, Ch. 48. Act is repealed by L. 1801, Ch. 193, for the reason assigned in preceding note. L. 1828, Ch. 20, § 15, ¶ 30 (Second meeting). Adds §§ 22 and 23 to R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 4, Tit. 2. R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 4, Tit. 2, was all repealed by L. 1897, Ch. 612, § 340. Obsolete. L. 1897, Ch. 612. This statute, which is the "old" Negotiable Instruments Law, is recommended for repeal because its live provisions have been consolidated in Negotiable Instruments Law. L. 1898, Ch. 336. Consolidated in Negotiable Instruments Law as follows: Section 4 in § 33; section 8 in § 68; section 10 in 8 119; section 11 in § 130; section 12 in § 133; section 13 in § 145; section 15 in § 214; section 17 in § 243; section 18 in 287; section 19 in § 288; section 21 in § 27; section 25 in § 210; section 27 in § 220; section 28 in § 280; section 29 in § 323; section 30 in § 242. Sections 1-3, 5-7, 9, 14, 16, 20, 22-24, 26 are amendatory of various headings and are carried into law. Section 30 is when act takes effect. L. 1904, Ch. 287. Consolidated in Negotiable Instruments Law, § 326. Acceptance, bill of exchange acceptance for honor, see Accept- general acceptance, what consti- holder may require acceptance writ- how made, requirements, § 220 presentment for acceptance, see Presentment for acceptance, bill promise to accept, effect, § 223 qualified acceptance, rights of qualified acceptance, what consti- separate instrument, effect, § 222 payment, presentment for to ac- acceptance how made, requirements, acceptor for honor, extent of agree- dishonor of bill by acceptor, § 289 maturity of bill payable after payment, presentment for to ac- when acceptance may be made, Acceptor's liability - drawer's existence, signature and liability, 55 Action, defined, § 2 [193] Additions made to instrument, effect, Agent liability on negotiation of paper signature by, authority, how shown, signature by, liability, § 39 effect of, § 205 Bearer - defined, § 2 payable to, what constitutes, § 28 acceptance, see Acceptance, bill of acceptance for honor, see Accept- bill not accepted, rights of holder, bill not an assignment of funds, bills in sets, see Bill of exchange in construed and defined, § 210 dishonor by non-acceptance, § 246 protest for non-payment, § 286 drawee retaining or destroying bill, form and interpretation, see Form Index to Law [References are to sections] Bill of exchange — Continued presentment for payment to ac- promissory note, when bill may be protest, see Protest, bill of ex- referee in case of need, provisions, reference in case of need, protest for non-payment, § 286 Bill of exchange in sets - discharging one of set, effect, § 315 payment by acceptor of bills, § 314 Blank indorsement, see Indorsement Bond, negotiable, made non-negoti- Broker, liability on negotiation of discharge by, § 200 unintentional, burden of proof, Cashier, instrument drawn on or in- Change made in instrument, effect, Check assignment of funds, when check bill of exchange payable on demand, certification by bank, effect, § 323 defined, § 321 forged, recovery on, restrictions, presentation .for payment, time, Conditional indorsement, see Indorse- Conformity with terms and require- Consideration absence not affecting negotiability, non-payment, § 143 non-payment, liability of person notice of, see Notice of dishonor bill addressed to more than one, 211 notice of dishonor must be given notice of dishonor, when need not presentment for payment when not acceptance and payment promised, limiting by express stipulations, payee's existence and capacity to Fiscal officer, instrument drawn on or Forged signature, effect, § 42 Form and interpretation, bill of ex- bill addressed to more than one bill not an assignment of funds, bill when may be treated as promis- definition, § 210 foreign bill defined, § 213 Form and substance- acceptance, date of. presumption, Form and substance Continued ambiguous instrument, construc- tion, § 36 instrument, validity, ante-dated § 31 assumed name signed, § 37 blanks, filling in, § 33 conformity with terms and require- corporation, indorsement by, § 41 demand, payable on, § 26 drawing, date of, presumption, § 30 livered, § 34 not de- Index to Law [References are to sections] bearer, indorsed specially, effect, blank, construed, effect, § 64 conditional, construed, effect, § 69 date of, presumption, § 30 entire instrument to be indorsed, fiscal officers, § 72 infant, indorsement by, effect, § 41 name wrongly designated or mis- part of instrument paid, indorse- qualified, specified, § 63 representative character, § 74 striking out by holder, effect, § 78 transfer without indorsement, ef- two or more payees, § 71 general indorser, liability and war- infant, effect of indorsement, § 41 liability, special indorsement, in- notice of dishonor, when need not order in which indorsers are liable, paper negotiable by delivery, lia- person when deemed an indorser, presentment for payment, when not striking out indorsement by holder, Infant, indorsement by, effect, § 41 notice of, what constitutes, § 95 Instrument payable at a bank an Joint parties notice of dishonor, how given, § 171 accommodation party, § 55 Liability of agent, see Agent Lien on instrument, lienor a holder Mailing, notice of dishonor, what con- Mail, miscarriage of notice of dis- |