INDEX. ABODE OF DRAWEE. See Residence. ABSCONDING, of drawee, excuse for want of presentment, 117 of party entitled, when excuse for notice of dishonor, 154 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 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 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 when discharged for default of presentment, 104-111 discharge by cancellation of name, 124 release, 124 payment, 124 on death of, what presentment good, 116 bound, notwithstanding previous alteration, 137 notice of dishonor to, not necessary, 143-148 on insolvency, or public impeachment of credit of, protest may 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 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 ACCOMMODATION INSTRUMENT, definition of, 84 ACCOMMODATION INSTRUMENT-continued. relations between the parties to, 84 party accommodated cannot recover against party accommodat- 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, Companies, VI of 1882, (Appendix) 15,57,197-199 Contract, IX of 1872, (Appendix) 32,34,36,53,56,60-65,71,80,81, 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 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 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, material, of negotiable instrument, unless for purpose of carry. ing out common intention, discharges all non-consenting par- 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. |