INDEX

TO THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW.

[The references are to the sections.]

ACCEPTANCE, meaning of, 191, 132.

how made on bill, 132, 133.

by separate instrument, 134-
of non-existing bill, 135.

time allowed for, 136.

by destruction or detention of bill, 137.

of incomplete, overdue, or dishonored bill, 138.

of bills in a set, 181.

general or qualified, 139, 140.

to pay at particular place, 140.
forms of qualified, 141.

qualified, rights of parties, 142.

ACCEPTANCE FOR HONOR, when, by whom, and for what sum may be

made, 161.

how made, 162.

for whom made, 161, 163.

liability of acceptor for honor, 164, 165.

maturity of bill payable after sight accepted for honor, 166.

protest of bill accepted for honor, 167.

presentment for payment, 168.

delay in presentment excused when, 169.

protest of dishonored, 170.

ACCEPTOR, engagement and admissions of, 62.

charged without presentment, 70.

ACCOMMODATION INSTRUMENT, discharged by payment by accom-

modated party, 119.

liability of accommodation party, 29.

accommodated party paying may not reissue, 121.

ACTION, meaning of, 191.

AGENT, signature by, 19.

when personally liable, 20.

signature "by procuration," 21.

negotiating instrument liable when, 69.

(See NOTICE of Dishonor.)

ALTERATION, effect of material, 124.

rights of holder in due course, 124.
what alterations material, 125.

AMBIGUOUS INSTRUMENT, construction of, 17.
ANTECEDENT DEBT, constitutes value, 25.

ANTEDATED INSTRUMENT, not invalid, 12.

when title acquired, 12.

[The references are to the sections.]

ASSIGNMENT, bill is not of itself, 127.

check is not of itself, 189.

ATTORNEY'S FEE, provision for, 2.

BANK, meaning of, 191.

making payable at, equivalent to order to pay, 87.
presentment of instrument payable at, 75.

not liable on check unless accepted or certified, 189.
BEARER, meaning of, 191.

negotiable instrument payable to, 1, 9.

instrument payable to, indorsed specially, 40.

BILL, meaning of, 191.

BILL OF EXCHANGE, defined, 126.

same as bill, 191.

ambiguous instrument treated as bill or note, 17.
not of itself an assignment, 127.

may be addressed to two or more drawees, 128.
inland and foreign, 129.

when, may be treated as promissory note, 130.
BILLS IN A SET, constitute one bill, 178.

different parts negotiated, rights of holder, 179.

(See ACCEPTANCE, DISCHARGE, INDORSER, PAYMENT.)

BLANKS, who may fill, 13, 14.

effect when delivered instrument improperly filled, 14.
when undelivered instrument improperly filled, 15.

BONDS, public or corporation, liability of person negotiating, 65.
BROKER, negotiating instrument, liability of, 69.

BURDEN OF PROOF, when title of transferor defective, 59.

CANCELLATION, of instrument as discharge, 119.

of signature, 120.

unintentional, by mistake or without authority, 123.
burden of proof, 123.

CAPACITY, maker admits capacity of payee to indorse, 60.

so does drawer, 61.

acceptor admits capacity of drawer to draw and of payee to indorse, 62.

(See WARRANTY.)

CASHIER, as payee or indorsee, 42.

CERTIFICATION. (See CHECK.)

CHECK, defined, 185.

when, must be presented for payment, effect of delay, 186.

certification of, 187, 188.

not of itself an assignment, 189.

(See BANK.)

COLLATERAL SECURITIES, provision for sale of, 5.

CONDITIONAL INDORSEMENT, payor may disregard condition, but

subsequent transferee takes subject to it, 39.

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT, provision for, 5.

[The references are to the sections.]

CONSIDERATION, presumption of, 24.

when absence or failure of a defence, 28.

(See VALUE.)

CONTINGENCY, instrument payable on, not negotiable, 4.
CORPORATION, included in "person," 191.

indorsement by, 22.

CURRENT MONEY, designation of kind does not affect negotiability, 6.

DATE, omission of, does not affect negotiability, 6.

in instrument, prima facie true date, 11.

instrument may be antedated or post-dated, 12.
when date may be inserted, 13.

insertion of wrong date, 13.

construction, when instrument not dated, 17.

alteration of, 125.

DAYS OF GRACE, not allowed, 85.

DEFENCES, when instrument subject to, 58.

DELAY, in presentment for payment, excused when, 81.
in giving notice of dishonor, excused when, 113.
in presenting check, effect of, 186.

DELIVERY, meaning of, 191.

of incomplete instrument, 15.

contract incomplete without, 16.

when presumed, 16.

necessary to negotiation, 30.

DEMAND, when instrument payable on, 1, 7.

negotiation of demand instrument unreasonable time after issue, 53.
when presentment of demand instrument must be made, 71.
DETERMINABLE FUTURE TIME, I.

what is, 4.

DISCHARGE OF INSTRUMENT, how made, 119.
payment by party secondarily liable not a, 121.
of one of set of bills, 183.

DISCHARGE OF PARTY secondarily liable, 120.

(See DRAWER, INDORSER.)

DISHONOR, by non-payment, 83.

effect of, 84.

by non-acceptance, 149.

effect of, 150, 151.

(See NOTICE Of Dishonor.)

DRAWEE, must be named or indicated, I

may be payee, 8.

not liable unless he accepts, 127.

bill may be addressed to two or more, but not in alternative or succession, 128.
and drawer same person or drawee fictitious or incapable of contracting, 130.

time allowed to accept, 136.

retaining or destroying bill liable as acceptor, 137.

DRAWER, may be payee, 8.

admissions and engagement of, 61.

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