A Handy Book of the Law of Bills, Cheques, Notes, and IOU's: Containing New Stamp Act |
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A Handy Book of the Law of Bills, Cheques, Notes, and IOU's Containing New ... James Walter Smith No preview available - 2018 |
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acceptance acceptor or maker accommodation bill action agent alteration amount authority Bank of England banker Barrister-at-Law bill or note bills and notes Bills of Exchange bind Book-keeping Bullion cent chap CHAPTER cheque cheque is crossed cloth contract County Court creditor debt debtor deed defendant delivery discharged Discount drawn EFFINGHAM WILSON England entitled firm forgery fraud give notice given HENRY RUTTER indorsement instrument joint Laws and Regulations London London Fire Brigade Manual of Foreign maturity Mercantile Merchants Milreis Modern Cambist note payable notice of dishonor number of days paid payable on demand payable to bearer payee plaintiff Post 8vo presented for payment Price 12s Price 25s principal prior parties promissory note Published Annually Rates recover refused Revenue ROBERT LUCAS Royal Exchange set-off stamp Statute Stock Exchange sued surety take a bill tion transfer transferor unless WALTER SMITH words writing
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