Arithmetic, Practically Applied, for Advanced Pupils, and for Private Reference: Designed as a Sequel to Any of the Ordinary Text-books on the SubjectE. H. Butler & Company, 1857 - 370 σελίδες |
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... promissory note ? -an endorsement ? What is the usual mode of computing interest on notes that are settled within a year from their date ? What is the Legal Rule ? How do we find the amount of any sum at compound interest ? How do we ...
... promissory note ? -an endorsement ? What is the usual mode of computing interest on notes that are settled within a year from their date ? What is the Legal Rule ? How do we find the amount of any sum at compound interest ? How do we ...
Σελίδα 249
... promissory notes negotiable instruments . This word negotiable is an important one , and the meaning of it should be precisely understood . By the civil law of the European continent , bills of exchange and promissory notes were early ...
... promissory notes negotiable instruments . This word negotiable is an important one , and the meaning of it should be precisely understood . By the civil law of the European continent , bills of exchange and promissory notes were early ...
Σελίδα 250
... note . In this they differ from other unsealed contracts . In a promissory note , there are two original parties , the maker of the note , who is called the promisor ; and the party to whom it is made payable , who is called the ...
... note . In this they differ from other unsealed contracts . In a promissory note , there are two original parties , the maker of the note , who is called the promisor ; and the party to whom it is made payable , who is called the ...
Σελίδα 251
... promissory note ; for A. may never come of age . But a note promising to pay $ 100 when A. shall die , is valid ; for A.'s death on some day is certain ; and the note , by its own terms , fixes that day for payment . A note must contain ...
... promissory note ; for A. may never come of age . But a note promising to pay $ 100 when A. shall die , is valid ; for A.'s death on some day is certain ; and the note , by its own terms , fixes that day for payment . A note must contain ...
Σελίδα 252
... promissory note , " is meant an instrument , negotiable and possessing all the privileges of a promissory note in commerce . A note not negotiable is never- theless a binding contract between the parties to it . It is in reference to ...
... promissory note , " is meant an instrument , negotiable and possessing all the privileges of a promissory note in commerce . A note not negotiable is never- theless a binding contract between the parties to it . It is in reference to ...
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acres amount annual annuity arithmetical arrobas average Avoirdupois bill breadth bushel cantaro carats cent cistern coins column compound interest contains continued fraction corn cost cube root cubic feet decimal denominations depth diameter difference distance divide the product divisible divisor dollars dominical letter dry measure endorser England epact equal equivalent estimated EXAMPLES Fahrenheit figure florin foot fraction francs frustum gain gallons given number gold grains harmonical means hogsheads horse invented iron length meas miles months multiply number of days number of inches obtained ounces oxen payment piastres picul premium present worth promissory note proportion pupil quantity quotient received remainder rods rule silver sold Spanish dollar specific gravity square root subtract sugar taels thick timber tons Troy Troy pound units wall weeks weight wheat wide wine yards
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Σελίδα 40 - In witness whereof, the master or purser of the said vessel hath affirmed to bills of lading, all of this tenor and date ; one of which being accomplished, the others to stand void.
Σελίδα 224 - Multiply the amount of the smaller side by the number of days between the two average dates, and divide the product by the balance of the account. The quotient will be the time...
Σελίδα 271 - To find the number of permutations or changes, that can be made of any given number of things, all different from each other. RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required.
Σελίδα 214 - Multiply the principal by the number of days, and divide the product by 6; then point off as in the preceding rule.
Σελίδα 242 - EXCHANGE, in commerce, is generally employed to designate that species of mercantile transactions, by which the debts of individuals residing at a distance from their creditors, are cancelled without the transmission of money. A BILL OF EXCHANGE is an order addressed to some person at a distance, directing him to pay a certain sum to the person in whose favor the bill is drawn, or to his order.
Σελίδα 213 - ... when they are less than ten shillings ; but if they amount to ten shillings or more, they are considered as another pound. If it is desired to compute the percentage exactly, it may be done either by reducing the shillings and pence to the fraction or decimal of a...
Σελίδα 40 - CONDITION, by , on board the called the , whereof is Master, for this present voyage, now lying in the port of and bound for . To say : [insert description of merchandise] being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered in the like good order and condition, at the aforesaid port of , (the dangers of the seas only excepted,) unto or assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods , with primage and average accustomed.
Σελίδα 75 - That from and after the passage of this act, the following silver coins shall be of the legal value, and shall pass current as money within the United States, by tale, for the payment of all debts and demands, at the rate of...
Σελίδα 205 - ... said he, I have not a hundred, but if I had as many more, and half as many more, and two geese and a half, I should have a hundred.
Σελίδα 68 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea...