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ACT to amend aforesaid Alderman amended by striking amount appoint Approved April April 13 Assembly assessment assessor bill Board of Education bonds Boulevard corporation Bridgeville Castle County certificate Chap CITIES AND TOWNS City of Wilmington Clerk collector Commis Commission County Treasurer deemed Delaware College Dover duties enacted entitled An Act Five Hundred Dollars FREE SCHOOLS freeholders hereby amended hereby authorized holder House of Representa indorsement inserting in lieu issue Kent County Laws of Delaware Levy Court license lieu thereof March 14 March 28 Mayor ment NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS notice ordinance owner or owners OYSTERS AND GAME paid payable payment Peace Penalty person or persons purpose real estate Rehoboth resident road salary Secretary Section Senate and House sioners streets Sussex County taxes term therein Thousand Dollars tion tives Town Commissioners Town Council Town of Seaford Treasurer vacancy Volume 22 vote
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Σελίδα 415 - The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress, or force and fear, or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration, or when he negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud.
Σελίδα 434 - Notice of dishonor is not required to be given to an indorser in either of the following cases : 1. Where the drawee is a fictitious person or a person not having capacity to contract, and the indorser was aware of the fact at the time he indorsed the instrument; 2.
Σελίδα 420 - Where no place of payment is specified, but the address of the person to make payment is given in the instrument and it is there presented ; 3. Where no place of payment is specified and no address is given and the instrument is. presented at the usual place of business or residence of the person to make payment; 4.
Σελίδα 437 - That where a bill of exchange has been protested for dishonor bv non-acceptance, or protested for better security, and is not overdue, any person, not being a party already liable thereon, may, with the consent of the holder, intervene and accept the bill supra protest, for the honor of any party liable thereon, or for the honor of the person for whose account the bill is drawn.
Σελίδα 417 - Every person negotiating an instrument by delivery or by a qualified indorsement, warrants, — 1. That the instrument is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be ; 2. That he has a good title to it; 3. That all prior parties had capacity to contract; 4. That he has no knowledge of any fact which would impair the validity of the instrument or render it valueless.
Σελίδα 427 - A negotiable instrument is discharged : 1. By payment in due course by or on behalf of the principal debtor ; 2. By payment in due course by the party accommodated, where the instrument is made or accepted for accommodation; 3. By the intentional cancellation thereof by the holder; 4. By any other act which will discharge a simple contract for the payment of money; • 6.
Σελίδα 413 - Where an indorsement is conditional a party required to pay the instrument may disregard the condition and make payment to the indorsee or his transferee, whether the condition has been fulfilled or not. But any person to whom an instrument, so indorsed, is negotiated will hold the same or the proceeds thereof subject to the rights of the person indorsing conditionally.
Σελίδα 403 - Where the instrument is addressed to a drawee he must be named or otherwise indicated therein with reasonable certainty.
Σελίδα 416 - Every holder is deemed prima facie to be a holder in due course; but when it is shown that the title of any person who has negotiated the instrument was defective, the burden is on the holder to prove that he or some person under whom he claims acquired the title as holder in due course.
Σελίδα 435 - The protest must be annexed to the bill, or must contain a copy thereof and must be under the hand and seal of the notary making it, and must specify: (1) The time and place of presentment; (2) The fact that presentment was made and the manner thereof; (3) The cause or reason for protesting the bill; (4) The demand made and the answer given, if any, or the fact that the drawee or acceptor could not be found.