Rights of holder of bill, 96-98.
Renunciation in writing of bill, 144-
147.

Right of recourse, when open to
holder, 113.

how preserved, 114-125.

Scope of the Act, 1.

Signature, drawee cannot pay on, 71.
protection to banker paying on, 71.
of person signing a trade or assumed
name, binds him, 67.

of name of a firm, 68.
how made, 204.

of corporation, 204, 205.

Skeleton bill, who can fill up, 57.

ruptcy Rules in), 209.

Scrip, negotiable, 30.

Sexennial prescription, applies to all
bills and notes, except bank notes,
231.

Sexennial prescription does not apply
to claims of relief not rested on
the bill, 221, 222.

term from which it runs, 222.
deduction of years of minority, 222.
interruption of, 223.
effect of, 224.

proof of debt in prescribed bill, 225.
Act respecting, 231-234.
Signature-by initials, 27, 28.

by authorised person, 27, 28.
by notary or J.P., 27, 28.
of corporation, 28.

of joint stock companies, 28.
of Bank of England, 28, 244,

on blank stamped paper, or incom-
plete bill, 53.

when it can be filled as a bill, 53, 54.
prima facie, authority given by, 53,

55.

limits to use of, 53, 54, 56.

no authority if adhesive stamp be
used, 54.

what signer must prove, 55.

by parole, 57.

who can fill up a bill, 57.
revocation of authority, 57.
essential to liability on bill, 68.
forged or unauthorised, 69.
effect of, 69.

when irrelevant to allege, 70.
when barred from proving, 70.

Stale cheque, 93-95.

Stamp Act, not affected by this Act,

208.

Stamp duty on bills and notes, 253-261.
bill and note defined in Stamp Act,

256.

Stamp duty, bank note defined, 255.
bill cannot be after stamped, 255,
258.

unless written on stamped paper of

improper denomination, 258.

bill payable on demand may be
denoted by adhesive stamp, 257.
on duplicate bills, 259.

on bills in a set, 258.

Stamp on letter of credit, 22.
Stamp on postdated cheque, 170.
Stamped paper, signature on blank, 23.
Stamps for bills, 54, 259, 260.
Stipulations optional by drawer and
indorser, 48.
Summary diligence, 7.

proceeds on a protest, 214.
at request of holder, 215.
when not competent, 215, 216.
against partners, 216.

can be assigned, 215,
when excluded, 217.
suspension of, 217.
acts respecting, 231-236.
on bank notes, 232.

conditional acceptance, not a warrant
for, 53.

Summary procedure on bills in Eng-

land, 217, 247-252.

Sunday, dating bill on, 43, 44.

Suspension of charge on a bill, 217.

Thanksgiving day, 44.

Time, acceptance qualified as to, 52,
53.

computation of, 205.

Transferor by delivery defined, 136.

not liable on the instrument, 136.
warranties implied by delivery, 136,
137.

of bank note liability of, 195.
Transferee of unindorsed bill, for value,
85, 86.

Unconditional order, bill must con-
tain, 25.

what is, 25, 26, 27.
Usance, meaning of, 28, 41.

Validity of bill, by what law determined,
164, 166, 167.

Valuable consideration not always re-

quired in Scotland, but is in Eng-
land, 31, 70, 75.

what is, in Scotland, 76, 77.

what is, in England, 75, 77.
need not be specified on bill, 79.
Value, meaning of, 24, 84.

presumption of, 7.

Waiver of holder's duties, 48.
effect of, 48, 49.

of presentment, 112, 113.

of notice of dishonour, 120, 121.
Written, includes printed, 24.