when stolen, 198.

origin and nature of, 31.

definition of, 32.

parties to, 32.

endorsements of, 33.

forms of, 32, 33.

kinds of, 34.

foreign, what, 34.
inland, what, 34, 71.
requisites of, 34, 169.
form of, 34.
negotiability of, 36.
payable to whom, 36.

to fictitious person, 36.

value received, not necessary in, 36.
several drawees, 36.

put it to account, not necessary in,

Bills of exchange, law of:

37.

Virginia, 295, 333.

- Wisconsin, 296, 353.

England, 309.

Bills of exchange, advice, statement of,

foreign law as to, 30.
name of drawer and other parties,
51.

rights and duties of acceptor, 104.
rights and duties of endorser, 104.
liability of vendor on sale of, 188.
Forms of bills, 32, 33.
France, duties of notaries in, 7.

law of, as to bills, 11, 13, 16, 26, 27,

Frankish kings, notaries under, 6.
Frauds, statute of, as to guaranty, 99.
French bill of exchange, form of, 354.

28.

Indiana, interest laws of, 342.

new decisions in, 217, 314.

Interest laws of the several States, 321.
Indorsers, what, 32.

joint notice to, 78.

prior transfers by, 192.

Indorsement, in blank and in full, 33.
blank, effect of, 36.

difference between, and guaranty,98.
(See Transfer.)

Infants, transfers by, 190.
Inland bills, 34, 71.

protest of, 71.

Insolvency. (See Bankruptcy.)

Instalments, bills and notes, payable in,

Iowa, interest laws of, 343.

new decisions in, 233.

Italian bill of exchange, form of, 355.
Italy, notaries in, 8.

149.

Joint and several notes, 57, 98

844.

duties performed by clerks, 69, 86,

Maine, interest laws of, 321.
new decisions in, 243.

Married women, transfers by, 190.
Maryland, usury laws of, 332.

new decisions in, 247.
Massachusetts, laws of, 39, 67, 70, 75, 77,
80, 83, 84, 103, 106, 112, 125.
Digest of decisions, 150, 248, 316.
usury law of, 234.

Maturity of bills or notes, when, 58, 147.

transfers before, 196

Memoranda on notes, 57.

Milan, bills first used in, 31.
Michigan, interest laws of, 346.
new decisions in, 252.

Minnesota, interest laws of, 347.
Minors, transfers by, 190.
Mississippi, interest laws of, 340.
new decisions in, 253.

Missouri, interest laws of, 348.
Money, bills and notes payable in, 38, 54.

Negotiability of bills and
notes, 36, 39.

guarantees, 102.

Negotiable bills, non-indorsement of, 101.
New-Hampshire, interest laws of, 322.
new decisions in, 255, 316.
New-Jersey, interest laws of, 328.

new decisions in, 259, 317.
New-York, law of, 43, 45, 64, 67, 75, 78,
81, 89, 100, 107, 124, 129.

interest laws of, 327.
law of notaries public, 202.
new decisions in, 259.
Non-payment and non-acceptance, pro-
cess on, 68, 67. (See Protest and
Notice.)

North Carolina, interest laws of, 334.
new decisions in, 269,

Notaries, origin of, 5, 31.
in Roman republic, 6.

in France, 7, 10.
in Germany, 8, 10.
in England, 8, 10.
in United States, 9.

notarial certificate, construction of,

86, 183.

notice of non-acceptance and non-

to whom, 73, 78.

payment, 73, 98.

within reasonable time, 73.

to persons in same town, 73, 176.
American rule as to, 74.

to persons not in same town, 76, 176.
in what hours, 76, 176.
indorser bound to give, 77, 177.
by special messenger, 78, 178.
to joint indorsers, 78, 178.

to executors and administrators, 78,
80, 178.

Promise to accept, effect of, 44, 47.

Signature, forgery of, 51.
must be in writing, 35.

52, 172.

parties thereto, 53.
must be for payment of money, 54.
must be for a fixed sum,

and abso-

new decisions in, 278.
Spanish bill of exchange, 355.
State laws, as to bills and notes, 125-146,

202.

Time of presentment for payment, 58.
for acceptance, 41.

Time of maturity, 41, 58.

Transfer of bills and notes, by whom, 190.
by infants, 190.

by married women, 191.

by executors, assignees, trustees,
partners, 191.

to whom, 191.

to prior endorsers, 192.
modes of, 192.

of non-negotiable bills and notes, 192.
of negotiable bills and notes, 192.
of bills and notes payable to a fic-
titious person, 193.
assignment of bills and notes, 193.
omissions to endorse, effect of, 193.
form of endorsement of, 193.

of endorsement by agent, 194.
kinds of endorsement of, 194.
blank endorsement of, 194.
in full, endorsement of, 195.
restrictive endorsement of, 195.
qualified endorsement of, 195.
conditional endorsement of, 195.
time of, 195.

before maturity, effect of, 196.