Geo. IV, c. 15. until Tuesday next after such Christmas Day; and that 7th and 8th every such notice given as aforesaid, shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purposes. change becom Fast or II. "And whereas similar doubts have existed with Bills of Exrespect to bills of exchange and promissory notes falling ing due on due upon days appointed by his Majesty's proclamation Thanksgiving Days, to be for solemn fasts or days of thanksgiving, or upon the day payable on the day next pre.. ceding such Thanksgiving next preceding such days respectively, and it is expedient Fast or 7th and 8th. Geo. IV, c. 15. Good Friday, Christmas Day, &c. as regards Bills of Ex change, to be treated as the Lord's Day. Act not to extend to Scotland. fast or day of thanksgiving respectively, and that every such notice, so given as aforesaid, shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purposes. III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the said tenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, Good Friday and Christmas Day, and every such day of fast or thanksgiving so appointed by his Majesty, is and shall, for all other purposes whatever, as regards bills of exchange and promissory notes, be treated and considered as the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland. STATUTE 2ND AND 3RD WILLIAM IV, CAP. 98. No. 8. 2nd and 3rd c. 98. An Act for regulating the protesting for non-payment of William IV, Bills of Exchange drawn payable at a Place not being the Place of the Residence of the Drawee or Drawers of the same. [9th August, 1832.] "WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the place in which it is requisite to protest for non-payment of bills of exchange, which on the presentment for acceptance to the drawee or drawees shall not have been accepted, such bills of exchange being made payable at a place other than the place mentioned therein to be the residence of the drawee or drawees thereof, and it is expedient to remove such doubts;" Be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act all bills of exchange wherein the drawer or drawers thereof shall have expressed that such bills of exchange are to be payable in any place other than the place by him or them therein mentioned to be the residence of the drawee or Bills of Exchange expressed to be paid in any place other than the Residence of the Drawee, if not accepted on presentment, may be drawees thereof, and which shall not on the presentment protested in that place for acceptance thereof be accepted, shall or may be, unless amount paid to the without further presentment to the drawee or drawees, Holder. protested for non-payment in the place in which such bills 2nd and 3rd William IV, c. 98. of exchange shall have been by the drawer or drawers expressed to be payable, unless the amount owing upon such bills of exchange shall have been paid to the holder or holders thereof on the day on which such bills of exchange would have become payable had the same been duly accepted. STATUTE 6TH AND 7TH WILLIAM IV, CAP. 58. No. 9. William IV, An Act for declaring the Law as to the day on which it is 6th and 7th requisite to present for payment to the Acceptors or c. 58. Acceptor supra Protest for Honour, or to the Referees or Referee in case of need, Bills of Exchange which had been dishonoured. [13th August, 1836.] "WHEREAS bills of exchange are occasionally accepted supra protest for honour, or have a reference thereon in case of need: and whereas doubts have arisen when bills have been protested for want of payment as to the day on which it is requisite that they should be presented for payment to the acceptors or acceptor for honour, or to the referees or referee, and it is expedient that such doubts should be removed;" be it therefore declared and enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That it shall Bills of Exchange need not be necessary to present such bills of exchange to such not be preacceptors or acceptor for honour, or to such referees or referee, until the day following the day on which such bills of exchange shall become due; and that if the place of address on such bill of exchange of such acceptors or acceptor for honour, or of such referees or referee, shall be in any city, town, or place other than in the city, town, or place where such bill shall be therein made payable, then *E sented to Acceptors for Honour or Referees till the day following the day on which they become due. |