Pitman's Business Man's Guide: A Handbook for All Engaged in BusinessSir Isaac Pitman, 1924 - 621 pages |
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... payment of money . " " ac- The usual mode of acceptance is for the drawee to write the word cepted across the face of the bill and to add his signature . But it is seen , by the wording of the Bills of Exchange Act , 1882 , referred to ...
... payment of money . " " ac- The usual mode of acceptance is for the drawee to write the word cepted across the face of the bill and to add his signature . But it is seen , by the wording of the Bills of Exchange Act , 1882 , referred to ...
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... payment on the part of the acceptor . Such person is also called a referee in case of need . " By the Bills of Exchange Act , 1882 , s . 15 , it is provided , " the drawer of a bill and any indorser may insert therein the name of a ...
... payment on the part of the acceptor . Such person is also called a referee in case of need . " By the Bills of Exchange Act , 1882 , s . 15 , it is provided , " the drawer of a bill and any indorser may insert therein the name of a ...
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... pay the builder by instalments , according to the amount of work done . Payment is made upon the certificate of the architect . Any carelessness in giving a certificate , as to either the quantity or the quality of the work , will be a ...
... pay the builder by instalments , according to the amount of work done . Payment is made upon the certificate of the architect . Any carelessness in giving a certificate , as to either the quantity or the quality of the work , will be a ...
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... payment of his debt . It was held that this could be done . The articles of association are de- livered to the Registrar of Joint - Stock Companies at the same time as the me . morandum of association , and he registers both upon the ...
... payment of his debt . It was held that this could be done . The articles of association are de- livered to the Registrar of Joint - Stock Companies at the same time as the me . morandum of association , and he registers both upon the ...
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... pay a deposit , the amount and the time for payment of which are usually provided for in the terms of sale . The deposit is not merely a pledge , but it is a pay- ment on account of the purchase - money . If the purchaser fails to ...
... pay a deposit , the amount and the time for payment of which are usually provided for in the terms of sale . The deposit is not merely a pledge , but it is a pay- ment on account of the purchase - money . If the purchaser fails to ...
Common terms and phrases
acceptance action agent agreement amount applied appointed bank Bank of England banker bankrupt bankruptcy bill of exchange bill of lading Board of Trade bond bottomry British buyer called capital certificate charge cheque colour commercial contract court creditors custom damages debentures debt debtor deed delivery distraint dividend document drawee drawer duty employed England entitled exported fixed given holder important India indorsement interest issued known letter liable loss manufacture means ment mortgage notice obtained ordinary owner paid pany parties payable payment person port possession principal profits purpose received registered registrar seller shares ship solicitor species stamp stamp duty statute Statute of Frauds tenant term tion token money transaction transfer transhipped trustee United Kingdom unless word
Popular passages
Page 297 - ... sale, pledge or other disposition thereof, or under any agreement for sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.
Page 296 - India warrants, warehouse-keepers' certificates, warrants or orders for the delivery of goods, or any other document* used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by indorsement or by delivery, the possessor of such document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.
Page 505 - A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
Page 484 - Delay in giving notice; how excused. — Delay in giving notice of dishonor is excused when the delay is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the holder and not imputable to his default, misconduct or negligence. When the cause of delay ceases to operate, notice must be given with reasonable diligence.
Page 321 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 276 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 277 - ... at his last known place of residence or place of business, and if served by post shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post...
Page 339 - That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 276 - Under sub-section one of section one, unless the defect therein mentioned arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of some person in the service of the employer, and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant were in proper condition.
Page 269 - That place shall be considered and held to be the residence of a person in which his habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.