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... Currency . NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW . Michigan . RAILROAD REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS STATES . REGULATIONS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IN RELATION TO UNITED STATES BONDS . REPORTS OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY . REPORTS OF THE ...
... Currency . NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW . Michigan . RAILROAD REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS STATES . REGULATIONS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IN RELATION TO UNITED STATES BONDS . REPORTS OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY . REPORTS OF THE ...
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... currency is ac- cepted below the metallic currency is called " disagio ; " agio " representing a premium upon a better currency , and disagio a discount upon a depreciated currency . The wear and tear , or " abrasion " of a metallic ...
... currency is ac- cepted below the metallic currency is called " disagio ; " agio " representing a premium upon a better currency , and disagio a discount upon a depreciated currency . The wear and tear , or " abrasion " of a metallic ...
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... Currency . A currency which it has been suggested that national banks issue but has not yet been attempted . It has received much attention and certain recommendations from the Committee on Currency and Banking of the House of ...
... Currency . A currency which it has been suggested that national banks issue but has not yet been attempted . It has received much attention and certain recommendations from the Committee on Currency and Banking of the House of ...
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... it would rescue the nation out of the hands of extortioners and usurers , lower interest , raise the value of land , revive and establish public charter was granted in 1844. The currency of England to- 26 MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
... it would rescue the nation out of the hands of extortioners and usurers , lower interest , raise the value of land , revive and establish public charter was granted in 1844. The currency of England to- 26 MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
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... currency of England to- day is largely in the hands of this bank . The " Bank of England " probably has greater influence upon the financial concerns of the world than any other institution . Its state- ments are published weekly , and ...
... currency of England to- day is largely in the hands of this bank . The " Bank of England " probably has greater influence upon the financial concerns of the world than any other institution . Its state- ments are published weekly , and ...
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Page 300 - procuration"' operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is bound only in case the agent in so signing acted within the actual limits of his authority.
Page 200 - That it is complete and regular upon its face; 2. That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact; 3. That he took it in good faith and for value; 4. 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 200 - That it is complete and regular upon its face. (2) That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact. (3) That he took it in good faith and for value. (4) 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 426 - Every negotiable instrument is deemed prima facie to have been issued for a valuable consideration ; and every person whose signature appears thereon to have become a party thereto for value.
Page 233 - July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
Page 393 - There is hereby imposed and there shall immediately accrue and be collected a tax as herein provided, on all sales, or agreements to sell, or memoranda of sales or deliveries or transfers of shares or certificates of stock in any domestic or foreign association, company or corporation...
Page 39 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 96 - common carrier" has, therefore, been defined to be one who undertakes for hire or reward to transport the goods of such as choose to employ him from place to place.
Page 413 - Treasury notes shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract, and shall be receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued.
Page 88 - There is nothing in this definition to distinguish coins from Sycee silver, or from the ordinary stamped bars and ingots of bullion. I should prefer, therefore, to say, coins are ingots of which the weight and fineness are certified by the integrity of designs impressed upon the surfaces of the metal.