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... give every possible com- bination of names . For instance , there is a " general mortgage bond , " " sinking fund bond , " a " first mortgage bond , " and so on , all of which will be separately described in the text , but to undertake ...
... give every possible com- bination of names . For instance , there is a " general mortgage bond , " " sinking fund bond , " a " first mortgage bond , " and so on , all of which will be separately described in the text , but to undertake ...
Page ix
... give all the intricacies of the law and the rights of the lender , debtor , indorser , etc. , but merely to cover those most usually come in contact with in daily financial transactions or in reading newspapers . And , as regards the ...
... give all the intricacies of the law and the rights of the lender , debtor , indorser , etc. , but merely to cover those most usually come in contact with in daily financial transactions or in reading newspapers . And , as regards the ...
Page xi
... give no concern , the swing of the pendulum to hard times and low prices furnishes no time to sell standard securities , but rather a time to buy . Yet this is contrary to the custom of the small investor ; he loses confidence and sells ...
... give no concern , the swing of the pendulum to hard times and low prices furnishes no time to sell standard securities , but rather a time to buy . Yet this is contrary to the custom of the small investor ; he loses confidence and sells ...
Page xvii
... give proper credit to the banker in event of extraordinary profits . Remember , always , that your investment banker is not infallible ; for it is not possible for any human being to carry continually in his mind facts in relation to ...
... give proper credit to the banker in event of extraordinary profits . Remember , always , that your investment banker is not infallible ; for it is not possible for any human being to carry continually in his mind facts in relation to ...
Page xviii
... give many issues which have passed through his hands proper attention . It is natural that occasionally some one must err , and it is fair that the client should consider that he is only one among hundreds and , perhaps , thousands of ...
... give many issues which have passed through his hands proper attention . It is natural that occasionally some one must err , and it is fair that the client should consider that he is only one among hundreds and , perhaps , thousands of ...
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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.