surety or deposit business in this State for which provision is made by section 85 E of article 23, title "Corporations," sub-title "General Regulations," as enacted by the Act of 1896, chapter 2. But if the said person shall on oath discover the father of such child, the justice shall discharge her, and shall cause to be arrested and brought before him such father, if a resident of the county, and shall cause him to give security in the sum of eighty dollars ($80) to indemnify the county from all charges that may arise for the maintenance of such child; and upon the failure of such putative father to enter into security, the justice shall commit him to the custody of the sheriff of the county for the period of twelve months. Lynn v. State, 84 Md. 78. Ibid. 5. But if any person charged with being the father of an illegitimate child shall feel aggrieved by the judgment of the justice, he shall have the right to enter into his personal recognizance for his appearance at the next circuit court for the county, or the Criminal Court of Baltimore, if in the city of Baltimore, and the said court shall take cognizance thereof, and such proceedings shall be thereupon had as in other criminal cases; and if the person so charged shall be found guilty by the verdict of a jury, or by the court, if the case be tried before the court, the court shall immediately order such person to give security to indemnify the county from any charges that may occur for the maintenance of said child; and if he shall neglect or refuse to give such security he shall be committed to the custody of the sheriff until he comply; provided that such custody shall not continue longer than twelve months, nor less than six months in the discretion of the court; but such personal recognizance shall not entitle him to be discharged from the custody of the sheriff, unless he shall enter into an additional recognizance, to be taken in the name of the State, with good and sufficient sureties, to indemnify the county from all charges that may arise from the maintenance of such child in case he shall fail to make his appearance and abide by and perform such order as shall be passed therein; and such last-named recognizance shall be liable to be proceeded against as is provided in sections 7 and 8 of this article. 1898, ch. 54. 9. Whenever any principal, surety or other person in interest upon competent testimony makes it to appear to the satisfaction of any court in which a recognizance in any bastardy case is entered up, that by reason of the death of the child, or by reason of the payment of all dues arising under said recognizance, or for any other reason, the recognizance should be discharged, the court may make such order of discharge or annulment of the recognizance or such other order as may be deemed appropriate by the court to discharge the obligors in the recognizance and the record of the entry of such recognizance. 15. Person primarily liable on in- CHAPTER III-Consideration of Negotiable Instruments. strument. 16. Reasonable time, what consti- 43. Presumption of consideration. 26. When payable on demand. 27. When payable to order. 28. When payable to bearer. 29. Terms when sufficient. 30. Date of; presumption as to. 31. Ante-dated and post-dated. 32. When date may be inserted. 33. Blanks, when may be filled. value. When lien on instrument constitutes holder for value. Effect of want of consideration. 48. Liability of accommodation party. CHAPTER IV-Negotiation. 49. What constitutes negotiation. 50. Indorsement; how made. 51. Indorsement must be of entire instrument. 52. Kinds of indorsements. 53. Special indorsement; indorsement in blank. 54. Blank indorsement; how changed 57. Qualified indorsement. 59. Indorsement of instrument payable to bearer. 60. Indorsement when payable to two or more persons. 34. Incomplete instrument not de- 61. Effect of instrument drawn or livered. 35. Delivery; when effectual; when presumed. 36. Construction where instrument is ambiguous. 37. Liability of person signing in trade or assumed name. 38. Signature by agent; authority; how shown. 39. Liability of person signing as agent, et cetera. 40. Signature by procuration; effect of. 62. indorsed to a person as cashier. Indorsement where name is misspelled, et cetera. 63. Indorsement in representative 64. capacity. Time of indorsement; presumption. 65. Place of indorsement; presumption. 66. Continuation of negotiable character. 67. Striking out indorsement. 41. Effect of indorsement by infant 68. Transfer without indorsement; or corporation. 42. Forged signature; effect of. effect of. 69. When prior party may negotiate instrument. CHAPTER V-Rights of Holder. 99. When presentment not required 70. Right of holder to sue; payment. course. 72. When person not deemed holder 101. When presentment may be dis in due course. 73. Notice before full amount paid. 74. When title defective. pensed with. 75. What constitutes notice of defect. 103. Liability of person secondarily 76. Rights of holder in due course. 77. When subject to original defenses. 78. Who deemed holder in due course. liable, when instrument dishonored. 104. Time of maturity. 105. Time; how computed. 106. Rule where instrument payable at bank. CHAPTER VI-Liabilities of Parties. 107. What constitutes payment in 79. Liability of maker. 80. Liability of drawer. 81. Liability of acceptor. 82. When person deemed indorser. 85. Liability of general indorsers. 87. Order in which indorsers are 88. Liability of agent or broker. CHAPTER VII-Presentment for due course. CHAPTER VIII-Notice of Dishonor. 108. To whom notice of dishonor must be given. 109. By whom given. 110. Notice given by agent. 111. Effect of notice given on behalf of holder. 112. Effect where notice is given by 113. When agent may give notice. 116. To whom notice may be given. 89. Effect of want of demand on 118. Notice to partners. principal debtor. 90. Presentment where instrument is not payable on demand. 91. What constitutes a sufficient presentment. 92. Place of presentment. 93. Instrument must be exhibited. 94. Presentment where instrument payable at bank. 95. Presentment where principal debtor is dead. 96. Presentment to persons liable as partners. 97. Presentment to joint debtors. 119. Notice to persons jointly liable. 120. Notice to bankrupt. 121. Time within which notice must be given. 122. Where parties reside in same place. 123. Where parties reside in dif ferent places. 124. When sender deemed to have given due notice. 125. Deposit in post office; what constitutes. 126. Notice to subsequent parties; time of. 98. When presentment not required 127. Where notice must be sent. to charge the drawer. 128 Waiver of notice. 129. Who affected by waiver. 130. Waiver of protest. 131. When notice dispensed with. 132. Delay in giving notice; how excused. 133. When notice need not be given to drawer. 152. Holder entitled to acceptance on face of bill. 153. Acceptance by separate instru ment. 154. Promise to accept; when equivalent to acceptance. 155. Time allowed drawee to accept. 134. When notice need not be given 156. Liability of drawee retaining or destroying bill. to indorser. 135. Notice of non-payment where 157. Acceptance of incomplete bill. 158. Kinds of acceptances. acceptance refused 136. Effect of omission to give notice 159. What constitutes a general ac of non-acceptance. 137. When protest need not be made; when must be made. CHAPTER IX-Discharge of Negotiable Instruments. 138. How instruments discharged. 139. When person secondarily liable on, discharged. 140. Right of party who discharged instrument. 141. Renunciation by holder. 142. Cancellation; unintentional; burden of proof. 143. Alteration of instrument; effect of. 144. What constitutes a material alteration. CHAPTER X-Bills of Exchange; Form and Interpretation. 145. Bill of exchange defined. 146. Bill not an assignment of funds in hands of drawee. 147. Bill addressed to more than one drawee. 148. Inland and foreign bills of exchange. 149. When bill may be treated as promissory note. 150. Referee in case of need. ceptance. 160. Qualified acceptance. 161. Rights of parties as to qualified acceptance. CHAPTER XII-Presentment of Bills of Exchange for Acceptance. 162. When presentment for acceptance must be made. 163. When failure to present releases drawer and indorser. 164. Presentment; how made. 165. On what days presentments may be made. 166. Presentment; where time is insufficient. 167. When presentment is excused. 168. When dishonored by nonacceptance. 169. Duty of holder where bill not accepted. 170. Rights of holder where bill not accepted. CHAPTER XIII-Protests of Bills of Exchange. 171. In what cases protest necessary. 172. Protest; how made. 173. Protest; by whom made. 174. Protest; when to be made. 175. Protest; where made. 176. Protest; both for non-acceptance and non-payment. CHAPTER XI-Acceptance of Bills of 177. Protest before maturity where Exchange. 151. Acceptance; acceptor insolvent. how made, et 178. When protest dispensed with. cetera. |