Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association, Volume 5Canadian Bankers' Association., 1898 - Banks and banking |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amount bank notes Bank of British Bank of Canada Bank of Commerce Bank of Halifax Bank of Hamilton Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Bank of Ottawa Bank of Toronto Bank of Upper bankers Bills of Exchange borrowed British North America Canada Canadian Bank Canada Imperial Bank Canada Merchants Bank capital card money cent charge chartered banks cheque circulation colony Commerce Bank Council Court creditors currency debentures debt debtor defendant discount Dominion draft drawer Eastern Townships Bank Exchange Act France funds gold Government Halifax Bank holder insolvent issue judgment Kingston legal tender legislation liability loans ment Molsons Bank National Bank North America Bank notice Nova Scotia Ontario opinion paid payable payment person plaintiff promissory note province Quebec Bank question receipt received redemption restrictive endorsement silver specie tion trade Union Bank United Upper Canada usury
Popular passages
Page 359 - The rules of the common law including the law merchant, save in so far as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act, shall continue to apply to contracts of marine insurance.
Page 450 - 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 470 - ... particular place, it must be presented for payment at that place in order to render the maker liable.
Page 198 - An indorsement is restrictive which prohibits the further negotiation of the bill or which expresses that it is a mere authority to deal with the bill as thereby directed and not a transfer of the ownership thereof, as, for example, if a bill be indorsed " Pay D. only," or " Pay D. for the account of X.," or
Page 194 - 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 Sec.
Page 193 - Where, by this Act, any instrument or writing is required to be signed by any person, it is not necessary that he should sign it with his own hand, but it is sufficient if his signature is written thereon by some other person by or under his authority.
Page 252 - Where the instrument has been dishonored in the hands of an agent, he may either himself give notice to the parties liable thereon, or he may give notice to his principal. If he give notice to his principal, he must do so within the same time as if he were the holder, and the principal upon the receipt of such notice has himself the same time for giving notice as if the agent had been an independent holder.
Page 450 - That he took the bill in good faith and for value, and that at the time the bill was negotiated to him he had no notice of any defect in the title of the person who negotiated it.
Page 252 - Where the person giving and the person to receive notice reside in different places, the notice is sent off on the day after the dishonour of the bill, if there be a post at a convenient hour on that day, and if there be no such post on that day, then by the next post thereafter 18.
Page 361 - Each debenture purported to charge all the property of the company whatsoever and wheresoever, both present and future, including its uncalled capital for the time being, and was endorsed with conditions.