Consolidated supplement to the codes and general laws of the state of California of 1915Bancroft-Whitney, 1919 - 232 pages |
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Page 111
... guilty of a crime , and upon con- viction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five years , or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars , or by both . See note to § 2126 . § 2131a . Issue of bill ...
... guilty of a crime , and upon con- viction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five years , or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars , or by both . See note to § 2126 . § 2131a . Issue of bill ...
Page 112
... guilty of a crime , and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five years , or by a fine not ex- ceeding five thousand dollars , or by both . See note to § 2126 . § 2131e . Bill issued when ...
... guilty of a crime , and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five years , or by a fine not ex- ceeding five thousand dollars , or by both . See note to § 2126 . § 2131e . Bill issued when ...
Page 163
... guilty of a misde- meanor and punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dol- lars or more than three hundred dollars , or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than twenty or more than ninety days , or both ; provided ...
... guilty of a misde- meanor and punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dol- lars or more than three hundred dollars , or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than twenty or more than ninety days , or both ; provided ...
Page 165
... guilty of a felony . [ New section added April 30 , 1919 ; Stats . 1919 , p . 142. ] § 439. Effecting insurance on account of foreign com- panies that have not complied with the laws of this state . [ Repealed as far as inconsistent ...
... guilty of a felony . [ New section added April 30 , 1919 ; Stats . 1919 , p . 142. ] § 439. Effecting insurance on account of foreign com- panies that have not complied with the laws of this state . [ Repealed as far as inconsistent ...
Page 166
... guilty of a misdemeanor . [ New section added May 31 , 1917 ; Stats . 1917 , p . 1401. ] § 487. Grand larceny defined . Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases : 1. When the property taken is of a value ...
... guilty of a misdemeanor . [ New section added May 31 , 1917 ; Stats . 1917 , p . 1401. ] § 487. Grand larceny defined . Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases : 1. When the property taken is of a value ...
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Page 128 - To constitute notice of an infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating the same, the person to whom it is negotiated must have had actual knowledge of the infirmity or defect, or knowledge of such facts that his action in taking the instrument amounted to bad faith.
Page 128 - In the hands of any holder other than a holder in due course, a negotiable instrument is subject to the same defenses as if it were non-negotiable. But a holder who derives his title through a holder in due course, and who is not himself a party to any fraud or illegality affecting the instrument, has all the rights of such former holder in respect of all parties prior to the latter.
Page 108 - The validity of the negotiation of a receipt is not impaired by the fact that such negotiation was a breach of duty...
Page 143 - 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 121 - ... no right to retain the bill or to give a discharge therefor or to enforce payment thereof against any party thereto can be acquired through or under that signature, unless the party against whom it is sought to retain or enforce payment of the bill is precluded from setting up the forgery or want of authority...
Page 127 - 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...
Page 192 - ... cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions...
Page 780 - If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this act, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Page 128 - A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any defect of title of prior parties, and free from defenses available to prior parties among themselves, and may enforce payment of the instrument for the full amount thereof against all parties liable thereon.
Page 21 - When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and such relief, or any part thereof, consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of, either for a limited period or perpetually; 2. When it appears by the complaint or affidavit that the commission or continuance of some act during the litigation would produce waste, great or irreparable injury to the plaintiff; 3.