INDEX. ABATEMENT, A. in action against one of two joint makers of a note, advantage of if one of several acceptors is an infant, and he is left out of the de- ABSCONDING.-(See " Removal.") of the drawee, [334. effect thereof as to presentment for acceptance or payment, 213. of drawer or indorser, when an excuse for delay in notice of disho- ABSENCE. (See "Absconding," "Removal.") ACCEPTANCE, --- to what bills necessary, 206. (See "Presentment for Acceptance," By whom to be made, 215, 216. by an executor or administrator, but he is personally liable, 241.- [221. holder is entitled to insist on acceptance according to tenor, 215. by an agent, 215. 30 to 39.-(See “Agent.”) question whether holder bound to acquiesce in receiving accept- by a partner, 216. 30 to 52.-(See " Partner.") there cannot be a series of acceptors to same bill, 215. by one person when bill directed to two not in partnership, bill The time when to be made, 217 to 221. the drawee has twenty-four hours to accept a bill, 217. promise to accept before bill drawn how far valid, 217, 8, 9. on a blank stamp, 219. may be after the bill is due, 220. may be after a prior refusal to accept, 220. [220. how far such acceptance would discharge drawer and indorsers, what liability such acceptor would incur, 220. drawee ought not to accept if he knows of drawer's failure, 220. ACCEPTANCE-(continued). Of the form, effect, and extent of acceptances, 221 to 258. [221, 2. the holder may refuse an acceptance payable at a banker's, but if what is an acceptance is a question of law, and not of fact, 222. a letter by drawee to the drawer, promising to accept a bill al- if drawee acknowledge his hand-writing to holder, he cannot af An absolute acceptance, 225 to 234. defined, and how made, 225 to 230, 1. when bill payable after sight usual to add the date, 225. but when such date is not in the same hand-writing, but the ac- when made by other than drawee his name should appear, 226. by an agent for principal, 226, 36. if a bill is payable in a large town, acceptance should point out and if it does not, holder may protest, 226. effect of an acceptance payable at a particular place, 321 to 332. acceptance may be implied, 227. what is sufficient to imply an acceptance, 227. 230, 1. [230. detaining a bill left for the express purpose of acceptance, 227, 8, 9. but a check may be retained by a banker, and then returned, 250. [231. how far a promise to accept a bill not drawn will bind, 217, 8, 9. what does not amount to an acceptance, 232, 3. when the acceptance is doubtful, drawee may rebut the presump- A conditional acceptance, 234 to 237. defined, 234, 5. [gency, 234, 5. [236. when the contingency happens, the acceptance becomes absolute, when acceptance in writing and condition not, how far such con- [sible, 237. when conditional acceptance ambiguous, parol evidence admis- what it is, 237. to pay part, 237, 8. ACCEPTANCE-(continued). A partial or varying acceptance-(continued). if holder accepts such acceptance, he should give notice, 238. whether an acceptance can be revoked, 242 to 245. how liability of acceptor may be released or discharged, 245 to 252. liability of a third person promising to pay a bill, 252 to 254. A when necessary to describe in pleading an acceptance, payable at a question whether evidence of an acceptance after bill due is admis- not necessary to be stated in an action against drawer, 459. 483. if it be, it must be proved, unless shewn that he indorsed after ac- a conditional acceptance must be stated in pleading accordingly, or is not an admission of drawer's hand-writing to indorsement, though if promise laid to testator, acceptance in testator's life-time must be ACCEPTANCE SUPRA PROTEST, of a bill of exchange, what is, 29. obligations imposed by an, 29. cannot be made till after refusal to accept by drawee, 205. any persons may without drawer's consent or that of indorser's, 310, 11. how it is in general made, 310. for what purpose it is made, 310. such an acceptance enures to benefit of subsequent parties, 311. the drawee of a bill may make an acceptance on it, 311, 12. if holder insists on an absolute acceptance, drawee should cancel and a bill having on it one, may be afterwards accepted supra no one should accept a bill under protest for honour of drawer, but if he accepts for honour of indorser, no inquiry necessary, 311. Mode of accepting supra protest, 312. must be made in presence of a notary public, 312. a general acceptance supra protest is considered as made for the when it is made so as to bind drawer and indorser, notice of it holder should take care to get bill protested before such accept- |