Journal of the Institute of Bankers, Volume 41Institute of Bankers., 1920 - Banks and banking |
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ABCHURCH LANE American amount Association balance Bank Ltd Bank of England Bank of Liverpool Bank of South bankrupt Barclays Bank Limited bill of lading Bills of Exchange BLADES bonds borrowing British Bank candidates capital cent Centre cheque CHIG City and Midland clerks Clydesdale Bank Commercial Committee Council creditor currency debentures debt deed deposits Drummond Fraser economic ERSITY Examination Foreign Exchange Fund gold Government Hartley Withers holder increase Institute of Bankers interest issue John John Paget Journal lecture liability lien Lloyds Bank Limited loan London County Westminster London Joint City Manchester Messrs MICHI Midland Bank Limited Million mortgage National Provincial notes notice paid Parr's Bank Limited payable payment person present Prize Provincial and Union registered Report Section shares South Africa Street trade Treasury Bills Trustee Union Bank WALTER LEAF Westminster and Parr's William
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Page 74 - Where a banker in good faith and without negligence receives payment for a customer of a cheque crossed generally or specially to himself, and the customer has no title, or a defective title, thereto, the banker shall not incur any liability to the true owner of the cheque by reason only of having received such payment.
Page 297 - Where the holder has a lien on the instrument, arising either from contract or by implication of law, he is deemed a holder for value to the extent of his lien.
Page 284 - A bill payable on demand is deemed to be overdue within the meaning and for the purposes of this section, when it appears on the face of it to have been in circulation for an unreasonable length of time. What is an unreasonable length of time for this purpose is a question of fact.
Page 341 - ... at the time of or subsequently to the creation of, and in consideration for, the charge...
Page 315 - A promissory note or bill of exchange shall be deemed to have been made, accepted, or endorsed on behalf of any company under this Act, if made, accepted, or endorsed in the name of the company by any person acting under the authority of the company...
Page iv - Banking Business of Every Description transacted at all Branches and Agencies. Current Accounts opened on the usual terms, and Deposits Received for fixed periods at rates which may be ascertained on application. Savings Bank Accounts opened on terms, particulars of which may be obtained at Branches. Bills Negotiated and Collected. Drafts issued, Mail and Telegraphic Remittances made. Letters of Credit and Commercial Crédite established. Travellers' Letters of Credit issued available to all parts...
Page 95 - The principle is this: a mortgage is a conveyance of land or an assignment of chattels as a security for the payment of a debt or the discharge of some other obligation for which it is given.
Page 242 - An order to pay out of a particular fund is not unconditional within the meaning of this section ; but an unqualified order to pay, coupled with (a) an indication of a particular fund out of which the drawee is to reimburse himself or a particular account to be debited with the amount, or (b) a statement of the transaction which gives rise to the bill is unconditional.
Page 338 - Any settlement of property, not being a settlement made before and in consideration of marriage, or made in favour of a purchaser or incumbrancer in good faith and for valuable consideration, or a settlement made on or for the wife or children of the settlor of property which has accrued to the settlor after marriage in right of his wife...
Page 96 - This Indenture made the day of , between AB of of the one part, and CD of of the other part, witnesseth that, in consideration of the sum.