BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
No. 3 of 1885.
325
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96. (1) The rules in bankruptcy relating to bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques shall continue to apply thereto, notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance.
(2) The rules of common law, including the law merchant, save in so far as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Ordinance, shall continue to apply to bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques.
(3) Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect-
(a) the provisions of any Stamp Ordinance or any law or enactment relating to the revenue; or
(b) the provisions of any Ordinance relating to joint stock banks or companies; or
(c) the validity of any usage relating to dividend warrants or the indorsements thereof.
SCHEDULE.
[s. 91.]
FORM OF PROTEST WHICH MAY BE USED WHEN THE SERVICES OF A NOTARY CANNOT BE OBTAINED.
Know all men that I, A.B., of notary public available, did on the day of 19, at the request of C.D., there being no demand payment [or acceptance] of the bill of exchange hereunder written from E.F., to which demand he made answer [state answer, if any]; wherefore I now, in the presence of G.H. and J.K., do protest the said bill of exchange.
Dated the day of 19.
(Signed.) A.B.
G.H. J.K. Witnesses.
N.B. The bill itself should be annexed, or a copy of the bill and all that is written thereon should be underwritten.
No. 4 of 1885.
For the incorporation of the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Church in this Colony.
[15th May, 1885.]
Short title.
1. The Vicar Apostolic Incorporation Ordinance, 1885.
2. The Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Church in this Colony, or the Roman Catholic dignitary having the supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction in this Colony in the Roman Catholic Church in the Colony.
*As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
†As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
§As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911, No. 63 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.