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752 [ 9 of 1885. ) BILLS OF EXCHANGE .


( 2. ) In applying those provisions the maker of a note shall
be deemed to correspond with the acceptor of a bill, and the
first indorser of a note shall be deemed to correspond with the
drawer of an accepted bill payable to drawer's order.
( 3. ) The following provisions as to bills do not apply to
notes ; namely, provisions relating to-
( a. ) Presentment for acceptance ;
( 6. ) Acceptance :
( c.) Acceptance suprà protest ;
( d. ) Bills in a set .
(4.) Where a foreign note is dishonoured, protest thereof is
unnecessary .


PART V.
SUPPLEMENTARY.
Good faith . 90. A thing is deemed to be done in good faith, within the
meaning of this ordinance, where it is in fact done honestly ,
whether it is done negligently or not .
Signature. 91. ( 1.) Where, by this ordinance, any instrument or writing
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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 bis
signature is written thereon by some other person by or under
his authority .
( 2. ) In the case of a corporation , where, by this ordinance ,
any instrument or writing is required to be signed, it is suffi
cient if the instrument or writing be sealed with the corporate seal .
But nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring
the bill or note of a corporation to be under seal.
Computation 92. Where, by this ordinance, the time limited for doing
of time.
any act or thing is less than three days, in reckoning time,
non-business days are excluded .
“ Non -business days ” for the purposes of this ordinance
means

Sundays and public holidays and bank holidays within the
meaning ofthese terms as used in Ordinance 6 of 1875 .
When noting
93. For the purposes of this ordinance, where a bill or note
comunicatlent to is required to be protested within a specified time or before
protest.
some further proceeding is taken , it is sufficient that the bill
has been noted for protest before the expiration of the specified
time or the taking of the proceeding ; and the formal protest
may be extended at any time thereafter as of the date of the
noting
Protest when 94. Where a dishonoured bill or note is authorised or
notary not
accessible . required to be protested, and the services of a notary cannot be
obtained at the place where the bill is dishonoured , any house