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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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864 9 & 10 W. 3, CAP. 17, BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of
the same, That from and after the Four and twentieth Day of
June next, which shall be in the Year One thousand six hundred
ninety eight, all and every Bill or Bills of Exchange drawn in,
or dated at and from, any trading City or Town, or any other
Place in the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or
Town of Berwick upon Tweed, of the Sum of Five Pounds
Sterling or upwards, upon any Person or Persons of or in Lon-
don, or any other Trading City, Town, or any other Place (in
which said Bill or Bills of Exchange shall be acknowledged
and expressed the said Value to be received) and is and shall
be drawn payable at a certain number of Days, Weeks, or
Months after Date thereof, that from and after Presentation and
Acceptance of the said Bill or Bills of Exchange (which Accept-
ance shall be by the underwriting the same under the Party's
Hand so accepting) and after the Expiration of Three Days
after the said Bill or Bills shall become due, the Party to whom
the said Bill or Bills are made payable, his Servant, Agent, or
Assigns, may and shall cause the said Bill or Bills to be pro-
tested by a Notary Publick, and in default of such Notary Pub-
lick, by any other substantial Person of the City, Town, or Place,
in the presence of Two or more credible Witnesses, refusal or
neglect being first made of due Payment of the same; which
Protest shall be made and written under a fair written Copy of
the said Bill of Exchange, in the Words or Form following:
"Know all Men, that I, A. IS. on the Day of
" at the usual Place of Abode of the said have
"demanded Payment of the Bill, of which the above is a
"Copy, which the said did not pay. wherefore I the
"said do hereby protest the said Bill. Dated at
"this Day of
634* II. Which Protest so made, as aforesaid, shall within
Fourteen Days after making thereof, be sent, or otherwise due
Notice shall be given thereof to the Party from whom the said
Bill or Bills were received, who is, upon producing such Protest,
to repay the said Bill or Bills, together with all Interest and
Charges from the Day such Bill or Bills were protested; for
which Protest shall be paid a Sum not exceeding the Sum of Six
pence; and in default or neglect of such Protest made and sent,
or due Notice given within the Days before limited, the Person

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