American Commercial Law: Relating to Every Kind of Business: with Full Instructions and Practical Forms, Adapted to All the States of the Union

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Case, 1869 - 991 pages

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Contents

CHAPTER XXVI
93
8
98
What constitutes a Sale?
111
When does it exist?
119
CHAPTER VII
125
OF TITLE BY GIFT
132
History of Bills and Notes
139
CHAPTER X
155
OF BAILMENTS
168
CHAPTER XII
202
Agreement for Copartnership
218
Articles of Special Partnership
225
OF CORPORATIONS
228
FORMS
246
Form of Certificate of Payment of Instalment
256
Definitions
259
OF INTEREST AND USURY
267
CHAPTER XVI
274
SECTION VILCommon Form of Fire Insurance Policy in a Stock
313
Of the construction of Insurance Policies
481
Of foreign Insurance Companies
513
Of Insurance against Accident
586
CHAPTER XVII
597
Bond of a Cashier of a Bank
603
Common form of submission to Arbitration
608
Assignment of United States Land Warrant with proper form
618
CHAPTER XX
625
CHAPTER XXI
636
CHAPTER XXII
642
CHAPTER XXIV
661
OF TITLE BY DESCENT
666
CHAPTER XXVII
674
66
681
Bargain and Sale without Covenants
703
Deed of a Right of Way
712
Deeds prescribed by Statutes of Iowa
713
Conveyance to One to hold till his Son shall become of Age
714
Deed by Sheriff
716
Deed of a Corporation
717
Warranty Deed in which Grantors warrant separately
718
Deed of Executor
719
Deed of Administrator
721
Deed by an Executor under a Power in a Will
722
Confirmation of Deed by Endorsement by Infant on coming of age
724
Warranty Deed by Indenture in use in some of the States
725
Same with Covenants of Grantee as to Maintenance of Com mon Way and Park and against Nuisances
726
Trust Deed for Benefit of any Person
728
Same to Secure Performance of some Duty or Payment of a Debt
730
Trustees Deed
732
Deed from a Master or Receiver under Order of Court
733
Deed from Husband to Wife Vesting the Estate directly in the Wife by force of the Statute of Uses
734
Conveyance by Two Trustees to One Continuing and One New Trustee
735
FORMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT 1 Common Form in use in New England
736
Same with Certificate of Examination of Wife separate and apart
737
Same to Secure Endorsements
752
Deed of Trust Personal Estate
753
Mortgages of Real Estate 6 Common New England Form with Warranty
754
Real Estate Mortgage with Power of Sale
755
Discharge of Mortgage to be entered on the Records in Massa chusetts
757
Mortgage of Land of Wife by Husband and Wife with Pow er of Sale
758
Mortgage Deed by Indenture with Power of Sale and Release of Dower and Homestead
759
Mortgage Note
761
Assignment of Mortgage without Covenant or Warranty
762
Concise Form of Discharge Sufficient Everywhere if Ac knowledged and Recorded like a Deed of Conveyance
764
Certificate of Witnesses to prove Entry for Foreclosure
765
Proceedings upon Sale by Mortgagee under Power of Sale
766
Affidavit of Sale with Copy of the Notice
767
CHAPTER XXX
769
Of Fixtures
778
Short General Form of Lease
780
Lease of Building with Special Covenants
781
Lease of Furniture and Fixtures
782
Surrender of Lease
783
Tenants Agreement
784
Same in other Form
785
Notice to Quit
786
Special Lease with Covenants as to Fire c
787
Lease upon Shares
789
Lease for Mining Purposes
790
CHAPTER XXXI
792
Rights of owner to compensation when
793
CHAPTER XXXII
796
Who may Marry and what Marriages are Void
801
Settlements in Anticipation of Marriage
803
Subject to State Regulation
805
Of Legislative Divorces
807
Of Divorce by Judicial Decree
810
VIII Of Effect of Divorce in another State
811
Form of Solemnization of Marriage and of Certificate
812
Form of AnteNuptial Contract
817
CHAPTER XXXIII
818
Rights of the Survivor of them
821
OF PARENT AND CHILD
827
Guardians by Nature and their Rights and Powers
834
CHAPTER XXXVII
842
Consent of Guardian
847
FORMS
861
CHAPTER
873
For what may a Copyright be obtained?
879
CHAPTER XLIII
888
Release of Debtor upon a Composition with Creditors
894
OF THE LAW OF SHIPPING
898
Bill of Sale of a Registered Vessel
904
APPENDIX
915
Synopsis of Homestead and other Exemption Laws of the dif
928
Legal Rates of Interest and penalties for usury in each of
937
Table of Mortality to be used in estimating the present value
959
What is Patentable
987

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Page 89 - Deed, instrument, or writing, whereby any lands, tenements, or other realty sold shall be granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her, or their direction...
Page 37 - States ; 3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; 4. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States ; 5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures ; 6. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States ; 7.
Page 754 - Rounds as aforesaid; and that I will, and my heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said Thomas M. Rounds heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
Page 316 - And it is further provided in the policy that, "if the interest of the assured in the property be any other than the entire, unconditional, and sole ownership of the property, for the use and benefit of the assured...
Page 805 - ... in the undefined and dangerous characters of a wife without a husband, and a husband without a wife.
Page 33 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page xx - It is furthermore hereby provided and mutually agreed, that no suit or action against this company, for the recovery of any claim by virtue of this policy, shall be sustainable in any Court of Law or Chancery until after an award shall have been obtained fixing the amount of such claim in the manner above provided...
Page 956 - ... conditioned for the faithful return, whenever so required, of all quantities or amounts undisposed of, and for the payment monthly of all quantities or amounts sold or not remaining on hand.
Page 729 - ... together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances, thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof. And also, all the estate, right, title, interest, dower and right of dower, property, possession, claim, and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said parties of the first part, of, in, and to the same, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances...
Page 906 - ... to be void and of no effect; otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue.

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