Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 31.djvu/1458

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1406 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 854. 1901. Te Wh°m given- Sec. 1401. T0 wHoM GIVEN.-Notice of dishonor may be given either to the party himself or to his agent in that behalf. ·“`h€¤ P**”>’d*>¤d· Sec. 1402. WHEN PARTY DEAD.—-When any party is dead, and his death is known to the party giving notice, the notice must be given to a personal representative, if there be one, and if, with reasonable diligence, he can be found. If there be no ersonal representatives, notice may be sent to the last residence or last pljace of business of the deceased. N°“°° *0 P“"“°”· Sec. 1403. PARTNERs.—VVhere the parties to be notified are partners, notice tp any one partner is notice to the firm, even though there has been a issolution. b1§°“"“ l°i“‘l" m` Sec. 1404. JOINT PARTIES.··—NOtlC€ to joint parties who are not partners must be given to each of them, unless one of them has authority to receive such notice for the others. T’¤¤k¤¤r>¢$- Sec. 1405. BANKRUPT, AND so EoRTH.—Where a party has been adjudged a bankru·pt or an insolvent, or has made an assignment for the bcilnefit of creditors, notice may be given either to the party himself or to is trustee or assignee. m;{§§;€H§§;{‘§,‘}, $,32,2 Sec. 1406. MAY BE GIVEN AS sooN AS INSTRUMENT IS DIsHoNoRED.—— Notice may be given as soon as the instrument is dishonored; and l¥l1l€SS dejiay is excused, as hereinafter provided, must be given within -t e time xed b this act. mlgglnig Pjmigs msidé Sec. 1407. W}iIEN TO BE GIVEN IF HoLDER AND PARTY RESIDE IN p8C€. . . . SAME PLACE.——vVl]€1‘(} the person giving and the person to receive notice reside in the same place, notice must be given within the following times: First. If given at the place of business of the person to receive notice, it must be given before the close of business hours on the followin day. _ h Secigind. If given at hisf rgsidence, it must be given before the usual ours of rest on the day o owing. Third. If sent by mail, it must be deposited in the post-ofiice in _ time to reach him in the usual course on the day following. "‘“ ‘““°”“‘p“‘°"S· Sec. 1408. WHEN IF THEY RESIDE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.—-VVh€l`€ the person giving and the person to receive notice reside in different places, the notice must be given within the following times: First. If sent by mail, it must be deposited in the post—oflice in time to go by mail the day following the day of dishonor, or, if there be no mail at a convenient hour on that day, by the next mail thereafter. Second. If given otherwise than through the post-oflice, then within the_ time that notice would have been received in due course of mail if jt had bgen deposited in the post-office within the time specified in the ast sub ivision. Hclgjjiug ¤°“°‘* sdf Sec. 1409. MAILING NOTICE SUFFICIENT. —Where notice of dishonor ` is duly addressed and deposited in the post-office the sender is deemed to have given due notice, notwithstanding any miscarriage in the mails.

l‘.}§§"**§,hal“ cO§;§§j Sec. 1410. Notice is deemed to have been deposited in the post-office

tunes} when deposited in any branch post—oiIice or in any letter box under the _ _ 4 control of the Post-Gfiice Department. q£,‘Q,Q;j*m,Q,‘; t,;§§§f;j Sec. 1411. PARTY NoTIEIED ALLOWED WHAT TIME.—~Wh€1`€ a party ' receives notice of dishonor he has, after the receipt of such notice, the same tjlmedfolf giving notice to antecedent parties that the holder has after the is onor. , SEQ? “'h“* “d‘“"” Sec. 1412. To WHAT ADDRESS SENT.···VVl1€1‘€ a party has added an _, address to his signature, notice of dishonor must be sent to that address: but if he has not given such address, then the notice must be sent as follows: _ First. Either to the post-office nearest to his place of residence, or to the post-office.where he is accustomed to receive his letters; or, Second. If he live in one place and have his place of business in another. notice may be sent to either place; or,