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BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES. [ART. 35.

interest upon the same, from the drawer or any other person, cor-
poration, or company liable to such indorser, upon such bill of ex-
change.

Id s 3
1785, c 38, s 2
By whom to be
protested.

3. All inland bills of exchange or orders drawn by a citizen, com-
pany, or corporation of any other State, District, or Territory, or any
person therein residing or being, on any person, company, or cor-
poration of this State, or any person therein residing or being, shall
be liable to official protest by a notary public, or by the clerk of
the Circuit Court for the county, who is hereby vested with power
to make such protest under his seal of office, and the clerk shall re-
ceive therefor, from the person requiring the same, the sum of one
dollar.

Id s 4
1735, c 38, s 3
Damages on in-
land bills of
exchange pro-
tested.

4. The owner or holder of any bill of exchange drawn in this
State upon any person, company, or corporation in any other State,
District, or Territory of the United States, and protested according
to the laws or customs of the place where such bill shall be made
payable, shall be entitled to recover so much current money as will
produce a good bill of exchange at the current exchange of such
bills, and also eight per cent, damages upon the value of the princi-
pal sum mentioned in such bill and costs of protest, together with
legal interest upon the value of the principal sum therein men-
tioned, from the time of protest until the principal and damages are
paid and satisfied.

Id s 5
1785, c 38, s 3
What indorser
paying, to have
right to recover.

5. If any indorser of any such bill shall pay to the owner or
holder thereof the value of the principal and the damages and in-
terest aforesaid, such indorser shall have a right to recover the sum
paid, with legal interest upon the same, from the drawer or any per-

Id s 6
1837, c 253
Protest for non-
acceptance or
non-payment,
evidence
1 Md 66. 8 Md
630, 14 Md 321,
15 Md 233, 18
Md 529, 22 Md
548, 24 Md 18-1,
30 Md 464, 34
Md 574, 1 Gill.
127, 4 Gill 194

son, company, or corporation liable to such indorser upon such bill
of exchange.
6. A protest duly made by a notary public of a promissory note
for non-payment, or of a bill of exchange, whether foreign or inland,
for non-acceptance or non-payment, shall be prima facie evidence
of such non-acceptance or non payment, and of the presentment of
such note for payment, or of such bill for acceptance or payment, at
the time and in the manner stated in the protest.

Id s 7
1837, c 253
Protest stating
notice to be evi-
dence of such
notice
24 Md 184,
34 Md 574

7. When such protest shall state that notice of such non-payment
or non-acceptance has been sent or delivered to the party or parties
to such note or bill, and the manner of such notice, such protest
shall be prima facie evidence that such notice has been sent or de-
livered in the manner therein stated.

Id s 8
1825, c 35.
Judgment, on
negotiable in-
struments, not
reversible be-
cause indorsed
in blank
30 Md 284, 35
Md. 485, 1 Gill
127, 3 Gill 251

8. No judgment of any court of this State rendered in any suit
on a bill of exchange, promissory note, or other negotiable instru-
ment, shall be reversed, or in any way set aside, on appeal or writ
of error, because the indorsements thereon may be in blank, but
such judgment shall be as good and valid as if such indorsements
were properly filled up.

1876, c 345.
Suit allowed on
lost note, bill,
etc.

9. No party, otherwise entitled to sue and recover in any suit at
law upon or under any promissory note, bill of exchange, bill of lad-