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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



In a note containing " we promise," or "we 

 jointly promise," the liability is a joint one, 

 and all must be sued ; " we or either of us prom- 

 ise," or " we jointly and severally promise," 

 here the liability is both joint and several and 

 either or all the parties may be sued. 



In a note containing " I promise " and signed 

 by two or more persons, each signer is obli- 

 gated for the whole amount, and either or all 

 may be sued. 



After becoming of age a minor may ratify a 

 note given during his minority. 



Forms of Notes. 



A Note Negotiable Without Indorsement. 



$250. ST. Louis, June 8, 1899. 



Thirty days after date I promise to pay J. H. 

 Ames, or bearer, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, 

 at the Third National Bank in St. Louis, for value 

 received. CHARLES CARNS. 



A Note Negotiable Only by Indorsement. 

 $200. CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 1899. 



Three months after date I promise to pay John 

 H. Weltering, or order, Two Hundred Dollars, 

 value received. J. T. NORTOK. 



A Note Not Negotiable. 

 $200. ST. Louis, Nov. 17, 1899. 



Ninety days after date I promise to pay Charles 

 C. Collins Two Hundred Dollars, value received. 

 SAMUEL ATKINSON. 



A Note Bearing Interest. 



$100. BATON ROUGE, LA., Nov. 26, 1899. 



Six months after date I promise to pay R. V. 

 Jennings, or order, One Hundred Dollars, with in- 

 terest, for value received. JOHN Q. WATSON. 



A Note Payable on Demand. 



$150. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30, 1899. 



On demand I promise to pay Lamonte Whittle- 

 sey, or bearer, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, 

 value received. JOHN Q. CHAFFINGTON. 



A Note Payable at Bank. 

 $100. CINCINNATI, Dec. 24, 1899. 



Thirty days after date I promise to pay Thomas 

 I. Rankin, or order, at the Second National Bank, 

 One Hundred Dollars, value received. 



FRANK T. MORRISON. 



Principal and Surety. 



$793. NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 28, 1899. 



Sixty days after date I promise to pay Daniel 

 O'C. Patterson, or order, Seven Hundred and 

 Ninety-three Dollars, with interest, value received. 



JOHN G. WATTERSON, Principal. 



T. R. GRAHAM, Security. 



Promissory Note Secured by Mortgage. 



$1,000 LANSING, MICH., Dec. 1, 1899. 



One year after date I promise to pay to S. H. 

 Moore One Thousand Dollars at the First National 

 Bank of Lansing, Mich., with interest at the rate 

 of ten per cent, per annum, for value received. 



This note is secured by a mortgage of even date 

 herewith, on a certain tract or parcel of land sit- 

 uate (describe the premises). 



(Signed) R. S. MARSH. 



A Married Woman's Note in New York. 

 $400. NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 1890. 



Three months after date I promise to pay John- 

 son, Dunham & Co., or order, Four Hundred Dol- 

 lars, with interest. And I hereby charge my indi- 

 vidual property and estate with the payment of 

 this note. CLARA C. DICKERSON. 



A Joint Note. 

 $3,000. DETROIT, MICH., Dec. 12, 1899. 



One year after date we jointly promise to pay 

 E. C. Langworthy, or order, Three Thousand Dol- 

 lars, value received. JOHN C. JENNINGS. 

 WALTER D. CURTIS. 



A Joint and Several Note. 

 $3,000. DETROIT, MICH., Dec. 12, 1899. 



One year after date we jointly and severally 

 promise to pay E. C. Langworthy, or order, Three 

 Thousand Dollars, value received. 



JOHN C. JENNINGS. 

 WALTER D. CURTIS. 



A Partnership Note. 



No. BOSTON, MASS., Nov. 26, 1899. 



One month after date, without grace, we prom- 

 ise to pay to the order of ourselves Two Hundred 

 and Fifty Dollars, at any bank in Boston. 

 JOHNSON & Co., 

 $260. Due Dec. 26, 1899. 209 Temple Place. 



A Note Payable by Installments. 



$3,000. PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 20, 1899. 



For value received, I promise to pay Smith & 

 Brown, or order, Three Thousand Dollars, in the 

 manner following, viz. : One thousand dollars hi 

 one year, one thousand dollars in two years, and 

 one thousand dollars in three years, with interest 

 on all said sums, payable semi-annually , without 

 defalcation or discount. HUGH FAULKNER, 



120 Chestnut St. 



Sealed Note. 

 $5,000. CLEVELAND, 0., May 8, 1899. 



For value received, I promise to pay Smith & 

 Edgar, or order, Five Thousand Dollars, in three 

 years from the date hereof, with interest, payable 

 semi-annually, without defalcation or discount. 

 And hi case of default of my payment of the inter- 

 est or principal aforesaid with punctuality, I hereby 

 empower any attorney-at-law, to be appointed by 

 said Smith & Edgar, or their assigns, to appear in 

 any court which said Smith & Edgar, or their 

 assigns, may select, and commence and prosecute 

 a suit against me on said note, to confess judgment 

 for all and every part of the interest or principal 

 on said note, in the payment of which I may be 

 delinquent. 



Witness my hand and seal, this 8th day of June, 

 A. D. 1899. JOHN DREW. [SEAL.] 



Attest, GEORGE WHITE. 



Judgment Note. 



For value received, I promise to pay to John 

 Doe, or order, Four Hundred Twenty-five and 

 25-100 dollars ($425.25), three months after date; 

 and I here nominate, constitute, and appoint the 

 said John Doe, or any attorney-at-law of this 

 State, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in 

 my name to appear at any court of record of this 

 State, at any time after the above promissory note 

 becomes due, and to waive all processes aud sen- 



