Bills of Exchange. (Ch. 31. No. 5.

(3) When the notice is given by or on behalf of the
holder, it enures for the benefit of all subsequent
holders and all prior indorsers who have a right: of
recourse against the party to whom it is given,

(4) Where notice is given by or on behalf of an
indorser entitled to give notice as hereinbefore pro-
vided, it enures for the benefit of the holder and all
indorsers subsequent to the party to whom notice is
given.

(5) The notice may be given in writing or by personal
communication, and may be given in any terms which
sufficiently identify the bill, and intimate that the bill
has been dishonoured by non-acceptance or non-
payment.

(6) The return of a dishonoured bill to the drawer or
an indorser is, in point of form, deemed a sufficient
notice of dishonour,

(7) A written notice need not be signed, and an
insufficient written notice may be supplemented and
validated) by verbal communication. A misdescrip-
tion of the bill shall not vitiate the notice unless the
party to whom the notice is given is in’ faet misled
thereby.

(8) Where notice of dishonour is required to be given
to any person, it may be given cither to the party
himself, or to his agent in that behalf,

(9) Where the drawer or indorser is dead, and the
party giving notice knows it, the notice must be given
toa personal representative, if such there be, and with
the exercise of reasonable diligence he can be found.

(10) Where the drawer or indorser is) bankrupt,
notice may be given either to the party himself or to
the trustee.

(11) Where there are two or more drawers or in-
dorsers who are not partners, notice must be given to
each of them, unless one of them has authority to
receive such notice for the others.

(12) The notice may be given as soon as the bill is
dishonoured, and must be given within a reasonable
time thereafter.

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