Synopsis of Mercantile Laws

Agreement for freight to a place, between one that has a charter party for

a certain number of tons, to a merchant for part of that number

Agreement for tonnage on a ship's return home

Agreement for freight from a place (the ship to sail with a convoy) and

to execute a charter party

Agreement for sale and finishing the hull of a ship from the shipwrights

Agreements to hold parts of a ship to be built, and pay proportions of

the prime cost and outset

Agreements to hold parts of a ship when bought

Agreements of various kinds.

To extend the time for payment of a bond by indorsement

Agreement to extend time for making an award

ASSIGNMENTS.

An assignment of articles of agreement for the sale of goods by in-

dorsement

Assignments of apprentices.

Of an indenture of apprenticeship

Another, by the executor of the deceased master

Assignments of bills of sale.

An assignment of a bill of sale of goods annexed

Assignment of a bill of sale of part of a ship by indorsement

ment

of a negro female slave and her mulatto child by indorse-

Assignments of bonds, judgments, &c.

Assignment of a bond, debt and interest, now due, power of attorney,

&c. to bring actions, &c. and other usual covenants

of a bond and judgment, which judgment was also a security

for a simple contract debt

An assignment of a bond by indorsement

An assignment of a bond of bottomry

Assignment of debts.

An assignment of a debt with power of attorney to bring action

Assignment of effects, &c.

Assignment of merchant's effects in trust to pay creditors

An assignment of a trade

An assignment of a copy right

Assignment of debt and effects from widow and daughter of an insolvent

testator to the testator's principal creditor

Assignment of two ships in the southern whale fishery, with the produce

of their fishings, and also two policies of insurance for securing the

payment of a sum of money now due, and all such sums as may h、re-

after be advanced

Assignment of the eighth part of a ship

An assignment of part of a cargo on board of a ship

Assignments of policies of insurance.

An assignment of a policy of insurance of a ship pursuant to an award

Assignments of various kinds of things.

Assignment by several creditors under commission of bankruptcy, of their

respective dividends

Assignment of a patent

of shares in prizes taken by a privateer belonging to Liverpool

An assignment of a lease by endorsement in satisfaction of a debt

Award by two arbitrators

AWARDS.

An award by an umpire who was nominated in the bond of arbitration

The nomination of an umpire by two arbitrators who could not conclude

the differences to them referred

An award by an umpire chosen by the arbitrators

Award upon a rule of reference made at the trial of a cause

Bill of sale of parts of goods on board a ship (the other →→ parts.

being salvage, the ship having been taken by the French and retaken)

in consideration of a debt, with a covenant from the bargainer to be

for the surplus value beyond the amount of the debt

of an American registered vessel

of an American vessel employed in the coasting trade

of an American or foreign vessel without a register

of a ship from two persons, each of a moiety

of a ship for security of money lent on bond

of a ship and policy of insurance upon condition

Deed of a pew by the proprietor of a church

BONDS.

Conditions for payment and repayment of money.

Condition to pay money at one time

from two to one for payment of money on demand

from ne to two for payment of money on two several days

To pay money by four instalinents, with interest, at 51. per cent. per

annum

To pay money by quarterly payments till the whole is paid

To pay money with interest half yearly

Bond to secure the value of certain goods sent out on a venture to the

East Indies

Bond where obligor procures two sureties to join with him to secure the

payment of 2000l. and interest at 51. per cent. to obligee (who had been

his partner) money to remain for seven years, or until the decease of

obligor

Bond from a gentleman to his bankers for the payment of all sums of

money that may be advanced by them, with interest, and all costs and

expenses of postages, commissions, discount, &c. and for adjusting and

ascertaining balance when requested

From two merchants at M. to repay one in L. what foreign bills of ex-

change he shall pay for them in L. with interest, and they to pay what

bills he shall draw on them at M.

From two merchants to pay bills of exchange which two factors shall

draw on them to the value ofl. being for certain parcels of goods

by them laden on board several ships by their order and for their use

From two persons who had given their separate notes to a tradesman, for

goods sold to them severally, for securing the payment to each other's

From a merchant, to pay what money shall be advanced on a letter of

credit

From a master of a ship to the owners to pay them money due for freight

as soon.as he has recovered the same

To pay money for the goods sold, and for freight and insurance upon the

arrival at M. and to bear all risk afterwards

That if a person follows a trade within the cities of London and West-

minster, or within the bills of mortality, he shall pay a certain sum

The common form

Bonds to perform covenants.

Bond from the father of a gentleman in partnership with two others, as a

security to them for the due performance of the articles of partnership

on the part of his son

Constitution of a bond that an apprentice shall perform his articles

Bond for peaceable enjoyment of part of a ship

Bonds to execute writings.

From an owner of part of a ship, that an owner of another part of a ship

(he being abroad shall execute a bill of sale thereof, the owners of all

the other parts having executed the same

Joint and several, to replace stock transferred, and pay the interme

diate dividends

Bonds to deliver up passession.

That the master of a ship shall deliver up the same to the owners on de-

mand

From a master of a ship that undertakes for himself and supercargo, a

minor, to follow orders annexed, to send up an inventory, to carry no

goods out, to claim no privilege but what is expressed, to keep an ac-

count of sale of the cargo, and a journal of the voyage, and to deliver

From a chief mate to do the same things if a master dies

From a master of a ship to follow orders, and deliver up a ship, and give

an account of freight and monies received and paid

From a chief mate of a ship let by charter party, to perform covenants,

follow orders, give up an account, and deliver up the ship; and like-

wise for a second mate

Bonds concerning. arbitrators and awards.

The common form of a condition of a bond of arbitration

When there is to be an umpire

When the award or umpirage is to be made a rule of court

66 parties or witnesses are to be examined upon oath

condition is special

From part owners, and one on the hehalf of the master of a ship, re-

specting damage demanded for breach of charter party

Another between the masters of two ships, for themselves and the rest of

the part owners, about a prize

Another between part owners, and one on the behalf of sailors for

wages

Another between the assignees and the master of a ship that belonged

to the insolvent

The nomination of an umpire

Award by two arbitrators

Another

An award by an umpire who was nominated in the bond of arbitration

The nomination of an umpire by two arbitrators who could not conclude

the difference to them referred

An award chosen by the arbitrators

An award upon a rule of reference made at the trial of a cause

Award generally for defendant on a rule of reference

Short recitals of bonds of arbitration

Bonds concerning factors, apprentices and clerks.

Condition to find apparel, diet, lodging and washing for an apprentice

From the father of an apprentice to the master, to indemnify him' from

any embezzlement of his son

From a father and a son to a merchant for the fidelity, &c. of the son,

being in the capacity of a clerk

To secure the value of goods entrusted by two merchants to their clerk,

and all other goods to be consigned to him at New-York, to sell upon

half profits during a term of years

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That a factor shall dispose of the goods consigned to him to the best ad-

vantage, and return effects according to order

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Bonds concerning letters of attorney.

From two persons empowered by letters of attorney to get in debts and

to pay duly

Bonds of demnity concerning bills, &c. lost.

Of indemnity for paying a bill that was lost

To deliver up a lost note when found, and to indemnify in the mean time

upon payment of it

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Condition of a bottomry bond from L. to M. and back

Another from

Bottomry bond from Philadelphia to Havana

Respondentia from Philadelphia to Canton

64 from New-York to Batavia

Bond of indemnity to one bound in a bond to the governor and company

of the bank of England, for a person's fidelity, &c.

Bond of indemnity to one bound to the treasurer of his majesty's cus-

toms for the fidelity of a clerk

Indemnity to one bound for the obligor in a bond for payment of money

To indemnify the drawer of a note on his paying the money to a person

to whom the drawer gave the note but omitted to indorse it, and who

is since dead

To indemnify one that indorsed a promissory note for another as a secu-

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To indemnify a person on paying money received on a policy of insurance

From one to indemnify another (on his leaving off his trade to him from

any damage on account of trading in his name

From two surviving partners, to indemnify the executrix of the deceased

partner from the debts contracted in partnership, upon assigning her

share in the partnership to them

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Bond of indemnity to obtain payment of post notes of the bank of the
United States lost or destroyed

Bond of indemnity to the president, directors and company of the bank

of the United States, in order to obtain a renewal of a certificate for

shares of its capital stock lost or destroyed

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Bond of indemnity to the United States to obtain the certificate of stock,

lost or destroyed.

Bonds concerning maritime affairs.

To indemnify the master of a ship on his paying the master of an appren-

tice wages for the service of such apprentice on board the said ship.

To indemnify the freighter of a ship on his paying the freight to a person

empowered to receive it by letter of attorney, and to indemnify him

from the former and the present master

To bail being put in for a ship arrested

From a surgeon of a ship and his surety to return a month's pay advan-
ced, if the surgeon does not proceed on the voyage

To indemnify the master of a ship on account of his delivering goods to

a merchant in Liverpool, notwithstanding they were consigned to ano-

ther at Amsterdam, and notwithstanding the bills of lading were not

delivered up to the master

Bonds of indemnity to purchasers.

From the master of a ship to the purchaser of it, to indemnify him from a

former owner and master on account of wages due to him

To indemnify a person that purchased a ship from bills of sale that are

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