355. Requisites of a valid indorsement
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An indorsement, in order to operate as a negotiation, must comply with the following conditions, namely—
(1) It must be written on the bill itself and be
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(5) Where any person is under obligation to indorse on the bill, without additional words, is sufficient.
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An indorsement written on an allonge, or on a “copy” of a bill issued or negotiated in a country where “copies” are recognized, is deemed to be written on the bill itself.
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(2) It must be an indorsement of the entire bill. A partial indorsement, that is to say, an indorsement which purports to transfer to the indorsee a part only of the amount payable, or which purports to transfer the bill to 2 or more indorsees severally, does not operate as a negotiation of the bill.
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(3) Where a bill is payable to the order of 2 or more payes or indorses who are not partners, all must indorse, unless the one indorsing has authority to indorse for the others.
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(4) Where a bill is payable to order, the payee or indorsee is wrongly designated, or his or her name is misspelt, he or she may indorse the bill as therein described, adding, if he or she think fit, his or her proper signature.
(5) Where there are more than 2 indorsements on a bill, each indorsement is deemed to have been made in the order in which it appears on the bill, until the contrary is proved.
(6) An indorsement may be made in blank or special; it may also contain terms making it restrictive.