Book1 Division07 Title21 Chapter06
From Thai Codification Draft of 1919
DRAFT: CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL CODE FOR KINGDOM OF SIAM.
- The today existing (probably) only copy of its publication is in possession of the main library of Bangkok University. The detailed information and images of the original sources are available on the Centennial Website.
- The detailed information about the genealogical relations between the Draft 1919, Codes of 1923, Codes of 1925, and Code of 1992 is available at the "French Advisers' Heritage".
BOOK ON OBLIGATIONS.
DIVISION VII. SPECIFIC CONTRACTS.
TITLE XXI. Bills.
Chapter VI. Forged, Stolen and Lost Bills.
Section 1116.
- A forged bill means a bill which has been fabricated or altered or which bears false signatures as defined by Section 222 of the Penal Code.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1166
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1117.
- A person who forges a bill has no rights under such bill.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1167
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1118.
- A bill bearing false signatures is valid for the genuine signatures which may be on it.
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Section 1119.
- [I] If a statement in a bill has been altered without the consent of the parties, any person who affixes his signature on such bill after the alteration is liable according to the tenor of the altered bill.
- [II] If it is impossible to find out whether the signature was affixed before or after the alteration was made, the signature is presumed to have been affixed before alteration.
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Section 1120.
- No rights can be exercised under a forged bill by a person who acquired it or became a party to it in bad faith or without such care as may be expected from a person of ordinary prudence.
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Section 1121.
- The holder of a bill which is lost or stolen must, as soon as he knows of the loss or theft, notify in writing the maker, the drawee, the referee in case of need, the acceptor for honour and the surety, if any, to refuse payment of the bill.
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Section 1122.
- [I] If the lost or stolen bill is presented for acceptance or payment to a person who has received the notice provided by Section 1121 he must inform the person presenting it that the bill is a lost or stolen bill.
- [II] He must also notify the holder of the bill without delay the name and description of the person presenting it.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1173
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1123.
- The person presenting a bill which was lost or stolen must surrender it to its holder without compensation if it is proved that he acquired it in bad faith or without such care as may be expected from a person of ordinary prudence.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1174
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1124.
- [I] If the lost or stolen bill is not presented for payment on the day of maturity the holder is entitled to get a copy.
- [II] The copy must be demanded through the successive indorsers.
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Section 1125.
- If the lost or stolen bill was payable after sight but not accepted or was payable on demand, the holder is entitled to get the copy as soon as the notice of loss or theft has reached the maker, the drawee, the referee in case of need, the acceptor for honour and the surety, if any.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1176
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1126.
- The holder has under the copy the same rights as under the original bill, except rights lost by prescription or by the omission of any necessary proceedings.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1177
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1127.
- Whoever presents a bill which has been lost or stolen, and receives payment of it is bound to repay the sum received by him if it is proved that he acquired the bill in bad faith or without such care as may be expected from a person of ordinary prudence.
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- Draft of April 1924: 1178
- Code of January 1925: -
Section 1128.
- If the loss, theft or forgery of a bill was caused or facilitated by the fault of one of the parties to the bill, he is liable to the person who has paid or repaid the bill for such part of the injury caused, as the Court may think fit.
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- Draft of April 1924: -
- Code of January 1925: -
