§8-4-1. Damages on protested bills of exchange.  


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  • The damages on bills of exchange, inland or foreign, protested for nonacceptance or nonpayment are five percent on the sum drawn for.

(Code 1852, §1537; Code 1867, §1845; Code 1876, §2106; Code 1886, §1771; Code 1896, §885; Code 1907, §5145; Code 1923, §9216; Code 1940, T. 39, §185.)