Black’s Law Dictionary 1st Edition, page 135:
BILL OF EXCHANGE. A written order from A. to B., directing B. to pay to C. a certain sum of money therein named. Byles, Bills. 1.
An open (that is. unsealed) letter addressed by one person to another directing him, in effect, to pay, absolutely and at. all events, a certain sum of money therein named. to a third person may order it to be paid, or it may be payable to bearer or to the drawer himself. 1 Daniel, Neg. Inst. 27.
A bill of exchange is an instrument, negotiable in form, by which one, who is called the “drawer” requests another, called the “drawee.” to pay a. specified sum of money. Civil Code Cal. § 3171.
A bill of exchange is an order by one person, called the “drawer” or ” maker, ” to another, called the “drawee” or “acceptor,” to pay money to another, (who may be the drawer himself) called the “payee, ” or his order. or to the bearer. If the payee, or a bearer. transfers the bill by indorsement, he then becomes the ” indorser. ” If the drawer or drawee resides out of this state, it is then called a “foreign bill of exchange.”
Code Ga. 1882. § 2773.
Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Edition, page 135:
Bill of exchange.· A written order from A. to B., directIng B. to pay to C. a certain sum of money therein named. Byles, Bills, 1. An open (that is, unsealed) Jetter addressed by one person to another directing him, in effect, to pay, absolutely and at all events, a certain sum of money therein named, to a third person, or to any other to whom that third person may order it to be paid, or it may be payable to bearer or to the drawer himself. 1 Daniel, Neg. Inst. 27. A bill of exchange is an instrument, negotiable in form, by which one, who is called the “drawer,” requests another, called the ” drawee,” to pay a specified sum of money. Civil Code
Cal. § 3171. A bill of exchange is an order by one person, called the “drawer” or ” maker,” to another, called the “drawee” or “acceptor,” to pay money to another, (who may be the drawer himself,) called the “payee,'” or his order, or to the bearer. If the payee, or a bearer, transfers the bill by indorsement, he then be comes the “indorser.” If the drawer or drawee resides out of this state, it is then called a “foreign bill of exchange.” Oode Ga. 1882, § 2773.
Black’s Law Dictionary 3rd Edition, page 221:
Bill of exchange. A written order from A. to B., directing B. to pay to C. it certain sum of money therein named. Byles, Bills, 1. An open (that is, unsealed) letter addressed by one person to another directing him, in effect, to pay, absolutely and at all events, a certain sum of money therein named, to a third per son, or to any other to whom that third per son may order it to be paid, or it may be pay able to bearer or to the drawer himself. 1 Daniel, Neg. Inst. 27.
An unconditional ‘order in writing addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to beaTer. Clayton Town-Site Co. v. Clayton Drug Co., 147 P. 460, 20 N. M. 185; Smythe v. Sanders, 101 So. 435, 436, 136 Misc. 382 ; Code Ga. 1926, § 4294 (126). Some times called a ” trade acceptance.” Jones v. Revere Preserving Co., 142 N. E. 70, 71, 247 Mass. 225.
Black’s Law Dictionary 4th Edition, page 211:
Bill of exchange. A written order from A. to B., directing B. to pay to C. a certain sum of mon- ey therein named. Byles, Bills, 1. An open ( that is, unsealed) letter addressed by one person to another directing him, in effect, to pay, absolutely and at all events, a certain sum of money therein named, to a third person, or to any other to whom that third person may order it to be paid, or it may be payable to bearer or to the drawer him- self. 1 Daniel, Neg.Inst. 27.
An unconditional order in writing addressed by one per- son to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. Clayton Town-Site Co. v. Clayton Drug Co., 147 P. 460, 20 N.M. 185; Smythe v. Sanders, 101 So. 435, 436, 136 Misc. 382; Sometimes called a “trade ac- ceptance.” Jones v. Revere Preserving Co., 247 Mass. 225, 142 N.E. 70, 71.
A “check” differs from a “bill of exchange” in that it is always drawn on a deposit whereas a bill is not. Wilson v. Buchenau, D.C.Cal., 43 F.Supp. 272, 275.
—Domestic bill of exchange. A bill of exchange drawn on a person residing in the same state with the drawer; or dated at a place in the state, and drawn on a person living within the state. It is the residence of the drawer and drawee which must determine whether a bill is domestic or foreign. Ragsdale v. Franklin, 25 Miss. 143. See, also, Inland bill of exchange.
—Foreign bill of exchange. A bill of exchange drawn in one state or country, upon a foreign state or country. See Story, Bills, § 22; 3 Kent, Comm. 94, note.
A bill of exchange drawn in one country upon another country not governed by the same homogeneous laws, or not governed throughout by the same municipal laws. A bill of exchange drawn in one of the United States upor a person residing in another state Is a foreign bill.
—Inland bill of exchange. One of which the drawer and drawee are residents of the same state or country. Miller v. American Gold Mining Co., 3 Alaska, 1. See Domestic bill of exchange.
Black’s Law Dictionary 7th Edition, page 159 and 508:
bill of exchange. See DRAFT (1).
draft, n. 1. An unconditional written order signed by one person (the drawer) directing another person (the drawee or payor) to pay a certain sum of money on demand or at a definite time to a third person (the payee) or to bearer. • A check is the most common example of a draft. – Also termed bill of exchange ; letter ofexchange. Cf. NOTE (1).
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