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BANK NOTES (IRELAND) ACT 1864

BANK NOTES (IRELAND) ACT 1864 - LONG TITLE

An Act for impressing by Machinery Signatures of Names on Bank
Notes and certain Bills of the Bank of Ireland.{1}
[29th July 1864]
WHEREAS it is expedient that the name or names of the person or
persons for the time being authorized by the Governor and Company
of the Bank of Ireland to sign bank notes, ..., and bank bills of
exchange on behalf of the said Governor and Company should be
impressed by machinery upon such bank notes, ..., and bank bills of
exchange, in such form as may from time to time be adopted by the
said Governor and Company, instead of being subscribed in the
handwriting of such person or persons respectively: ....

BANK NOTES (IRELAND) ACT 1864 - SECT 1
Power to impress names on bank notes, &c. of Bank of Ireland by
machinery.

1. All bank notes, ..., and bank bills of exchange of the said
Governor and Company, whereon the name or names of any person or
persons authorized to sign such bank notes, ..., and bank bills of
exchange on behalf of the said Governor and Company may be
impressed by machinery, in such form as may from time to time be
adopted by the said Governor and Company, and with the authority of
the same, shall be and be taken to be good and valid to all
intents and purposes, as if such bank notes, ..., and bank bills
of exchange had been subscribed in the proper handwriting of the
person or persons authorized by the said Governor and Company to
sign the same respectively, and shall be deemed and taken to be
bank notes, ..., and bank bills of exchange within the meaning of
all laws and statutes whatsoever, and shall and may be described as
bank notes, ..., and bank bills of exchange in all indictments and
other criminal and civil proceedings whatsoever, any law, statute, or
usage to the contrary notwithstanding.