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When a bill or note is lost, the drawer to give another, on receiving security for indemnity, in case the first shall be found.
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5. In case it shall happen that any bill or note shall be lost or miscarried before ‘the same shall have been presented for acceptance, or within the time limited for payment of the same, then the drawer of such bill, or the maker of such note, shall be obliged to give another bill or note of the same tenor with the bill or note first given, the person or persons to whom the same shall be so delivered giving security, if demanded, to the said drawer or maker, to indemnify him against all persons whomsoever, in case the bill or note so alleged to be lost or miscarried shall be found again.
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