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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The signature of a secretory or other subordinate officer to any writing signed hy the principal or superior to vouch for the authenticity of it.

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Bank v. Railroad Co., 137 N. Y. 231, 33 N. E. 378, 19 In R. A. 331, 33 Am. St Rep. 712; Gurnee v. Chicago, 40 Iin 167; People v. Brie, 43 Hun (N. Y.) 326.