Purport
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Meaning; import; substantial meaning; substance. The "purport" of an Instrument means the substance of it as it appears on the face of the instrument, and is distinguished from "tenor," which means an exact copy.
See Dana v. State, 2 Ohio St. 93; State v. Sherwood, 90 Iowa, 550, 58 N. W. 911, 48 Am. St. Rep. 461; State v. Pullens, 81 Mo. 392; Com. v. Wright, 1 Cush. (Mass.) 65; State v. Page, '19 Mo. 213.