Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 35-11 - Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials

• Authorized officer: means any official of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or any of its political subdivisions whose signature on a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
• Facsimile signature: means a reproduction, by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means, of the manual signature of the authorized officer. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
• Instrument of payment: means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Public security: means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political subdivisions. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
• seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.