J.P. Alexander
The protest must be annexed to the bill or must contain a copy thereof and must be under the hand and seal of the notary making it, and must specify:(1)The time and place of presentment;(2) the fact that presentment was made and the manner thereof;(3) the cause or reason for protesting the bill;(4) the demand made and the answer given,if any,or the fact that the drawee or acceptor could not be found."^^ The signature of the notary may be printed;^^*andneitherthe seal nor the signature of the notary need be proved.-^^" A certificate of the protest of a foreign bill of exchange is no proof of the drawer's refusal to accept or pay the bill, unless properly authenticated by the seal of the officer before whom the protest was made.