Section 3--403. Signature by Authorized Representative  


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  • (1)  A  signature may be made by an agent or other representative, and
      his authority to make it  may  be  established  as  in  other  cases  of
      representation.  No  particular  form  of  appointment  is  necessary to
      establish such authority.
        (2) An  authorized  representative  who  signs  his  own  name  to  an
      instrument
             (a) is  personally  obligated if the instrument neither names the
                 person represented nor shows that the  representative  signed
                 in a representative capacity;
             (b) except   as   otherwise  established  between  the  immediate
                 parties, is personally obligated if the instrument names  the
                 person  represented but does not show that the representative
                 signed in a representative capacity,  or  if  the  instrument
                 does  not  name the person represented but does show that the
                 representative signed in a representative capacity.
        (3) Except as  otherwise  established  the  name  of  an  organization
      preceded  or followed by the name and office of an authorized individual
      is a signature made in a representative capacity.