Illinois Code § 810 ILCS 5/8-205

Effect of unauthorized signature on
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security certificate. An unauthorized signature placed on a security
certificate before or in the course of issue is ineffective, but the signature
is effective in favor of a purchaser for value of the certificated security if
the purchaser is without notice of the lack of authority and the signing has
been done by:

 
 
(1) an authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer 
 
agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or

 
 
(2) an employee of the issuer, or of any of the 
 
persons listed in paragraph (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.

agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or
persons listed in paragraph (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.

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