Meaning; import; substan-tlal 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
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
