No. 4.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1865.
A.D. 18(
nam
knowing the same to be forged; or
shall be g
the discre
ferm not
imprisonm
Forging instrument made evid-
ence by Act
of Parliament
or Ordinance. 24 & 25 Vict.
c. 98 s. 20.
Forging me-
morial, etc., relating to registry of deeds.
lb. s. 31.
See Ordi-
nance No. 1 of 1844.
(7.) delivers or causes to be delivered to any person any paper falsely purporting to be any such process, or a copy thereof, or to be any judgment, decree, or order of any Court of Law or Equity, or copy thereof, knowing the same to be false; or
(8.) acts or professes to act under any such falso process, knowing
the same to be false.
shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement,
31. Every person who forges or fraudulently alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or fraudulently altered, any instrument, whether written or printed or partly written and partly printed, which is made evidence in this Colony by any Act of Parliament or Ordinance passed or to be passed, and for which offence no punishment is herein provided, shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement.
Forgery of Registers of Deeds.
32. Every person who---
(1.) forges or fraudulently alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or fraudulently altered, any memorial, affidavit, affirmation, declaration, entry, certificate, indorsement, document, or writing made or issued under the provisions of any Ordinance passed or to be passed for or relating to the registry of deeds; or
(2.) forges or counterfeits the seal of or belonging to any office for the registry of deeds or any stamp or impression of any such seal; or
(3.) forges any name, handwriting, or signature purporting to be the name, handwriting, or signature of any person to any such memorial, affidavit, affirmation, declaration, entry, certificate, indorsement, document, or writing, which is required or directed to be signed by or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance passed or to be passed; or
(4.) offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off any such memorial or other writing as in this section before mentioned, having thereon any such forged stamp or impression of any such seal, or any such forged
hard labou
33. Ev offers, utte
or altered. of the Pea into before the same, declaration Commissio
and, being Court, to i to impriso without ha
34. Eve
(1.) Forg
indor:
purpo
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Office
or the
Secret
toms,
(2.) offer
entry,
nient.
shall be gui
the discretic
term not exc
imprisonment
hard labour
35. Every
whereof sha
acknowledge
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