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Forging Wills.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH APRIL, 1865.

Forging Bills of

sory Notes.

forged Name, Handwriting or Signature, knowing the same to be forged, shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

22. Whosoever with Intent to defraud shall forge or alter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any Will, Testament Codicil or Testamentary Instrument shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for

Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary

Confinement.

any

23. Whosoever shall forge or alter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off, knowing Exchange or Promis- the same to be forged or altered, any Bill of Exchange, or any Acceptance, Indorsement, or Assignment of any Bill of Exchange or any Promissory Note for the Payment of Money or any Indorsement or Assignment of any such Promissory Note, with Intent to defraud shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

Forging Orders, Re-

Goods, &c.

24. Whosoever shall forge or alter or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off, knowing ceipts, &c., for Money, the same to be forged or altered any Undertaking, Warrant, Order, Authority or Request for the Payment of Money, or for the Delivery or Transfer of any Goods or Chattels or of any Note, Bill or other Security for the Payment of Money, or for procuring or giving Credit or any Indorsement on, or Assignment of, any such Undertaking, Warrant, Order, Authority or Request or any accountable Receipt, Acquittance, or Receipt for Money or for Goods or for any Note Bill or other Security for the Payment of Money or any Indorsement on or Assignment of any such accountable Receipt with Intent, in any of the Cases aforesaid to defraud shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

Making or accepting

any Bill, &c., by

uttering such Bill,

defraud, Felony.

25. Whosoever with Intent to defraud shall draw, make, sign, accept or indorse any Procuration without Bill of Exchange or Promissory Note or any Undertaking, Warrrant, Order, Authority lawful Authority or or Request for the Payment of Money or for the Delivery or Transfer of Goods or &c., with Intent to Chattels, or of any Bill, Note or other Security for Money by Prosecution or otherwise for, in the Name, or on the Account of any other Person without lawful Authority or Excuse, or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off any such Bill, Note, Undertaking, Warrant, Order, Authority or Request so made, drawn, signed, accepted or indorsed by Procuration or otherwise without lawful Authority or Excuse as aforesaid, knowing the same to have been so drawn, made, signed, accepted or indorsed as aforesaid shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in any Penal Servitude for any Term not exceeding Fourteen Years and not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

Obliterating Crossings on Cheques.

Forging Debentures.

26. Whenever any Cheque or Draft on any Banker shall be crossed with the Name of a Banker or with Two transverse Lines with the Words "and Company" or any Abbreviation thereof, whosoever shall obliterate, add to, or alter any such Cross- ing, or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off any Cheque or Draft whereon any such Obliteration, Addition or Alteration has been made with Intent in any of the Cases aforesaid, to defraud, shall be guilty of Felony, and being Convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Terin not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

27. Whosoever shall fraudulently forge or alter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of or put off, knowing the same to be forged or fraudulently altered, any Debenture issued under any lawful Authority whatsoever either within Her Majesty's Dominions or elsewhere, shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for any Term not exceeding

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