ORDINANCE No. 10 of 1865.
Coinage Offences.
863
of other coun-terfeit coin or a second uttering.
Queen's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and shall at the time of such tendering, uttering, or putting off, have in his custody or possession, besides the false or counterfeit coin so tendered, uttered, or put off, any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, or shall, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off, or within the space of ten days then next ensuing, tender, utter, or put off any false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
Having three or more pieces of counterfeit gold or silver coin in posses-sion, &c., with intent, &c.
11. Whosoever shall have in his custody or possession three or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, know-ing the same to be false or counterfeit, and with intent to utter or put off the same or any of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for the term of three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
Every second uttering, c., offence of after a pre-vious convic-tion shall be felony.
12. Whosoever, having been convicted, either before or after the passing of this Ordinance, of any such misdemeanor as in any of the last three preceding sections mentioned, or of any felony against this Ordinance or any former enactment in force in this Colony relating to the coin, shall afterwards commit any of the misdemeanors in any of the said sections mentioned, 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.
13. Whosoever shall, with intent to defraud, tender, utter, or put off as or for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, any coin not being such current gold or silver coin, or any medal or piece of metal or mixed metals, resembling in size, figure, and colour the current coin as ...
Foreign coin, medals, &c., as current coin with intent to defraud.
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ORDINANCE No. 10 of 1865.
Coinage Offences.
863
of other coun- terfeit coin or
a second uttering.
Queen's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and shall at the time of such tendering, uttering, or putting followed by off, have in his custody or possession, besides the false or counterfeit coin so tendered, uttered, or put off, any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, or shall, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off, or within the space of ten days then next ensuing, tender, utter, or put off any false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
Having three or more pieces of counterfeit gold or silver
coin in posses- sion, &c., with
11. Whosoever shall have in his custody or possession three or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, know- ing the same to be false or counterfeit, and with intent to utter or put off intent, &c. the same or any of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for the term of three years,-or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
Every second uttering, c.,
offence of
after a pre- vious convic- tion shall be
12. Whosoever, having been convicted, either before or after the passing of this Ordinance, of any such misdemeanor as in any of the last three preceding sections mentioned, or of any felony against this Ordinance or any former enactment in force in this Colony relating to the coin, felony. shall afterwards commit any of the misdemeanors in any of the said sections mentioned, 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.
13. Whosoever shall, with intent to defraud, tender, utter, or put Uttering off as or for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin, any coin not being such current gold or silver coin, or any medal or piece of metal or mixed metals, resembling in size, figure, and colour the current coin as
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Foreign coin, medals, &c., as current coin with intent to defraud.
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