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ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1865.

Forgery.

any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

As to forging Orders, &c., of Justices of the Peace.

32. 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 summons, conviction, order, or warrant of any Justice of the Peace, or any recognizance purporting to have been entered into before any Justice of the Peace, or other officer authorized to take the same, or any examination, deposition, affidavit, affirmation, or solemn declaration, taken or made before any Justice of the Peace, or any Commissioner appointed to administer oaths, 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 the term of three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not ex- ceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

As to forging Official Signatures.

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Forging Justices orders, re- cognizances, affidavits, &c.

Forging official

33. Whosoever, with intent to defraud, shall forge or alter any certificate, report, entry, licence, permit, indorsement, direction, authority, signatures. instrument, or writing, made or purporting or appearing to be made by the Governor, or Colonial Secretary, or by the Colonial Treasurer, Auditor General, or any Officer of Customs, or by any officer of any Court in this Colony, or the name, handwriting, or signature of the Governor, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, Auditor General, Officer of Customs, or officer as aforesaid, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, or put off any such permit, indorsement, direction, authority,

certificate, report, entry, licethe same to be forged or altered, shall be

instrument, or writing

guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discre- tion of the Court, to be kept in 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.

As to falsely acknowledging Recognizances,

ing recogni- zance, bail, &c., in name of another.

34. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse (the proof Acknowledg whereof shall lie on the party accused), shall

in the name of

any other person, acknowledge any recognizance or bail, or any judgment, or any deed or other instrument, before any Court, Judge, or other person lawfully