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No. 4.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1865.

A.D. 18(

nam

knowing the same to be forged; or

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imprisonm

Forging instrument made evid-

ence by Act

of Parliament

or Ordinance. 24 & 25 Fict.

c. 98 s. 20.

Forging mc- 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 im- prisonment 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 im- prisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding 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, in- dorsement, document, or writing made or issued under the provi- sions 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 memo- rial, affidavit, affirmation, declaration, entry, certificate, indorse- ment, 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

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35. Every whereof sha acknowledge

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