L.D. 1865.
A.D. 1865.]
sed did the sion of any person- ion; or ial custody dwelling- her place, himself or or for the matter in mation, or able cause 1. without and Com- corporate, y frame, per used stone, or characters any such material but any of strument paper, or used or strument to search be lawful by him so seized Fender is e Magis- ch Court rdinance, nactment nalties as " entitled FORGERY. [No. 4. 185 "An Act against Forgers of false Deeds and Writings," for any of the 24 & 25 Vict. offences first enumerated in the said Act shall be guilty of felony, and c. 99 s. 47. shall, in lieu of such pains and penalties, be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding fourteen 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.
48. Where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, erasing, or altering any matter whatsoever, or uttering, publishing, offering, disposing of, putting away, or making use of any matter whatsoever, knowing the same to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited, erased, or altered, or any person demanding or endeavouring to receive or have any thing, or to do or cause to be done any act, upon or by virtue of any matter whatsoever, knowing such matter to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited, erased, or altered, would, according to the provisions contained in any such enactment, be guilty of felony, and would, before the passing of the Act 1 William 4 Chapter 66, entitled "An Act for reducing into One Act all such Forgeries as shall hereafter be punished with Death, and for otherwise amending the Laws relative to Forgery," have been liable to suffer death as a felon; or where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person falsely personating another, or falsely acknowledging any thing in the name of another, or falsely representing any other person than the real party to be such real party, or wilfully making a false entry in any book, account, or document, or in any manner, wilfully falsifying any part of any book, account or document, or wilfully making a transfer of any stock, annuity, or fund in the name of any person not being the owner thereof, or knowingly taking any false oath, or knowingly making any false affidavit, false affirmation, or false declaration, or demanding or receiving any money or other thing by virtue of any probate or letters of administration, knowing the will on which such probate has been obtained to be false or forged, or knowing such probate or letters of administration to have been obtained by means of any false oath, false affirmation, or false declaration, would, according to the provisions contained in any such Act, be guilty of felony, and would, before the passing of the said Act, 1 William 4 Chapter 66, have been liable to suffer death as a felon; or where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person making or using, or knowingly having in his custody or possession, any frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper, with certain words visible in the substance thereof, or any person making such paper, or causing certain words to appear visible in the substance of any paper,
Punishment which were of forgeries capital before 66, and are 1 Will. 4, c. not otherwise under the punishable Ordinance. Ib. s. 48.
L.D. 1865.
A.D. 1865.]
sed did the
sion of any
person- ion; or ial custody
dwelling- her place, himself or or for the
matter in
mation, or able cause
1. without and Com-
corporate, y frame, per used
stone, or characters any such material but any of strument paper, or used or strument to search be lawful
by him so seized
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rdinance, nactment
nalties as
"
entitled
FORGERY.
[No. 4.
185
"An Act against Forgers of false Deeds and Writings," for any of the 24 & 25 Vict. offences first enumerated in the said Act shall be guilty of felony, and c. 99 s. 47. shall, in lieu of such pains and penalties, be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not ex- ceeding fourteen years and not less than three years or to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement.
48. Where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, erasing, or altering any matter whatsoever, or uttering, publishing, offering, disposing of, putting away, or making use of any matter whatsoever, knowing the same to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited, erased, or altered, or any person demanding or endeavouring to receive or have any thing, or to do or cause to be done any act, upon or by virtue of
any matter what- soever, knowing such matter to have been falsely made, forged, counter- feited, erased, or altered, would, according to the provisions contained in any such enactment, be guilty of felony, and would, before the passing of the Act 1 William 4 Chapter 66, entitled "An Act for reducing into One Act all such Forgeries as shall hereafter be punished with Death, and for otherwise amending the Laws relative to Forgery," have been liable to suffer death as a felon; or where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person falsely personating another, or falsely acknowledging any thing in the name of another, or falsely representing any other person than the real party to be such real party, or wilfully making a falso entry in any book, account, or document, or in any manner, wilful- ly falsifying any part of any book, account or document, or wilfully making a transfer of any stock, annuity, or fund in the name of any person not being the owner thereof, or knowingly taking any false oath, or knowingly making any false affidavit, falso affirmation, or false declaration, or demanding or receiving any money or other thing by virtue of any probate or letters of administration, knowing the will on which such probate has been obtained to be false or forged, or know- ing such probate or letters of administration to have been obtained by means of any false oath, false affirmation, or false declaration, would, according to the provisions contained in any such Act, be guilty of felony, and would, before the passing of the said Act. 1 Wil- Tiam 4 Chapter 66, have been liable to suffer death as a felon ; or where, by any enactment now in force in this Colony, any person making or using, or knowingly having in his custody or possession, any frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper, with certain words visible in the substance thereof, or any person making such paper, or causing certain words to appear visible in the substance of any paper,
Punishment which were of forgeries capital before 66, and are
1 Will. 4, c.
not otherwise under the punishable
Ordinance. Ib. s. 48.
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