166
Forging transfer of
stock or of power of attorney relating thereto.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 98 s. 2.
Personating owner of stock, and transferring or receiving, etc., dividend thereon.
Ib. s. 3.
No. 4.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1865.
(4.) forges or alters, or utters, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any document or instrument having any of the said stamps or impressions thereon or affixed thereto,
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 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.
Forgery of Transfers of Stock, etc.
4. Every person who---
(1.) forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any transfer of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at any bank or public office in this Colony, or of or in the capital stock of any bank or of any body corporate, company, or society which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter or by, under, or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance; or
(2.) forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any power of attorney or other authority to transfer any share or interest of or in any such stock, annuity, public fund, or capital stock, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest; or
(3.) demands or endeavours to have any such share or interest transferred, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect thereof, by virtue of any such forged or altered power of attorney or other authority, knowing the same to be forged or altered, 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 imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term 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.
5. Every person who falsely and deceitfully personates--
(1.) any owner of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at any bank or public office in this Colony; or
(2.) any owner of any share or interest of or in the capital stock of any bank or of any body corporate, company, or society which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter or by, under, or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance; or
(3.) any owner of any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest; or
(4.) any person entitled to any such share, interest, or dividend, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect thereof, and thereby obtains or endeavours to obtain any such share, interest, or dividend, or any dividend or money payable in respect thereof, or receives or endeavours to receive any money payable in respect thereof, knowing the same to be not due to him or her as the true and lawful owner thereof, 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 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.
6. Every person who--
(1.) forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, any transfer, or any power of attorney or other authority to transfer any share or interest in any stock, annuity, or other public fund, or in the capital stock of any bank or body corporate, company, or society, or any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest, or any receipt or other discharge for any such dividend or money, or any certificate or other document relating to any such share or interest, with the name, signature, or seal of any person, or of any person being an officer or servant of any bank or body corporate, company, or society; or
(2.) offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, any such forged or altered transfer, power of attorney, or other authority, certificate, or other document, knowing the same to be forged or altered, with intent to defraud,
shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term not exceeding fourteen years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement.
7. Every person who--
(1.) wilfully makes any false entry in any book or account of or relating to any bank or other company or society established in this Colony, or in any book or account of or relating to the stock, funds, or securities of any such bank, company, or society, which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter or by, under, or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance, with intent to defraud; or
(2.) in any return, account, or statement required to be made or rendered to any public office or authority in this Colony wilfully makes any false statement or entry, or omits to make any true entry, with intent to defraud; or
(3.) wilfully and with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates, or falsifies any such book, account, return, statement, or document; or
...lawfully...
166
Forging transfer of
stock or of power of attorney relating thereto.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 98 s. 2.
Personating owner of stock, and transferring or receiv. ing, etc.. dividend thereon.
Ib. s. 3.
No. 4.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1865.
(4.) forges or alters, or utters, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any document or instrument having any of the said stamps or impressions thereon or affixed thereto,
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 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.
Forgery of Transfers of Stock, etc.
4. Every person who---
(1.) forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any transfer of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at any bank or public office in this Colony, or of or in the capital stock of any bank or of any body corporate, company, or society which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter or by, under, or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance; or
(2.) forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any power of attorney or other authority to transfer any share or interest of or in any such stock. annuity, public fund, or capital stock, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest; or (3.) demands or endeavours to have any such share or interest trans- ferred, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect thereof, by virtue of any such forged or altered power of attorney or other authority, knowing the same to be forged or altered, 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 imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confine- years, ment.
5. Every person who falsely and deceitfully personates-- (1.) any owner of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at any bank or public office in this Colony; or
(2.) any owner of any share or interest of or in the capital stock of any bank or of any body corporate, company, or society which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter or by, under, or by virtue of any Act of Parliament or Ordinance; or
(3.) any owner of any dividend or money payable in respect of any
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