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A.D. 1865.

No. 4.]

FORGERY.

[A.D. 1865.

169

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or warrant

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ted thereof,

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than three

years, with

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of felony on of the n not less

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the proof

cures to

24 & 25 Vict.

c. 08 s. 9.

be made, or aids or assists in making, or knowingly has in his custody or those used for possession any frame, mould, or instrument having therein any words, bills, etc. letters, figures, marks, lines, or devices peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be provided or used for exchequer bills, bonds, or debentures, or any machinery for working any threads into the substance of any paper, or any such thread, and intended to imitate such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or devices, or any plate peculiarly employed for printing such exchequer bills, bonds, or debentures, or any die or seal peculiarly used for preparing any such plate or for sealing such exchequer bills, bonds, or debentures, or any plate, die, or seal intended to imitate any such plate, die, or seal as aforesaid, shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for term not exceeding seven 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.

any

12. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse (the proof Making paper whereof shall lie on such person),--

(1.) makes, or causes or procures to be made, or aids or assists in making any paper, in the substance of which appear any words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or other devices peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be pro- vided or used for such exchequer bills, bonds, or debentures, or any part of such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or other devices, and intended to imitate the same; or

(2.) knowingly has in his custody or possession any paper whatsoever in the substance whereof appear any such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or devices as aforesaid, or any parts of such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or other devices, and intended to imitate the same; or

(3.) causes or assists in causing any such words, letters, figures, marks. lines, threads, or devices as aforesaid, or any part of such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads, or other devices, and intended to imitate the same, to appear in the substance of any paper what-

ever; or

(4.) takes or assists in taking any impression of any such plate, die,

or seal as is mentioned in the last preceding section,

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.

in imitation of that used

for exchequer Ib. s. 10. bills, etc.

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