COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
139
counterfeit.
25 & 25 Vict.
6. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, imports or receives into the Colony from beyond the seas, or from any part of China, any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
7. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, exports or puts on board any ship, vessel, or boat, for the purpose of being exported from the Colony, any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
8. Every person who tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year.
9. Every person who tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and, at the time of such tendering, uttering, or putting off, has in his custody or possession, besides the false or counterfeit coin so tendered, uttered or put off, any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, or, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off or within the space of ten days then next ensuing, tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
10. Every person who has in his custody or possession three or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit...
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
139
counterfeit.
25 &,25 Vict.
6. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, Importing imports or receives into the Colony from beyond the seas, King's gold or from any part of China, any false or counterfeit coin or silver coin. resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, 2.99, s. 7. any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
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7. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, Exporting exports or puts on board any ship, vessel, or boat, for the counterfeit
King's coin. purpose of being exported from the Colony, any false or 24 & 25 Vict. counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to 99, s. 8. resemble or pass for, any of the King's current coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
King's gold
8. Every person who tenders, utters, or puts off any false Uttering or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to counterfeit. resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver or silver coin. coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be 24 & 25 Vict. guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year.
c. 99, s. 9.
King's gold or silver coin, with circum- stances of
aggravation.
24 & 25 Vict.
c.
9. Every person who tenders, utters, or puts off any Uttering false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently in-counterfeit. tended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false counterfeit, and, at the time of such tendering, uttering, or putting off, has in his custody or possession, 99, s. 10. besides the false or counterfeit coin so tendered, uttered or put off, any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, or, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off or within the space of ten days then next ensuing, tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding two years.
10. Every person who has in his custody or possession Having three three or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, pieces of
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
counterfeit
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