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CAP. 200]
Crimes
[1984 Ed.
Uttering, having in possession 3 counterfeit copper coins.
1861 c. 99, s. 15.
Making. mending, or having possession of coining tool. 1861 c. 99, s. 24.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years.
(10 of 1865, s. 14, incorporated. Amended, 30 of 1911; 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911 and 20 of 1936, s. 3)
108. Any person who-
(a) tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current copper coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit; or
(b) has in his custody or possession 3 or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current copper coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and with intent to utter or put off the same or any of them,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 3 years.
(10 of 1865, s. 15, incorporated. Amended, 30 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 20 of 1936, s. 3 and 43 of 1936, s. 5)
Miscellaneous
109. Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse-
(a) knowingly makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any puncheon, counter puncheon, matrix, stamp, die, pattern, or mould, in or upon which there is or are made or impressed, or which will make or impress, or which is adapted and intended to make or impress the figure, stamp, or apparent resemblance of both or either of the sides of any current gold or silver coin, or any part or parts of both or either of such sides; or
(b) makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any edger, edging or other tool, collar, instrument, or engine adapted and intended for the marking of coin round the edges with letters, grainings, or other marks or figures apparently resembling those on the edges of any such coin as in this section aforesaid, knowing the same to be so adapted and intended as aforesaid; or
(c) makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any press for coinage, or any cutting engine for cutting, by force of a screw or of any other contrivance, round blanks out of gold, silver, or other metal or mixture of metals, or any other machine, knowing such press to be a press for coinage or knowing such engine or machine to have been used or to be intended to be used for or in order to the false making or counterfeiting of any such coin as is mentioned in this section,
48
CAP. 200]
Crimes
[1984 Ed.
Uttering, having in possession 3 counterfeit copper coins.
1861 c. 99, s. 15.
Making. mending, or having possession of coining tool. 1861 c. 99, s. 24.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years.
(10 of 1865, s. 14, incorporated. Amended, 30 of 1911; 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911 and 20 of 1936, s. 3)
108. Any person who-
(a) tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current copper coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit; or
(b) has in his custody or possession 3 or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current copper coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and with intent to utter or put off the same or any of them,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 3 years.
( 10 of 1865, s. 15, incorporated. Amended, 30 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 20 of 1936, s. 3 and 43 of 1936, s. 5)
Miscellaneous
109. Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse-
(a) knowingly makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any puncheon, counter puncheon, matrix, stamp, die, pattern, or mould, in or upon which there is or are made or impressed, or which will make or impress, or which is adapted and intended to make or impress the figure, stamp, or apparent resemblance of both or either of the sides of any current gold or silver coin, or any part or parts of both or either of such sides; or
(b) makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any edger, edging or other tool, collar, instrument, or engine adapted and intended for the marking of coin round the edges with letters, grainings, or other marks or figures apparently resembling those on the edges of any such coin as in this section aforesaid, knowing the same to be so adapted and intended as aforesaid; or
(c) makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession any press for coinage, or any cutting engine for cutting, by force of a screw or of any other contrivance, round blanks out of gold, silver, or other metal or mixture of metals, or any other machine, knowing such press to be a press for coinage or knowing such engine or machine to have been used or to be intended to be used for or in order to the false making or counterfeiting of any such coin as is mentioned in this section,
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