of exchange or promissory note for payment of money, or any 2 G. 2. c. 25. acquittance or receipt esther for money or goods, with intent to de- 9 G. 2. c. 18. fraud any person whatsoever, [and by stat. 31 G. 3. c. 22. § 78. 31 G. 2. c. 22. with intent to defraud any corporation whatsoever]: or shall utter § 78. or publish as true any false, forged, or counterfeited deed, &c. with intent to defraud any person (or corporation), knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeited; every such person, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be deemed guilty of felony without benefit of clergy." ceipts, orders for payment of money, or delivery of goods. The stat. 7 G. 2. c. 22. (made to supply the defects of the for- 7 G. 2. c. 22. mer act which it recites, and reciting further that no punishment is Extending to inflicted by the said act on such as commit the offences thereinafter acceptances, accountable reset forth,) enacts, that "if any person shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, &c. or willingly act or assist in the false making, &c. any acceptance of any bill of exchange, or the number or principal sum of any accountable receipt for any note, bill, or other security for payment of money, or any warrant or order for payment of money, or delivery of goods, with intent to defraud any person whatsoever, [and by stat. 18 G. 3. c. 18. 18 G. 3. c. 18. with intent to defraud any corporation ;] or shall utter or publish as true any false, altered, forged or counterfeited acceptance of any bill of exchange, or accountable receipt for any note, bill, or other security for payment of money, or warrant or order for payment of money, or delivery of goods, with intention to defraud any person (or corporation), knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited; then every such person being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be deemed guilty of felony without benefit of clergy." In the statute of 7 G. 2. there is no express saving of corruption of blood as in the others: and by § 4. of the statute 2 G. 2. c. 25. the act is not to extend to Scotland. By stat. 43 G. 3. c. 139. forging foreign bills of exchange, promis- 43 G. 3. e. 139. sory notes, &c. or uttering the same, is made felony, and punishable by transportation for 14 years. Foreign bills of exchange. 2 By stat. 45 G. 3. c. 89. § 1. after reciting that by the 2 G. 2. 45 G. 3. c. 89. c. 25., the 7 G. 2. c. 22., and other acts, certain provisions were . extends the made for the preventing and punishing the forgery of notes, bills, G. 2. c. 25. instruments, &c. in those acts respectively mentioned; and that it and 7 G. 2. c. 22. was expedient that such provisions should extend and be in force in to every part of Great Britain, every part of Great Britain, with such alterations and amendments with certain therein as were thereby made, it is enacted," that if any person or alterations and persons shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or alter, or cause or amendments. procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered, or willingly act or assist in the false making, forging, counterfeiting, or altering, any deed, will, testament, bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note for payment of money, indorsement or assignment of any bill of exchange or promissory note for payment of money, acceptance of any bill of exchange, or any acquittance or receipt either for money or goods, or any accountable receipt for any note, bill, or other security for payment of money, or any warrant or order for payment of money or delivery of goods, with intention to defraud any person or persons, body or bodies politic or corporate whatsoever; or shall offer, dispose of, or put away any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered deed, will, testament, bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note 52 G. 3. c. 146. $14. 55 G. 3. c. 6c. 53 G. 3. c. 151. 34 G. 3. c. 133. 2 Russ. 1612. I ranks. 42 G. 3. c. 63. 2 Russ. 1588. 54 G. 3. c 109. 55 G. 3. c. 10s ging dee 's, bond S. ac or any receipts, warrants, & Making false entries in Signing false petitio ent of money, acceptance of - receipt, either for money or note, bill, or other security for er for payment of money or delidefraud any person or persons, te, knowing the same to be false, cd, then every person or persons so of lawfully convicted according to the e deemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer benefit of clergy." Persons shall forge, counterfeit, or alter of exchange, dividend warrant, or any the common seal of the governor and land, or any indorsement thereon, or ut away any such forged, counterfeit, or varrant, bond, or obligation, or the inZemand the money therein contained or , or any part thereof, of the said comrs or servants, knowing such note, bill, obligation, or the indorsement thereon, , or altered, with intent to defraud the v, or their successors, or any other person es politic or corporate whatsoever, every ending, and being thereof convicted in due cemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer death t of clergy. persons (other than the officers, workmen, ne time being of the governor and company to be authorized and appointed for that overnor and company, and for the use of the pany only) shall, from and after the passing use, or cause or procure to be made or used, assist in the making or using, or (without being ed as aforesaid) shall knowingly have in his, vor possession (without lawful excuse, the e upon the party accused) any frame, mould, e making of paper with curved or waving bar aying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved ,umber, sum, or amount, expressed in a word etters visible in the substance of such paper; auce, make, use, vend, expose to sale, publish, or suse or procure to be manufactured, made, sed to sale, published, or disposed of, or aid manufacturing, making, using, vending, expossaing, or disposing of, or (without being authoed as aforesaid) shall knowingly have in his, her, or possession, any paper whatsoever with curved or with the laying wire lines thereof in - having any number, sum, or amount roman letters appearing visible in any person or persons (except as mystery, or contrivance, cause or ount of any bank note, bank bill ank bank note, blank bank bill of in a word or words to appear vie paper whereon the same shall be - shall knowingly aid or assist in causing the 45 G. 3. c. 89. any bank note, bank bill of exchange, k note, blank bank bill of exchange, or word or words. in roman letters to appear of the paper whereon the same shall be ery person or persons so offending in any of and being convicted thereof according to law, telon, and shall be transported for the term of Not to restrain the issue or negotiation of bills having the amount express erein contained shall extend or be construed to in any person or persons from issuing or negotiator bills of exchange, promissory note or promissory the sum or amount thereof expressed in guineas, or al figure or figures, denominating the sum or amount ed in guineas, pounds sterling, appearing visible on the substance of the or figures, denotmon which the same shall be written or printed; any thing ing pounds. contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstand 5. Nothing in this act contained shall restrain or prevent any son or persons from making, using, vending, exposing to sale, ishing, or disposing of any paper having waving or curved es, or any other devices in the nature of water marks visible in the substance of the paper, not being bar lines or laying wire lines, provided the same are not contrived in such manner as to form the ground work or texture of the paper, or to imitate or resemble the waving or curved laying wire lines or bar lines of the said paper the governor and company of the bank of England, or to imitate or resemble the watermarks used by the governor and company of the bank of England in the bank notes, bank bills of exchange, and bank post bills, issued by the said governor and company; any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. of tation. § 6. If any person or persons shall, from and after the passing of Punishment for this act, purchase or receive from any other person or persons any purchasing or re forged or counterfeited bank note, bank bill of exchange, bank post bank notes, &c, ceiving forged bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank to be transpor bank post bill, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, or shall knowingly or wittingly have in his, her, or their possession or custody, or in his, her, or their dwelling-house, outhouse, lodgings, or apartments, any forged or counterfeited bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited (without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie upon the person accused), every person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted according to law, shall be adjudged a felon, and shall be transported for the term of 14 years. 7. If any person or persons, from and after the passing of this act, shall engrave, cut, etch, scrape, or by any other means or device make, or shall cause or procure to be engraved, cut, etched, scraped, or by any other means or device made, or shall knowingly aid or assist in the engraving, cutting, etching, scrapin other means or device, making, in or upon any pl brass, steel, pewter, or of any other metal or mixtur upon any wood or any other materials, or any p Punishn thereof, or the 45 G. 3. c. 89. change or promissory note for payment of money, acceptance of any bill of exchange, acquittance, or receipt, either for money or goods, accountable receipt for any note, bill, or other security for payment of money, warrant or order for payment of money or delivery of goods, with intention to defraud any person or persons, body or bodies politic or corporate, knowing the same to be false, forged, counterfeited, or altered, then every person or persons so offending, and being thereof lawfully convicted according to the due course of law, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as a felon without benefit of clergy." Forgery of bank notes, & c. like punishment. Punishment of persons (except officers of the bank), making possession, in mentioned, or having in their possession such paper, to be transportation. § 2. If any person or persons shall forge, counterfeit, or alter any bank note, bank bill of exchange, dividend warrant, or any bond or obligation under the common seal of the governor and company of the bank of England, or any indorsement thereon, or shall offer or dispose of or put away any such forged, counterfeit, or altered note, bill, dividend warrant, bond, or obligation, or the indorsement thereon, or demand the money therein contained or pretended to be due thereon, or any part thereof, of the said company, or any their officers or servants, knowing such note, bill, dividend warrant, bond, or obligation, or the indorsement thereon, to be forged, counterfeited, or altered, with intent to defraud the said governor and company, or their successors, or any other person or persons, body or bodies politic or corporate whatsoever, every person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted in due form of law, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as a felon without benefit of clergy. 3. If any person or persons (other than the officers, workmen, servants, or agents for the time being of the governor and company of the bank of England, to be authorized and appointed for that purpose by the said governor and company, and for the use of the said governor and company only) shall, from and after the passing of this act, make or use, or cause or procure to be made or used, or knowingly aid or assist in the making or using, or (without being authorized or appointed as aforesaid) shall knowingly have in his, her, or their custody or possession (without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie upon the party accused) any frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper with curved or waving bar lines, or with the laying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved shape, or with any number, sum, or amount, expressed in a word or words in roman letters visible in the substance of such paper; or shall manufacture, make, use, vend, expose to sale, publish, or dispose of, or cause or procure to be manufactured, made, used, vended, exposed to sale, published, or disposed of, or aid or assist in the manufacturing, making, using, vending, exposing to sale, publishing, or disposing of, or (without being authorized or appointed as aforesaid) shall knowingly have in his, her, or their custody or possession, any paper whatsoever with curved or waving bar lines, or with the laying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved shape, or having any number, sum, or amount expressed in a word or words in roman letters appearing visible in the substance of such paper; or if any person or persons (except as before excepted) shall, by any art, mystery, or contrivance, cause or procure the numerical sum or amount of any bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, in a word or words to appear vi sible in the substance of the paper whereon the same shall be written or printed, or shall knowingly aid or assist in causing the 45 G. 3. c. 89. numerical sum or amount of any bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, in a word or words. in roman letters to appear visible in the substance of the paper whereon the same shall be written or printed, every person or persons so offending in any of the cases aforesaid, and being convicted thereof according to law, shall be adjudged a felon, and shall be transported for the term of fourteen years. the issue or negotiation of bills having the amount express § 4. Nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to Not to restrain extend, to restrain any person or persons from issuing or negotiating any bill or bills of exchange, promissory note or promissory notes, having the sum or amount thereof expressed in guineas, or in a numerical figure or figures, denominating the sum or amount ed in guineas, thereof in pounds sterling, appearing visible on the substance of the paper upon which the same shall be written or printed; any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. or figures, denoting pounds. Persons allowed to make paper having waved lines, not being bar lines, or laying wire lines, § 5. Nothing in this act contained shall restrain or prevent any person or persons from making, using, vending, exposing to sale, publishing, or disposing of any paper having waving or curved lines, or any other devices in the nature of water marks visible in the substance of the paper, not being bar lines or laying wire lines, provided the same are not contrived in such manner as to form the and not imitating ground work or texture of the paper, or to imitate or resemble the the paper of the waving or curved laying wire lines or bar lines of the said paper of bank. the governor and company of the bank of England, or to imitate or resemble the watermarks used by the governor and company of the bank of England in the bank notes, bank bills of exchange, and bank post bills, issued by the said governor and company; any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. § 6. If any person or persons shall, from and after the passing of this act, purchase or receive from any other person or persons any forged or counterfeited bank note, bank bill of exchange, bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, or shall knowingly or wittingly have in his, her, or their possession or custody, or in his, her, or their dwelling-house, outhouse, lodgings, or apartments, any forged or counterfeited bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited (without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie upon the person accused), every person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted according to law, shall be adjudged a felon, and shall be transported for the term of 14 years. § 7. If any person or persons, from and after the passing of this act, shall engrave, cut, etch, scrape, or by any other means or device make, or shall cause or procure to be engraved, cut, etched, scraped, or by any other means or device made, or shall knowingly aid or assist in the engraving, cutting, etching, scraping, or by any other means or device, making, in or upon any plate of copper, brass, steel, pewter, or of any other metal or mixture of metals, or upon any wood or any other materials, or any plate whatsoever, bank note, bank bill of exchange, bank post bill, or blank bank any Punishment for purchasing or re ceiving forged bank notes, &c, to be transpor tation. Punishment of persons engraving, &c. on any note, or part plate, any bank thereof, or using any such plate, without the au thority of the bank, to be transportation. |