American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-29
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| DEC. ID. una bP ~ JNrthPr endctPd, I hat VI any
person or persons shall falsely make. forge,
terfelt, or cause or procure to be falsely made fog
ed, or counterfeited, willingly aid or assist IN
falsely making, forging, counterfeting, any pa
per, writing, or instrument, in imitation OF, pur
porting to be, an lndent, certificate Of the public
stock, or debt, Treasury note. Other public
lrity of the United States, any letters patent, issued
or granted by the President of the United States,
or any bill, check, or draft for money drawn by or
on the Treasurer of the United States, or BY
any other public officer agent OF the United
States duly authorized 10 make, draw, accept,
II pay the same, on behalf and for account of the
United States or if envy person or persons shall
pass. utter, OF publish, attempt to pass UTTER or
publish, as true any such false, forged or counter
eited paper, writing, or instrument, knowing the
same to be false, forged, counerfeied, with in
tent to defraud the United States, any body poll
tic or corporate, or any other person or persona
whatsoever; or if any person or persons shall false
y alter any ndent certificate OF the public stock or
debt, Treasury note or other public security OF the
United States, or any letters PATENT issued or grant
| ed by the President OF the United States, or any
bill, check, or draft for money drawn by or on the
| Treasurer OF the United States, or any other pub
lie officer or agent of the United States, duly au-
thorzed to make, draw accept, or pay such bill.
check, or draft; or if any person or persons shall
pass utter, or publish, attempt to pass, utter, or
publish, as true and unaItered, any such falsely
altered ndent, certificate, Treasury note, or other
public security, letters patent or bill, check, or
draft knowing the same TO be falsely altered, with
intent to defraud the United States, or any body
polite or corporate or any person persons what
soever; every such person, so offending, shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be punished by fine, not exceeding five
thousand dollars; and by imprisonment and conhne-
ment to hard labor, not exceeding ten years. accor-
ding to the aggravaiion of the offence.
Il la.yI In [,.afh NTH ~ Matt
person persons shall falsely make, forge,
terfeit, cause or procure to be falsely made,
forged, or countereiled, or willingly aid or assist
in falsely making, forging, or countereiling, any
paper, writing. or instrument, in limitation oil, or
purporting to be, any letter of attorney, or other
Authority or instrument 10 assign, transfer, sell, or
convey, any share in the public stock or
debt Of the United States or in The capital stock o
the President, Directors and Company Of The Bank
of the United States, or to receive any annuity or
apnuilies, dividend or dividends, due or to become
due on aby such stock or debt or to receive any
pension, prize money, wages, or other debt or sum
of money due, to become due from the United
States or shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or
procure TO be forged counterfeited or willingly
aid or assist in forging or counereillng, the name
or names of any of the holders or proprietors of
any such public stock debit or of any person
entitled to any such annuity, dividend, pension,
prize money wages or other debt or sum OF mo-
ney, aforesaid, in or to any such pretended let
ter Of attorney, authority, or instrument; or shall
knowingly and fraudulenty, demand, or endeavor
to have obtain such share or sum in such public
stock or debt, or capital stock of the said bank
to have any part thereof transferred assigned sold
or conveyed, or such annuity, dividend, pension,
prize money, wages, or other debt of money,
or any part thereof to be received or paid by vir-
tue of any such false, forged or counerelted let
ter of attorney, authority, instrument; or shall
1 r Fell
j proprietor holder OF such share or sum in such
public stock or debt, capital stock of the said
bank, or any person entitled to such annuity. div-
dend, pension, pize money, wages, or other debt or
sum of money as aforesaid, and thereby transfer
ring, or endeavoring TO transfer such public stock
or debt, capital stock OF the said bank, or recev
| ing, or endeavoring to receive the money OF such
true or lawful holder proprietor, thereof or the
money of such person or PERSONS really and truly
entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension,
i prize money, wages or other debt, or sum OF mo-
ney, as aforesaid, if such offender were the true
and lawful owner thereof, and entitled thereto;
every person so offending shall be deemed guilty OF
felony. and shall on conviction thereof be punished,
by fine, not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by
and confinement to hard labor, not
exceeding ten years, according to the aggravation
| of the offence.
| Sec. 49, find be it further enacted, That, if any
person or persons shall falsely make, forge,
terfet procure to be falsely made, forg-
ed, or counterfeited, willingly aid assist 10
falsely making, forging. or counterteiiing, any in
slrument in imitation of, or purportng to be, an abb
straci or official copy, certificate of The recording
registry enrolment of any ship or vessel, in the
office of any collector of the customs Of the United
States, license to any ship or vessel for carrying
on the coasting trade, fishery or fisheries OF the
United States, or certificate of ownership, pass
passport, sea letter, clearance, granted Tor any
ship or vessel under the authority OF the United
States, or permit debenture, other official doc