Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-04-26

other officer OF The customs, by vir,ue of
his or their Office or shall false alter
any abstract, ofhcial copy or certificate,
OF any recording, registering, or enroll
ling OF any ship or vessel in the office OF
any collector OF the customs oil the Unit
ed States, or any license 10 any ship or
vessel Tor carrying on the Coasting trade
or fisheries of the United States, or any
certificate OF ownership, pass, passport,
sea letter or clearance, granted for any
ship or vessel under the authority OF the
United States, or any permit, dsbenture
or other ofhcial document grained by
any collector or other officer OF the cusp
toms, or by virtue OF his or their Offices
or shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt
to pass, utter or publish, as true, any
such false, forged or coun,erieted IN.
ssrument' or any such falsely altered ab-
s'ract, official copy, certificate, license,
pass, passport, sea letter, clearance, per-
nit, debenture or other official docu.
ment as aforesaid, knowing The same to (
be false, forged or counterleIted, or
falsely altered, with an intent to detraud
The United States, or any other body po-
lite or corporate, or person whatsoever
every person SO offending, shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and shall on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine,
not exceeding one thousand do pillars, and
by imprisonment and confinement to
hard labor, not exceeding three years.
Sec. 20. Ind be ii further enacted,
hat II any person or persons 81 all false
" make, Jorge, Or counterfeit, or procure
to be falsely made, forged, or counter
teited, or willing y aid or assist in falsely
making, forging, or counterfeiting any
coin, in the resemblance or similitude OF
The gold or silver CON, which has been.
or heteaiter may be, coined al the Mint
oil the United States or in the resem.
biance CT simililude OF any foreign geld
or silver com, which, by law, now is, OF
hereafter may be, made current in tho
United States; or shall pass, utter, pub.
lish, or sell, or attemp, to pass, utter.
publish, or sell, or bring into the United
States, from any foreign place, with in.
tent TO pass, utter, publish, or sell, as
true, any such false, forged, or counter.
feIied coin, knowing the same to be false,
forged, or counterteied, with intent to
delraud any body polite, or corporate,
or any other person, or persons, whalso-
ever every person SO offending shall tn
be deemed guilty OF felony, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine,
not exceeding i've thousand dollars, aud
by pfisonment, and confinement to
maid labor, no. exceeding ten years, ac-
cofoln6 10 the aegras alton of the offence.
Sec. 81. ind be it further enacted.
Ina II any person or persons shall false.
~ make, Jorge, or Counterfeit, or cause
orProcute to be falsely made, forged, or
eounterfel|ed, or willingly aid or assist
IN falsely making, forging or counterfeit
ing any com, IN the resemblance or si-
m!iiiude OF any copper coin, which has
ocen, OF may hereafter be, coined at the
MINI OF the United States; or shall pass.
utter, publish, or sell, or attempt to pass,
inter- publish, or sell, or bring into the
o"i'ed States, from any foreign place,
with lnten. TO pass, utter, publish, or sell,
as true, any such false, forged, or coun-
lerfelted coin, with intent 10 defraud any
BODY polite, or corporate, or any other
person. or persons, whatsoever; every
person, SO offending, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be punished by fine, not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, and by impri-
sonnen', and confinement to hard labor.
bot exceeding three years.
Sec. %. Ind be it further enac>ea.
That, it any person or persons, upon the
nigh seas, or any arm OF The sea, or in spv
river, haven, creek, basin, or bay, within
the admiralty jurisdiction of the United
States, and out of the Jurisdiction of any
particular state, on board any vessel be-
longing in whole or in part to the United
States, or any citizen or citizens thereof
shall, with dangerous weapon, or with
intent to kill, rob, steal, or to com.
mt may hem, or rape, or to perpe,ra,e
any other felony, commit an assault. ON
another such person shall, on convlctlon
hereof be punished by fine, not exceed
ing three thousand dollars, and by inn
prlsonmcnt and confinement to hard la.
Dor, not exceeding three years, accord
ing TO the aggrava,ion of the offence.
See. % Ind be it farther enoctcG,
That it any person or persons shall. on he
high seas. or within the United States. viItlI.
y ana coIruptIy conspire, combine, and con-
federate, with any other person or persons.
sucn o'her person or persons being either
"hhlh or without the United States. TO cast
away ourn' or o'her%ise destroy, any ship OF