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Punishment of fornication.

Forgery of public records

curities, &c.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That if any man shall commit fornication with any single woman, the man or woman so offending and being thereof convicted before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, shall be punished by imprisonment in the common gaol for a term not less than ten days, nor more than sixty days: or shall be sentenced to pay a fine not less than twenty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, as the Court may direct.

[Approved Feb. 28, 1821.]

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SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent atives, in Legislature assembled, That if any person shall and ertificates falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or shall procure to and private sebe falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely making, altering, forging or counterfeiting any public record, any certificate or attestation of a Justice of the Peace, Public Register, Notary Public, Clerk of any Court, Town Clerk, or other public officer, in any matter wherein such their certificate or attestation is receivable and may be taken as legal proof; any charter, deed, will, testament, bond or writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance or bill of exchange; any promissory note, order, acquittance or discharge, for or upon the payment of money or delivery of goods; or any acceptance of a bill of exchange, or any endorsement or assignment of a bill of exchange or promissory note, for the payment of money; any accountable receipt for money or goods, or for any note, bill or security for money or goods; or any lottery ticket in any lottery legally authorized and licensed within this State, or shall utter or publish as true, any such false, altered, forged or counterfeited record, certificate or attestation, charter, deed, will, testament, bond or writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of exchange, promissory note, acceptance, endorsement, assignment, order, acquittance, discharge, accountable receipt or lottery ticket, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud any person, or any body politic or corporate, then every person so offending, in either of the particulars aforesaid, who shall be thereof duly convicted, in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment, for a term not exceeding six months, and by confinement afterwards, to hard labor, for a term not less than two years, and not exceeding ten years.

or uttering them as true, &c. now pan ished

on conviction

in the S. J. Court.

Punishment for forging

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, or shall procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited; or shal

bank bills, &c.

tering or in

as true, any

them to be

willingly aid or assist in falsely making, altering, forging or bills of credit, counterfeiting, any note, certificate or other bill of credit, which hath been or may be, issued by the Treasurer or other Commissioner or Commissioners duly authorized, for any debt of this State; or any bank bill, or promissory note payable to the bearer, signed in behalf of any company or corporation by law licensed and authorized as a bank, within this State, or payable and demandable therein, at the office of any banking company incorporated by any law of the United States; or if any person having knowledge of such or aiding in false making, altering, forging or counterfeiting, shall willing- dering current ly aid or assist in altering or rendering current as true, any such, knowing such false, altered, forged or counterfeit notes, certificates, false, bills of credit, bank bills, or notes, and for that purpose shall possess, at any one time, any number not less than ten of such similar false, altered, forged, or counterfeit notes, certificates or bills of credit, bank bills or notes, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit as aforesaid, with intent to utter or pass the same and thereby to injure or defraud this State, any body politic or corporate, or any per- such, son or persons, then every person, so offending, in either of to pass as trife. the particulars aforesaid, who shall be thereof duly convicted, in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, and by confinement afterwards to hard labor, for and during his or

her life.

or possessing

wing

ly, with intent

uttering or ten

bills, notes, &C.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall Punishment for utter, or tender in payment as true, any such false, altered, dering in payforged or counterfeit note, certificate, or bill of any debt of ment, false this State, bank bill or promissory note payable to the bear-knowingly. er, by any bank as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud this State, any body politic or corporate, or any person or persons; every person so offending, and who shall be duly convicted thereof, in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days; and by confinement afterwards to hard labor for a term not exceeding three years; or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and by binding to the good behaviour for two years, at the discretion of the Justices of the said Court before whom the conviction may be. And if Punishment on after any such conviction, the same person shall be guilty second time of the like offence, and shall be duly convicted thereof in the Supreme Judicial Court; or if in the Supreme Judicial Court at the same term thereof any person shall be tion of three duly charged and convicted of the said offence, in three several instances, then such person may be adjudged to be a common utterer of counterfeit bills, and shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, and by confinement afterwards to hard labor for a term not less than two years, and not exceeding ten years.

second conviction;

or on convic

several offences at same ter.

having, or

Punishment for SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall bringing into bring into or shall have in his possession within this State, bills, with in any false, forged and counterfeit bill or bills, note or notes in tent to pass,&e. the similitude of the bills or notes payable to the bearer there

the State, bank

President or

of, issued by or for any bank or banking company, which is or shall be established within this State, or in any other part of the United States, for the purpose of rendering the same current as true, or with intent to pass the same, knowing the same to be false, forged and counterfeit, every such offender upon due conviction thereof, before the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment, for such term, not exceeding three months; and by confinement afterwards to hard labor, for such term not exceeding three years; or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the common gaol not exceeding one year, as the Justices of the said Court, before whom the conviction may be, shall sentence and order, according to the aggravation of the offence.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That in all prosecutions for forgery, or counterfeiting any bank bills or promissory notes, of any of the banks mentioned and described in the second, third and fourth sections of this Act; or for uttering, publishing, or tendering in payment as true any such forged or counterfeit bills or notes, or for having the possession of any such forged or counterfeit bills or notes with intent to pass Testimony of the same, the testimony of the President or Cashier of such Cashier may, banks may be dispensed with, if the place of residence of be dispensed such President or Cashier shall exceed the distance of forty er proof admit- miles from the place of trial; but in all such cases it shall be lawful to admit the testimony of any witness acquainted with the signature of the officers of said banks, or who may have knowledge of the difference between the true and the counterfeit bills or notes of said banks, to prove that such bills or notes are counterfeit, any law or practice to the contrary notwithstanding.

in certain cases

with-and oth

ted.

Certificate of

Treasurer of

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That in all criminal proseSecretary or cutions, within this State, for forging and altering any paper U. States, or of or other bill of credit of the United States of America, or any State may, either of said States; or for uttering or passing, any such paes, be admitted per or other bill of credit, knowing the same to be forged or

in certain eas

as proof.

Punishment for engraving or

altered; or of holding and possessing such forged or altered bill of credit, with intent to utter or pass the same, knowing the same to be forged or altered, the certificate under oath of the Secretary or Treasurer of the said United States of America, or of either of the said States, of the tenor of the true bill, alleged to be forged or altered, shall be admitted on trial in such prosecution, for the purpose of proving such bill of credit to be forged or altered.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall engrave, form, make or mend. or shall begin to engrave,

press, &c. for

or possessing

ase, &c.

form, make or mend any plate or plates, paper rolling press, making plates, or other tool, instrument or material, devised, adapted and forging; designed for the stamping, forging and making any false and counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes which have been, or which shall be issued as aforesaid, by or for any debt of this State, or by or for any bank or banking company which is or shall be established in this State, or in any other part of the United States; or shall have in his possession any such plate or plates, engraven in any part, or any paper rolling such plates,&c. press, or other tool, instrument or material, devised, adapted with intent to and designed as aforesaid, with the intent to use and employ the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used and employed in forging and making any such false and counterfeit certificates, bills or notes, every person so offending, who shall be thereof duly convicted before the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment, for such term, not exceeding three months, and by confinement afterwards to hard labor, for such term, not exceeding three years; or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the common gaol, for such term, not exceeding one year, as the Justices of the said Court, before whom the conviction may be, shall sentence and order, according to the aggravation of the offence.

silver coin-or

ing in passing

SEC. 8. Be it further enacted That if any person shall Punishment for forge or counterfeit, or shall procure to be forged or counter-forging gold or feited, or shall willingly aid or assist in forging or counter-knowingly aidfeiting any gold or silver coin, current within this State, by it as true, &c. the laws or usages thereof, or if any person, knowing of such forging and counterfeiting, shall willingly aid or assist in passing and rendering current, as true, any such forged or counterfeit coin, and for that purpose shall, at any one time, pos- or possessing sess any number, not less than ten, of similar pieces of false such faise picemoney or coin, forged and counterfeited to the similitude of to pass them as the gold or silver money or coin, current as aforesaid, with true, &c. intent to utter the same, as true, knowing the same to be false, forged and counterfeit, every person so offending, in either of the particulars, aforesaid, who shall be duly convicted thereof in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment, for a term not exceeding one year, and by confinement afterwards to hard labor for and during his or her life.

es, with in ent

bringing into

sessing in it,

with inent 10

SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall Punishment for bring into this State, or shall possess within the same, any State, or ps number of similar pieces of false money or coin, forged and take coin, &c. counterfeited as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false, pass, &c. forged and counterfeit, with intent to utter and pass the same, as true; or if any person shall utter, pass or tender in payment, as true, any false money or coin, knowing the same to be false, being counterfeit, in the similitude of any gold or silver money, or coin current by law or usage, within this

Punishment on

State, with intent to defraud any person or persons; every person so offending, who shall be duly convicted thereof in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for a term, not exceeding three months and by confinement afterwards to hard labor for a term not exceeding three years; or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and by binding to the good behaviour for two years. And if after one conviction as aforesaid, the same person a second con- shall be guilty a second time of the like offence, and shall be duly convicted thereof; or if any person before the Supreme Judicial Court, at the same term thereof, shall be charged and convicted of the said offence, in three several instances, victed of said then such person shall be adjudged to be a common utterer several instan- of counterfeit money, and shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, and by confinement to hard labor, for a term not less than two years and not exceeding ten years.

viction.

or on being con.

offence, in three

ces, at the same term.

making mend

ing or posses

coining metals,

ting such

be used.

Punishment for SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall sing any mould, cast, stamp, engrave, form, make or mend, or shall knowingly or engine for possess any mould, pattern, die, puncheon, engine, press or &c. or permit- other tool or instrument, devised, adapted or designed, for mould. &c. to the coining and making any false and counterfeit money or coin, in the similitude of the gold or silver money or coin, current within this State, by the laws or usages thereof, with the intent to use and employ the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used and employed in coining and making any such false and counterfeit money and coin as aforesaid; every person so offending, shall be punished by solitary imprisonment for such term, not exceeding three months, and by confinement afterwards to hard labor for such term, not exceeding three years; or by a fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the common gaol for such term, not exceeding one year, as the Justices of the said Court, before whom the conviction may be, shall sentence and order, according to the aggravation of the offence.

Rewards to be paid from State Treasury to

prosecutors, on

against this Apt.

SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That for the prevention and discovery of certain of the offences aforesaid, there shall be conviction of allowed and paid at the public treasury, by the warrant of certain offences the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council to be granted upon the certificate of the Justice or Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, before whom the conviction shall be, to the person or persons, who shall inform and prosecute against any other person or persons, who shall be thereupon charged and convicted, the following rewards, that is to say; for any conviction of the crime of forging and making any false and counterfeit certificate, bill or note, in the similitude of any certificate, bill or note, payable to the bearer thereof, which hath been, or which shall be issued as aforesaid, for any debt of this State, or by or for any bank or banking company, within this State by law established; or of the

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