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the full value thereof, and be sentenced to the penitentiary for
not less than two nor more than twelve years.

COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY.

24. Any person who shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit,
or cause, or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited,
or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, altering or
counterfeiting any deed, will, testament or codicil, bond, writing
obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note for the payment
of money or property, endorsement or assignment of any bond,
writing obligatory, bill of exchange, acquittance or receipt for
money or property, or any acquittance or receipt either for
money or property, with intention to defraud any person whom-
soever, or shall utter or publish as true, any false, forged, altered
or counterfeited deed, will, testament, or codicil, bond, writing
obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note for the payment
of money or property, or endorsement or assignment of any
bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note, ac-
quittance or receipt for money or property, shall be deemed a
felon, and on being thereof convicted shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for not less than five nor more than ten years.

25. If any person shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or
cause to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly
aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting, any
commission, patent or pardon, or any warrant, certificate, or
other public security, whereby money may be drawn from the
treasury of this State, or shall be concerned in printing, writing,
signing, or passing any such forged or counterfeited warrant,
certificate or public security, knowing it to be such, with inten-
tion to defraud any person or persons, he shall be deemed a
felon, and, on being convicted thereof, shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for a period not less than two nor more than ten
years.

26. Every person who shall be convicted of the crime of

counterfeiting the great seal of the State for the time being, or

the seal of any court, or any other public seal of this State, and

of making use of the same, or of stealing any of the said true

seals, or of unlawfully, falsely and corruptly, or with evil intent,

affixing any of them to any deed, warrant, or writing, or who

shall be convicted of having in his possession or custody such

counterfeit instrument, and shall wilfully conceal the same,