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An. Code, sec. 42. 1904, sec. 36. 1888, sec. 33. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 8. 1821, chs. 150, 204.

1834, ch. 279, sec. 2.

45. 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 par-
don, 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 war-,
rant, certificate or public security, knowing it to be such, with intention
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.

An. Code, sec. 43. 1904, sec. 37. 1888, sec. 34. 1717, ch: 8. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 2.

46. 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 cor-
ruptly, 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 willfully conceal the same, know-
ing it to be falsely made or counterfeited, shall be sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for not less than two nor more than ten years.

An. Code, sec. 44. 1904, sec. 38. 1888, sec. 35. 1858, ch. 269, sec. 4.

47. If any person shall counterfeit the stamp of the comptroller, or
unlawfully use or steal the same, or unlawfully, falsely and corruptly,
or with evil intent, affix it to any instrument of writing, or shall have in
his possession or custody such counterfeit instrument, and shall willfully
conceal the same, knowing it to be falsely made or counterfeited, he shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to undergo a confinement in the penitentiary
for a period not less than two nor more than ten years.

An. Code, sec. 45. 1904, sec. 39. 1888, sec. 36. 1707, ch. 4. 1729, ch. 2. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 2.

48. Every person who shall be convicted of having forged and coun-
terfeited any gold 'or silver coin, which now is or hereafter shall be passing
or in circulation within this State, or of having falsely uttered, paid or
tendered in payment, any such counterfeit and forged coin, knowing the
same to be forged and counterfeited, or of having aided, abetted or com-
manded the perpetration of either of the said crimes, shall be sentenced to
the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than ten years.

An. Code, sec. 46. 1904, sec. 40. 1888, sec. 37. 1790, ch. 5. 1793, ch. 35. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6.

1862, ch. 82.

49. Any person who shall with a fraudulent intent employ an artist
to engrave or etch any plate in imitation of the note or notes of any estab-
lished bank within this State, or of any bank which may be hereafter
established within this State, or which is or may be established by law in