ART. 27.] CONSPIRACY—COUNTERFEITING—FORGERY. 469

conviction thereof, be fined not more than five hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned not more than six months in jail or in the house
of correction.

Conspiracy.
1884, ch. 266.

31. An agreement or combination by two or more persons, to

do, or procure to be done, any act in contemplation or furtherance
»of a trade dispute between employers and workmen, shall not be
indictable as a conspiracy, if such act, committed by one person,
would not be punishable as an offence; nothing in this section

shall affect the law relating to riot, unlawful assembly, breach of
the peace, or any offence against any person or against property.

Counterfeiting and Forgery.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 30, sec. 24. 1799, ch. 7o. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6.

32. 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 whomsoever, or shall utter or publlsh 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,
acquittance or receipt for money or property, shall be deemed a
felon, and on being convicted thereof shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for not less than five nor more than ten years.

Bloomer v. State, 48 Md. 529. Biahop v. State, 55 Md. 141. Hawthorne v.
State, 56 Md. 534 Bell v. State, 57 Md. 114. Brashears v. State, 58 Md. 565.

Ibid. sec. 25. 1809, ch. 138. sec. 8. 1821, chs. 150, 204. 1834, ch 279, sec 2.

33. 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 com-