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house of ill-fame, it shall be competent for the prosecution to
offer in evidence the general reputation of the house kept by
the person on trial in support of the charge.

Concealed Weapons.

1894, ch. 547.

30. Every person not being a conservator of the peace enti-
tled or required to carry such weapon as a part of his official
equipment, and not carrying such weapon as a reasonable pre-
caution against apprehended danger, who shall wear or carry
any pistol, dirk knife, bowie knife, slung shot, billy, sand club,
metal knuckles, razor or any other dangerous or deadly weapon
of any kind whatsoever (penknives excepted, ) concealed upon or
about his person, and every person who shall carry or wear any
such weapon openly, with the intent or purpose of injuring any
person in any unlawful manner, and not for any proper purpose
of self-protection, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not more than
two years in jail or in the house of correction; and the court or
jury before whom any such case may be tried shall in all cases
have the right to judge of the reasonableness of the carrying of
any such weapon, and of the proper occasion therefor, upon sat-
isfactory proof; and in case, upon conviction of any offender,
the court, in view of the evidence, shall be of the opinion that
such weapon was carried with the deliberate purpose of inflicting
grievous and unlawful injury to the life or person of another, it
shall in that case be the duty of the court to impose the highest
sentence of imprisonment hereinbefore prescribed.

Counterfeiting and Forgery.

1890, ch. 550.

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, promissory note for the
payment of money or property, acquittance or receipt for money