ART. 27] COUNTERFEITING——FORGERY. 787

riot, unlawful assembly, breach of the peace, or any offense
against any person or against property.

Counterfeiting and Forgery.

1888, art. 27, sec. 32. 1860, art. 30, sec. 24. 1799, ch. 75. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6.
1890, ch. 550. 1900, ch. 590. 1902, ch. 419.

35. Any person who shall falsely make, forge or counter-
feit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counter-
feited, 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 assign-
ment of any bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, prom-
issory note for the payment of money or property, acquittance
or receipt for money or property, or any acquittance or receipt
either for money or for property, with intention to defraud any
person whomsoever, 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 assign-
ment of any bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, prom-
issory note for the payment of money or property, acquittance
or receipt for money or property, shall be deemed a felon, and
on being convicted thereof shall be sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for not less than one nor more than ten years. Nothing
contained in this section shall in any manner affect any cases
pending on April 8, 1902, or any violations of the law which
have theretofore occurred, but all such cases and violations
shall be prosecuted to a conclusion as if the pre-existing law
were still in force.

Bloomer v. State, 48 Md. 529. Bishop 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. 33. 1860, art, 30, sec 25. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 8. 1821, chs. 150, 204.
1834, ch. 279, sec. 2.

36. If any person shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit,
or cause to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or will-
ingly 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,