ART. 27] COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY. 793

1888, art. 27, sec. 43. 1860, art. 30, sec 35. 1789, ch. 26, secs. 18, 31.

52. The inspectors of tobacco in this State shall brand with
a hob-iron on every hogshead of tobacco inspected by them
the name of the State wherein the tobacco was raised; and if
any person shall rub out or deface any such brand on any
hogshead of tobacco, with a view of changing the same, or shall
falsely mark or brand any hogshead contrary to the provisions
of this section, upon conviction thereof, he shall suffer a con-
finement in the penitentiary for not less than six months nor
more than two years.

Ibid. sec. 44. 1860, art. 30, sec. 36. 1827, ch. 91, sec. 4.

53. Any person breaking any hogshead of tobacco with the
word Maryland on the bilge, or any other part of a hogshead,
with intent to evade the provisions of the laws relating to the
inspection of tobacco shall be deemed guilty of felony and
upon conviction thereof shall undergo a confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than two nor more than four years.

Ibid, sec 45. 1860, art 30, sec. 37. 1821, chs. 150, 204. 1834, ch. 279, sec 2.

54. If any person shall forge or counterfeit any certificate of
the stock of this State, or any letter of attorney for the transfer
thereof, or shall forge or counterfeit any such certificate with
the intent of putting the same in circulation, on conviction
thereof he shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less
than two nor more than ten years.

Ibid. sec. 46. 1860, art. 30. sec. 38, 1882, ch. 240.

55. If any person shall falsely make, alter, forge or coun-
terfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged
or counterfeited, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely
making, altering, forging or counterfeiting, or shall utter or
pass, knowing it to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counter-
feited, any metallic check, card or other substance or device
used or intended to be used by any person engaged in hermeti-
cally sealing or canning fruits, vegetables or other articles of
food in this State, as an evidence of indebtedness from or by any
person engaged in preserving foods as aforesaid, to any person
employed by him, her or them, or used as an evidence or record
of the state of accounts existing between the said employer and
any of his employes, he shall be deemed a felon, and on con-,
viction in any court in this State be sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
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