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64 in the next preceding section, knowing the same to be counterfeit, with intent to utter or pass the same as true, and any person who shall utter or pass the same as true, and any person who shall utter, pass, or tender in payment as true, any such counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be false and counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the territorial prison, not more than three years, nor less than one year.

Sec. 15. Every person who shall cast, stamp, engrave, make or mend, or shall knowingly have in his possession any mould, pattern, die, puncheon, engine, press, or other tool or instrument, adapted and designed for coining or making any counterfeit coin in the similitude of any gold or silver coin, current by law or usage in this territory, with intent to use the same, or cause or permit the same to be used or employed in coining or making any such false and counterfeit coin as aforesaid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the territorial prison, not more than five years, nor less than two years.

Sec. 16. Any person who may be convicted of a second offense, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding twice the term mentioned in the section under which he may be indicted and tried.

Section 1. Every person being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceedings in a court of justice, who shall commit perjury, shall be punished, if such perjury was committed on the trial of an indictment for a capital crime, by imprisonment in the territorial prison, not more than fifteen years, nor less than three years, and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the territorial prison, not more than five years, nor less than two years.