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Rh been made by any officer duly authorized to make such certificate or indorsement; or,

3. Any certificate of the proof of any deed, will, codicil or other instrument which by law may be recorded or given in evidence, made or purporting to have been made by any court or officer duly authorized to make such certificate,

Is guilty of forgery in the first degree.

Sec. 554. Every person who, with intent to defraud, forges, counterfeits or falsely alters :

1. Ary certificate or other public security, issued or purporting to have been issued under the authority of this territory, by virtue of any law thereof, by which certificate or other public security, the payment of any money absolutely or upon any contingency is promised, or the receipt of any money or property acknowledged; or,

2. Any certificate of any share, right or interest in any public stock created by virtue of any law of this territory, issued or purporting to have been issued by any public officer, or any other evidence of any debt or liability of the people of this territory, either absolute or contingent, issued or purporting to have been issued by any public officer; or,

3. Any indorsement or other instrument transferring or purporting to transfer the right or interest of any holder of any such certificate, public security, certificate of stock, evidence of debt or liability, or of any person entitled to such right or interest,

Is guilty of forgery in the first degree.

Sec. 555. Every person who, with intent to defraud, forges or counterfeits the great or privy seal of this territory, the seal of any public office authorized by law, the seal of any court of record, including judge of probate seals, or the seal of any corporation created by the laws of this territory or of any state, government or country, or any other public seal authorized or recognized by the laws of this territory, or of any other state, government or country, or who falsely makes, forges or counterfeits any impression purporting to be the impression of any such seal, is guilty of forgery in the second degree.