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152 by uttering the same as true, or as false, or by causing the same to be so uttered, is guilty of forgery in the fourth degree.

Sec. 564. Every officer, and every agent of any corporation or joint stock association formed or existing under or by virtue of the laws of this territory, or of any other state, government or country, who, within this territory, willfully signs or procures to be signed, with intent to issue, sell or pledge, or to cause to be issued, sold or pledged, or who willfully issues, sells or pledges or causes to be issued, sold or pledged, any false or fraudulent certificate or other evidence of the ownership or transfer of any share or shares of the capital stock of such corporation or association, whether of full paid shares or otherwise, or of any interest in its property or profits, or of any certificate or other evidence of such ownership, transfer or interest or any instrument purporting to be a certificate or other evidence of such ownership, transfer or interest, the signing, issuing, selling or pledging of which has not been duly authorized by the board of directors or other managing body of such corporation or association having authority to issue the same, is guilty of forgery in the second degree.

Sec. 565. Every officer, and every agent of any corporation or joint stock association formed or existing under or by virtue of the laws of this territory, or of any other state, government or country, who within this territory willfully reissues, sells or pledges, or causes to be reissued, sold or pledged, any surrendered or cancelled certificate, or other evidence of the ownership or transfer of any share or shares of the capital stock of such corporation or association, or of an interest in its property or profits, with intent to defraud, is guilty of forgery in the second degree.

Sec. 566. Every officer, and every agent of any corporation, municipal, or otherwise, or of any joint stock association formed or existing under or by virtue of the laws of this territory, or of any other state, government or country, who within this territory willfully signs or procures to be signed with intent to issue, sell or pledge, or to cause to be issued, sold or pledged, or who willfully issues, sells or pledges, or causes to be issued,