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 Trrnii Lxx.—ORIMES.~Ch. 5. 1059 the proportion of fine gold or fine silver therein contained; or shall be Oillcvfe of the of less weight or_value than the same ought to bc, pursuant to law; or ““"l·_____ 1f any of the weights used at any of the mints or assay-ofliccs of the Ibid., s. 64 N United States shall be defaeed, increased, or diminished through the fault or conmyance of any of the officers or persons who are employed at the said mints or assay-oflices, with a fraudulent intent; and if any of the said_ officers or persons shall embczzle any of the metals at any time committed to their charge for the purpose of being coined, or any of the coins struck or coined at the said mints, or any medals, coins, or other moneys of said mints or assay-offices at any time committed to their charge, or of which_ they may have assumed the char e, every such officer or person who commits any or either of the said otlinses shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a term not less than one year nor more than ten years, and shall be fined in a sum not more than ten thousand dollars. Sec. 5461. Every person who, except as authorized by law, makes or _ Making or uttercauses to be made, or utters or passes, or attempts to utter or pass, any mg °°l¤ m *6***1- coins of gold or silver or other metal, or alloys of metals intended for the bk"'°° °f m°"eY‘ use and purpose of current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of 8 June, 186l, e. the United States or of foreign countries, or of ori inal design, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand gollars, or by impris- U;S·v·B¢i¤·¤di<>, onment not more than live years, or both. I ll °°d’» 29*- S1·:c. 5462. Every person not lawfully authorized, who makes, issues, Making Oi- iw,- or passes, or causes to be made, issued, or passed, any coin, card, token ing devices of mior device in metal or its compounds, which may be intended to be used “°' °°"‘§__ ___ as money for my one-cent, two-cent, three-cent, or five-cent piece, now 22 April, 1se-1, cl or hereafter au orized by law, or for coins of equal value, shall be pun- 66, SS- 2, 5, V- 13, p. ished by a fine of not morc than one thousand dollars, and by imprison- 55,6 M _ ,886 ment not more than five years. 81,,,__,,?_’14,I,_j,'.j: rosni. o1¤¤y·0rde¤·· ma e, forged, counterfeited, engraved, or printed, or willingly aid or 8 _;,,,,,,, 1,,72, v_ assist in fa sely making, forging, counterfeiting, engraving, or printing, 335, s. 116, v. 17, p. any order in imitation of or purporting to be a money—order issued by 298- the Post-Office Department, or any of its postmasters or agents, or any material signature or indorsement thereon; any person who shall falsely alter or cause or procure to be altered, or wi lingly aid or assist in falsely altering any such money-order; any person who shall, with intent to defraud, pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or altered money- order, knowinw the same, or any signature or indorsement thereon, to be false, forged. counterfeited, or altered, shall be punishable by a fine of not lIl01‘0 than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than two years and not more than five years. Sec. 5-L6-L. Any person who shall forge or counterfeit any postage- Counterteiting stamp, or any stamp printed upon any stamped envelope, postal eard, R¤¤t¤g¤-Stwrips, or any die, plate, or engraving therefor, any person who shall make, or _ "· _ pi·int, or knowingly use or sell, or have in possession, with intent to use Ibid.,s.178,p.3e5. or sell, an such forged or counterfeited postage-stamp, stamped envelope, postal card, die, plate, or engraving; any person who shall make, or knowin ly use or sell, or have in possession, with intent to use or sell, any papergiearing the water-mark of any stamped envelope, postal card, or any fraudulent imitation thereof; any person who shall make or print, or authorize or procure to be made or printed, apy(postage-stamp stamped envelope, or postal card, of the kind authorize and provided by the Post-Office Department, without the special authority and d1rection of the De rtment; any person who shall, after such dpostage-stamp, stamped envelldpe, or postal card, have been printed, an with intent to defraud the postal revenue, deliver the Sumo to any person not authorized bv an instrument of writin, duly executed under the hand of the Postmaster·General and the sealgof the Post-Oflice Department, to re-