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 1264 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. lll. Ch. 429. 1899. publish as true and genuine any uch false, altered, forged, counterfeited, falsely printed, or photographed record, writing, instrument, or matter whatever, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than twent years. rm-ga·y ofevidence Sec. 77. yfhat whoever shall, with intent to injure or defraud anyone, ‘§°$§‘;:,LP‘g;‘gf°,,lQ,¥ “‘Y make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any bank bill, promissory note, draft, check, or other evidence of debt issued by any person or by the United States, said District, or any State or Territory of the United States, or any other state, government, or country, or by any corporation, company, or person duly authorized for that purpose by the laws of the United States, said District, or any State or Territory of the United States, or any other state, government, or country, or shall, with intent to injure or defraud anyone, knowingly utter, or publish, or pass, or tender in payment as true and genuine, any such false, altered, forged, or counterfeited bill, note, draft, check, or other evidence of debt, or shall have in his possession any such bill, note, draft, check, or other evidence of debt, with intent to utter or pass the same as true and genuine, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than twenty years. usmgummgm Sec. 78. That if any person shall engrave, make, or begin to engrave, possession tool de- · {,3,,,, f,,, nam. make, or mend any plate, block, press, or other tool, instrument, or ¤¤s- implement, or shall make, prepare, or provide any paper or other materials adapted and designed for the forging or making any false or counterfeit bill, note, draft, check, or other evidence of debt, as specfiled in section seventy-seven, or shall have in his possession or control any such plate, block, press, or other tool, instrument, or implement, or · paper or other material adapted and designed as aforesaid, with intent to use the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used, in forging or making any such false or counterfeit bill, note, draft, check, or other evidence of debt, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punislhedhby imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more t an ve years. Gaim:-mxai-innngcgcld Sec. 79. That if any person shall counterfeit any gold, silver, or other °’ "’coin current by law or usage within said District, or shall have in his possession or control any false coin counterfeited in the similitude of any gold, silver, or other coin current as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false and counterfeit, and with intent to utter and pass the same as true and genuine, or shall, with intent to injure or defraud anyone, knowingly utter, pass, or tender in payment as true and genuine any snuck false andlcounterfeit coin, he shall be imprisoned in the peniten- 'ary no ess t an one year nor more than ten years. P°{‘;f]fo§,“f{,']{“§j§ 812:0,80. That if any person shall stamp, engrave, make, or mend, counterfeiting mn. or begin to stamp, engrave, make, or mend, or have in his possession or control, any mold, pattern, die, puncheon, engine, press, or other tool, implement, or instrument adapted and designed for coiuing or making any counterfeit coin in the similitude of any gold, silver, or other coin current by law or usage in said District, 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, such person, upon conyictiopythereot, shall be punished in the manner provided in section seven -nme. pf_Yj¤n•*M¤¤;f·t§:;$g,f,;% Sec. 81. That in any case where the intent to injure or defraud is mann. necessary, by the provisions of this chapter, to constitute the crime, it shall be sufficient to allege in the indictment therefor an intent to injure or defraud without naming therein the particular person or body corporate intended to be injured or delrauded, and on the trial of the action nt shall not be deemed a variance, but be deemed sufficient, if there appear to be an intent to injure or defraud the United States, or any State, Territory, county, town, or other municipal or public corporation, or any public omcer in his official capacity, or any private corporation, copartnership, or member thereof, or any particular person or persons.