EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess.II. Ch. 65. 1825.
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toms of the United States , or a license to any ship or vessel,, for carryingon the coasting trade, or fishery or fisheries of the United States , or acertificate of ownership, pass, passport, sea letter, or clearance, grantedfor any ship or vessel, under the authority of the United States , or apermit, debenture, or other official document, granted by any collector orother officer of the customs, by virtue of his or their office ; or shallfalsely alter any abstract, official copy, or certificate of any recording,registering, or enrolling of any ship or vessel in the office of any collectorof the customs of the United States , or any license to any ship or vesselfor carrying on the coasting trade or fisheries of the United States , or anycertificate of ownership, pass, passport, sea letter, or clearance grantedfor any ship or vessel under the authority of the United States , or anypermit, debenture, or other official document granted by any collector,,or other officer of the customs, by virtue of his or their office ; or shallpass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, anysuch false, forged, or counterfeited instrument, or any such falsely alteredabstract, official copy, certificate, license, pass, passport, sea letter, clear-ance, permit, debenture, or other official document as aforesaid, knowingthe same to be false, forged, or counterfeited, or falsely altered, with anintent to defraud the United States , or any other body politic or corporate,or person, whatsoever ; every person, so offending, shall be deemed guiltyof felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine, not ex-ceeding one thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement tohard labour not exceeding three years.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That, if any person, or persons,shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falselymade, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making,forging, or counterfeiting any coin, in the resemblance or similitude ofthe gold or silver coin, which has been, or hereafter may be, coined at themint of the United States ; or in the resemblance or similitude of anyforeign gold or silver coin which by law now is, or hereafter may be madecurrent in the United States ; or shall pass, utter, publish, or sell orattempt to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or bring into the United States ; fromany foreign place, with intent to pass, utter, publish, or sell, as true, any suchfalse, forged, or counterfeited coin, knowing the same to be false, forged, orcounterfeited, with intent to defraud any body politic, or corporate, or anyother person or persons, whatsoever; every person, so offending, shall bedeemed guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished byfine, not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment, and confine-ment to hard labour, not exceeding ten years, according to the aggrava-tion of the offence.(a)
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That, if any person, or persons,shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falselymade, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making,forging, or counterfeiting any coin, in the resemblance or similitude ofany copper coin which has been, or hereafter may be, coined at the mintof the United States ; or shall pass, utter, publish, or sell, or attempt topass, utter, publish, or sell, or bring into the United States , from anyforeign place, with intent to pass, utter, publish, or sell, as true, any suchfalse, forged, or counterfeited coin, with intent to defraud any body poli-tic, or corporate, or any other person, or persons, whatsoever; everyperson, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on con-viction thereof, be punished by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars,and by imprisonment, and confinement to hard labour, not exceedingthree years.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That, if any person or persons,
collector of thecustoms.
Act of April30,1790,sec. 14.
Forging ofgold or silvercoin.
Forgery ofcopper coin.