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bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, in a word or
words in Roman letters, to appear visible in the substance of
the paper
whereon the same shall be written or printed; every
such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted
thereof, shall be transported beyond the seas for the term of
fourteen years.

XIV. Provided always, and be it enacted, that nothing Proviso as to paherein contained shall prevent any person from issuing any per used for bills bill of exchange or promissory note having the amount thereof of exchange, &c. expressed in guineas, or in a numerical figure or figures denoting the amount thereof in pounds sterling appearing visible in the substance of the paper upon which the same shall be written or printed, nor shall prevent any person from making, using, or selling any paper having waving or curved lines, or any other devices in the nature of watermarks, visible in the substance of the paper, not being bar lines or laying wire lines, provided the same are not so contrived as to form the groundwork or texture of the paper, or to resemble the waving or curved laying wire lines or bar lines or the watermarks of the paper used by the governor and company of the bank of England.

blank bank note,

XV. And be it enacted, that if any person shall engrave Engraving on or in anywise make upon any plate whatever, or upon any any plate, &c. wood, stone, or other material, any promissory note or bill of any bank note, exchange, or blank promissory note or blank bill of exchange, &c., or using or or part of a promissory note or bill of exchange, purporting having such to be a bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, plate, &c., or or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank uttering or having paper bank post bill, or part of a bank note, bank bill of exchange, upon which a or bank post bill, without the authority of the governor and blank bank note, company of the Bank of England, to be proved by the party &c., shall be accused; or if any person shall use such plate, wood, stone, printed, withont or other material, or any other instrument or device, for the authority; transmaking or printing any bank note, bank bill of exchange, or fourteen years. portation for bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, or part of a bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid; or if any person shall, without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on the party accused, knowingly have in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone or other material, or any such instrument or device; or if any person shall without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly offer, utter, dispose of, or put off any paper upon which any blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, or part of a bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, shall be made or printed; or if any person shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession any such paper; every such offender shall

Engraving on any plate, &c., any word, num

ber, or ornament resembling any part of a bank

note, &c., or

using or having any such plate, &c., or uttering or having any

paper on which

there shall be

person

be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be transported beyond the seas for the term of fourteen years. XVI. And be it enacted, that if any person shall engrave or in anywise make upon any plate whatever, or upon any wood, stone, or other material, any word, number, figure, character or ornament, the impression taken from which shall resemble, or apparently be intended to resemble, any part of a bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, without the authority of the governor and company of the Bank of England, to be proved by the party accused; or if any shall use any such plate, wood, stone, or other material, or any other instrument or device, for the making upon any paper or other material the impression of any word, number, figure, character or ornament which shall resemble, or apparently be intended to resemble, any part of a bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, without such fourteen years. authority, to be proved as aforesaid; or if any person shall, without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on the party accused, knowingly have in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone, or other material, or any such instrument or device; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly offer, utter, dispose of, or put off any paper or other material upon which there shall be an impression of any such matter as aforesaid; or if any person shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved

an impression of any word, number, &c.; transportation for

Making or having in possession any mould for

manufacturing

paper, with the name of any

stance; manu

aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession any paper or other material upon which there shall be an impression of any such matter as aforesaid; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be transported beyond the seas for the term of fourteen years. XVII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall make or use any frame, mould, or instrument for the manufacture of paper, with the name or firm of any person or persons, body corporate, or company carrying on the business of bankers (other than and except the Bank of Englaud) appearbankers appear- ing visible in the substance of the paper, without the authoing in the sub-rity of such person or persons, body corporate, or company, the proof of which authority shall lie on the party accused; or if any person shall, without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on the party accused, knowingly have in his ing the name to custody or possession any such frame, mould, or instrument; appear in the or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved substance of any as aforesaid, manufacture, use, sell, expose to sale, utter, or paper; transpor- dispose of, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any paper in the substance of which the name or firm of any such person or persons, body corporate, or company carrying on the business of bankers shall appear visible; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, cause the name or firm of any such person or persons, body corpo

facturing or having such paper; or caus

tation for four

teen years,

&c.

rate, or company carrying on the business of bankers, to appear visible in the substance of the paper upon which the same shall be written or printed; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years nor less than one year.

years, &c.

XVIII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall en- Engraving on grave or in anywise make upon any plate whatever, or upon any plate, &c. any wood, stone, or other material, any bill of exchange or any bill of exchange or propromissory note for the payment of money, or any part of missory note of any bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of any bankers, or money, purporting to be the bill or note, or part of the any words rebill or note, of any person or persons, body corporate, or sembling the company carrying on the business of bankers, (other than and subscription subjoined thereexcept the Bank of England,) without the authority of such to, or using any person or persons, body corporate, or company, the proof of such plate; or which authority shall lie on the party accused; or if any person uttering or havshall engrave or make upon any plate whatever, or upon any ing any paper wood, stone, or other material, any word or words resembling; part of any such upon which any or apparently intended to resemble, any subscription subjoined bill or note shall to any bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment be printed; of money issued by any such person or persons, body corpo- transportation rate, or company carrying on the business of bankers, with- for fourteen out such authority, to be proved as aforesaid; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, use, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved by the party accused, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any plate, wood, stone, or other material upon which any such bill or note, or part thereof, or any word or words resembling, or apparently intended to resemble, such subscription, shall be engraved or made; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, or shall without lawful excuse, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession any paper upon which any part of such bill or note, or any word or words resembling, or apparently intended to resemble, any such subscription, shall be made or printed; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less then seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years nor less than one year.

XIX. And be it enacted, that if any person shall engrave Engraving or in anywise make upon any plate whatever, or upon plates, &c. for any wood, stone, or other material, any bill of exchange, foreign bills or promissory note, undertaking, or order for payment of money, having such or any part of any bill of exchange, promissory note, under- plates; or utter

notes; using or

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Inserting any false entry in

any register of

baptisms, marriages, or buri. als; forging or altering any such entry; ut

or forged entry;

taking, or order for payment of money, in whatever language or languages the same may be expressed, and whether the same shall or shall not be or be intended to be under seal, purporting to be the bill, note, undertaking, or order, or part of the bill, note, undertaking, or order, of any foreign prince or state, or of any minister or officer in the service of any foreign prince or state, or of any body corporate, or body of the like nature, constituted or recognized by any foreign prince or state, or of any person or company of persons resident in any country, not under the dominion of his Majesty, without the authority of such foreign prince or state, minister or officer, body corporate or body of the like nature, person or company of persons, the proof of which authority shall lie on the party accused; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, use, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved by the party accused, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any plate, stone, wood or other material upon which any such foreign bill, note, undertaking, or order, or any part thereof, shall be engraved or made; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any paper upon which any part of such foreign bill, note, undertaking, or order shall be made or printed; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years nor less than one year.

any

XX. And be it enacted, that if any person shall knowingly and wilfully insert, or cause or permit to be inserted, in any register of baptisms, marriages, or burials, which hath been or shall be made or kept by the rector, vicar, curate, or officiating minister of any parish, district-parish, or chapelry in England, any false entry of any matter relating to any baptism, marriage, or burial, or shall forge or alter in tering any false such register any entry of any matter relating to any destroying, &c. baptism, marriage, or burial; or shall utter any writing as and for a copy of an entry in any such register of any matter relating to any baptism, marriage, or burial, knowing such writing to be false, forged, or altered; or if any person shall age; transporta- utter any entry in any such register of any matter relating to any baptism, marriage, or burial, knowing such entry to be false, forged, or altered, or shall utter any copy of such entry, knowing such entry to be false, forged, or altered, or shall wilfully destroy, deface, or injure, or cause or permit to be destroyed, defaced, or injured, any such register or any part thereof; or shall forge or alter, or shall utter knowing the same to be forged or altered, any licence of marriage; every

the register; forging any licence of marri

tion for life, &c.

such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years nor less than two years.

XXI. Provided always, and be it enacted, that no rector, Rector, &c. not vicar, curate, or officiating minister of any parish, district- liable to any peparish, or chapelry, who shall discover any error in the form nalty for corrector substance of the entry in the register of any baptism, mar- ing, in the mode prescribed, acci. riage, or burial respectively by him solemnized, shall be liable dental errors in to any of the penalties herein mentioned if he shall, within the register. one calendar month after the discovery of such error, in the presence of the parent or parents of the child baptised, or of the parties married, or in the presence of two persons who shall have attended at any burial, or in the case of the death or absence of the respective parties aforesaid, then in the presence of the churchwardens or chapelwardens, correct the entry which shall have been found erroneous, according to the truth of the case, by entry in the margin of the register wherein such erroneous entry shall have been made, without any alteration or obliteration of the original entry, and shall sign such entry in the margin, and add to such signature the day of the month and year when such correction shall be made; and such correction and signature shall be attested by the parties in whose presence the same are directed to be made as aforesaid: provided also, that in the copy of the register which shall be transmitted to the registrar of the diocese, the said rector, vicar, curate, or officiating minister shall certify the corrections so made by him as aforesaid.

XXII. And whereas copies of the registers of baptisms, Inserting in any marriages, and burials, such copies being signed and verified copy of a regisby the written declaration of the rector, vicar, curate, or ter of baptisms, officiating minister of every parish, district-parish, and burials, transmarriages, or chapelry in England where the ceremonies of baptism, mitted to the remarriage, and burial may lawfully be performed, are di- gistrar, any false rected by law to be made and transmitted to the regis- entry; or forgtrar of the diocese within which such parish, district-parish, ing or verifying or chapelry may be situated; be it therefore enacted, that if any copy knowing it to be false; any person shall knowingly and wilfully insert or cause or transportation permit to be inserted, in any copy of any register so directed for seven years, to be transmitted as aforesaid, any false entry of relating to any baptism, marriage, or burial, or shall forge or alter, or shall utter knowing the same to be forged or altered, any copy of any register so directed to be transmitted as aforesaid, or shall knowingly and wilfully sign or verify any copy of any register so directed to be transmitted as aforesaid, which copy shall be false in any part thereof, knowing the same to be false, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall, be liable at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term

any matter

&c.

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