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OFFENCE.

Class of Offence and

Statute or Authority.

FORGERY-continued.

245. Forgery of stock certificates, &c. issued in pursuance of F. 33 & 34 Vict. c. 58. Part V. of National Debt Act, 1870," 33 & 34 Vict. c. 71.

246. Personation of owners of same stock.

247. Engraving plates, &c. for stock certificates, &c.

s. 3.

F. Id. s. 4.

F. Id. s. 5.

248. Forgery of certificates of transfer of stocks from England to Ireland, &c.

249. Forging Certificates relating to Quarantine.

F. Id. s. 6.

F. 6 Geo. 4, c. 78, s. 25.

250. Dies, &c. for stamping Gold or Silver Wares.] Stamps on F. 7 & 8 Vict. c. 22, plate, or dies for marking, &c. gold or silver wares.

251. Stamps.] Of stamps on parchment, &c.

[See 26 Vict. c. 7, s. 7, as to forgery of Labels for tobacco
duties, and tit. "Stamps."]

s. 2.

F. 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 97,

s. 12.

252. Official Documents.] Of official documents, decrees, orders, F. 8 & 9 Vict. c. 113, private acts, &c.

8. 4; 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 28, s. 4; 11 &12 Vict. c. 78, s. 6.

253. Probate Court.] Forging seals or signatures to documents F. 21 & 22 Vict. c. 95, under the Probate Court Act, &c.

254. Divorce Court.] The like, Divorce Court.

[MEM. Forgery as to joint stock companies, see tit.
"Trading Companies." There are numerous other
forgeries of a local nature, or applicable to particular
departments of government, which are either misde-
meanors or felonies by statute.]

s. 33.

F. 21 & 22 Vict. c. 108,

8. 22.

s. 4.

255. Proclamations, &c.] Any person printing any copy of any F. 31 & 32 Vict. c. 37, proclamation, order, or regulation which falsely purports to have been printed by the government printer, or to be printed under the authority of the legislature of any British colony or possession, or tendering in evidence any copy of any proclamation, order, or regulation which falsely purports to have been printed as aforesaid, knowing that the same was not so printed;

or

256. Forging or tendering in evidence, knowing the same to have been forged, any certificate by this act authorized to be annexed to a copy of or extract from any proclamation, order, or regulation.

FORGERY.

Tage, &c. of Formalist.

Where triable.

As to Bail.

Punishment.

1095

If Costs of Prosecution allowed.

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OFFENCE.

Class of Offence and

Statute or Authority.

FORGERY-continued.

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s. 13.

256a. Forging or counterfeiting any certificate required by M. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 67, "The Agricultural Children Act, 1873,' or gives or signs any such certificate falsely, or makes use of any forged, counterfeited or false certificate, &c.

8. 4.

256b. Forging the seal or signature of any document mentioned M. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 33, in The Municipal Corporations Evidence Act, 1873," or tending in evidence any such document with a false or counterfeit seal or signature thereto.

256c. Forging or counterfeiting any licence, certificate, document or plan granted or required in pursuance or for the purposes of "The Explosives Act, 1875,” or giving or signing any such document or plan, or wilfully makes use of any such.

M. 38 Vict. c. 17.

256d. Forging or counterfeiting any certificate required by the M. 35 & 36 Vict. c. 76, 8th section of "The Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1872," or gives, &c. any such certificate.

256e. Forging, &c. statement in certificate of competency underThe Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1872."

257. At Common Law.] Forging or uttering instruments not
provided for by statute, with intent to defraud or to de-
ceive, &c. [Arch. Cr. Pl. by Bruce, 16th ed. p. 556].
[See titles "Admiralty," "Personation," " Registers."]

FRAUD. See tit. "False Pretences," Offence 15, ante, p. 1016,
and Offences 238, 241, tit. "Forgery."

FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES (Notes 66, 67).

s. 8.

M. Id. s. 37.

M. Common Law.

s. 76.

258. Bankers, &c. selling Property.] Whosoever, being a M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, banker, merchant, broker, attorney, or agent, and being intrusted, either solely or jointly with any other person, with the property (Note 68) of any other person for safe custody shall, with intent to defraud, sell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any manner convert or appropriate the same or any part thereof to or for his own use or benefit, or the use or benefit of any person other than the person by whom he was so intrusted.

259. Persons under Powers selling Property.] Whosoever, being intrusted, either solely, or jointly with any other person, with any power of attorney for the sale or transfer of any property, shall fraudulently sell or transfer or otherwise convert the same or any part thereof to his own use or benefit, or the use or benefit of any person other than the person by whom he was so intrusted.

M. Id. s. 77.

66 "FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES :" Apprehension of Offenders without Warrant-Restitution of Property.] Note 78, to tit. "Larceny" is applicable to the offences under this title also; but see observations in Note 54, ante, p. 1075.

67 Disclosures before Prosecution.] Note 8, ante, p. 1018, title "Agents."

68 Definitions of "Property" and "Trustee"-Who to prosecute for Offence 260.] By 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, s. 1 (inter alia), "the term 'property,' shall include every description of real and personal property, money, debts and legacies, and all deeds and instru

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recover or receive any money or goods, and shall also include not only such property ments relating to or evidencing the title or right to any property, or giving a right to as shall have been originally in the possession or under the control of any party, but also any property into or for which the same may have been converted or exchanged, and anything acquired by such conversion or exchange, whether immediately or otherwise: the term 'trustee' shall mean a trustee on some express trust created by some deed, will or instrument in writing [an officer of a savings' bank is within this defini

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OFFENCE.

Class of Offence
and

Statute or Authority.

FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES-continued.

8. 80.

260. Trustees disposing of Property.] Whosoever, being a trustee M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96,| of any property for the use or benefit, either wholly or partially, of some other person, or for any public or charitable purpose, shall, with intent to defraud, convert or appropriate the same or any part thereof to or for his own use or benefit, or the use or benefit of any person other than such person as aforesaid, or for any purpose other than such public or charitable purpose as aforesaid, or otherwise dispose of or destroy such property or any part thereof.

261. Director, &c. appropriating Property.] Whosoever, being a director, member or puplic officer of any body corporate or public company, shall fraudulently take or apply for his own use or benefit, or for any use or purposes other than the use or purposes of such body corporate or public company, any of the property of such body corporate or public company.

262. Director, &c. keeping Fraudulent Accounts.] Whosoever, being a director, public officer or manager of any body corporate or public company shall as such receive or possess himself of any of the property of such body corporate or public company otherwise than in payment of a just debt or demand, and shall, with intent to defraud, omit to make, or to cause or direct to be made, a full and true entry thereof in the books and accounts of such body corporate or public company.

263. Director, &c. destroying Books, &c.] Whosoever, being a director, manager, public officer or member of any body corporate or public company shall, with intend to defraud, destroy, alter, mutilate, or falsify any book, paper, writing, or valuable security belonging to the body corporate or public company,-or make or concur in the making of any false entry, or omit or concur in omitting any material particular, in any book of account or other document.

264. Director, &c. publishing Fraudulent Statements.] Whosoever, being a director, manager, or public officer of any body corporate or public company, shall make, circulate, or publish,- -or concur in making, circulating, or publishing,-any written statement or account which he shal know to be false in any material particular, with intent to deceive or defraud any member, shareholder or credito of such body corporate or public company, or with intent to induce any person to become a shareholder or partner therein, or to intrust or advance any property to such body corporate or public company, or to enter into any security for the benefit thereof.

M. Id. s. 81.

M. Id. s. 82.

M. Id. s. 83.

M. Id. s. 84.

tion and sect. 80; see Reg. v. Fletcher, 31 L. J. (N. S.) M. C. 206; 1 Leigh & Cave, C. C. 180], and shall include the heir, or personal representative of any such trustee and any other person upon or to whom the duty of such trust shall have devolved or come, and also an executor and administrator, and an official manager, assignee, liquidator, or other like officer acting under any present or future act relating to joint stock

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