The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

CRIMINAL CODE SS. 154-157 69
654. Uttering Counte eit 6018 or Saver Coinaa. Any person who utters
any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, is guilty
of a misdemeanour.
If the offence is committed with respect to current C Q ~ he , is liable
to imprisonment with hard labour for two years, with or without solitary
confinement.
If the offence is committed with respect to coin of a Foreign Prince
or State, he is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
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155.
f ~o~~~~~~~~ Gold or saver coin, or
Posse Cobs. Any person who-
(1 ) Utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be
counterfeit, and at the time of such uttering has in his
possession any other counterfeit gold or silver coin; or
(2) Utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be
counterfeit, and either on the same day or on any of the
ten days next ensuing utters any other counterfeit current
gold or silver coin knowing it to be counterfeit; or
(3) Has in his possession three or more pieces of counterfeit
current gold or silver coin, knowing them to be counterfeit,
and with intent to utter any of them;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with hard
labour for three years, with or without solitary confinement.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
RV~QUS C o Any person ~ who ~ commits ~ any ~ ~
of the offences defined in the two last preceding sections, after having
been previously convicted of any of those offences committed with respect
to current coin or of any crime committed with respect to current coin,
or after having been twice previously convicted of any of those offences
committed with respect to coin of a Foreign Prince or State, is guilty
of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for life, with
or without solitary confinement.
157. ~o~~~~~~~~~~~~ CO er Coin. Any person who-
(1) Makes or begins to make any counterfeit copper coin; or
(2) Without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies
on him-
(a) Makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend,
or has in his possession, or disposes of, any tool, instru-
ment, or machine, which is adapted and intended for
making any counterfeit copper coin, knowing the same to
be so adapted and intended; or
(b) Buys, sells, receives, pays, or disposes of, any counterfeit
copper coin at a lower rate than it imports or was appar-
ently intended to import, or offers to do any such thing;
is guilty of an offence.
If the offence is committed with respect to current coin, the offender
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
seven years, with or without solitary confinement.