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

78 ~s.158-162 CRIMINAL CODE
If the offence is committed with respect to coin of a Foreign Prince
or State, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable on
conviction to impriso~ent with hard labour for twelve months. If found
committing the offence, he may be arrested without warrant.
If the offence is committed with respect to coin of a Foreign Prince
or State, and the offender has been previously convicted of any such
offence, he is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard
labour for seven years, with or without solitary confinement.
As amended by Criminal Code Correction of Errors Act of 1900, 64 Vic. No.
7, s. 1.
ase Copper Coin. Any person who-
(1) Utters any counterfeit current copper coin, knowing it to be
counterfeit; or
(2) Has in his possession three or more pieces of counterfeit
current copper 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 one year, with or without solitary confinement.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
ereon. Any person who defaces
any current coin by stamping thereon any name or word, whether the
weight of the coin is or is not thereby diminished, is guilty of a 116s-
demeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
s, etc.9 as C~llmenf Coin wi
intent to defraud, utters as
current gold or silver coin-
(a) Any coin which is not current coin; or
(b) Any medal or piece of metal, whether a coin OF not, which.
is of less value than the current coin as and for which it is
uttered;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with hard
labour €or one year, with or without solitary confinement.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
it Coin. Any person who without lawful authority
or excuse, the proof of which lies on him, exports or puts on board of a
vessel or vehicle of any kind, for the purpose of being exported from
Queensland, any counterfeit current coin whatever, knowing it to be
counterfeit, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment
with hard labour for two years, with or without solitary confinement.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without
warrant.
aving Possession of more than Five Pieces of CoIll~~e~eit
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Coin. Any person who without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of
which lies on him, has in his possession more than five pieces of counter-
feit coin of any Foreign Prince or State is guilty of an offence, and is