Clipping. Possession of clippings. Uttering counterfeit gold or silver coin. Repeated uttering of counterfeit current gold or silver coin, or possession of several such coins. Offences after previous conviction. If the offence is committed with respect to current coin, he is liable to imprisonment for life. If the offence is committed with respect to the coin of a Foreign Prince or State, he is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 131. Any person who deals with any current gold or silver coin in such a manner as to diminish its weight with intent that when so dealt with it may pass as current gold or silver coin, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life. 132. Any person who unlawfully has in his possession or disposes of any filings or clippings of gold or silver, or any gold or silver in bullion, dust, solution, or any other state, obtained by dealing with current gold or silver coin in such a manner as to diminish its weight, knowing the same to have been so obtained, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 133. 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 coin, he is liable to imprisonment for two years. If the offence is committed with respect to coin of a Foreign Prince or State, he is liable to imprisonment for one year. A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant. 134. Any person who— (1.) Utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be 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 felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. 135. 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 felony 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 felony, and is liable to imprisonment for life. 136. Any person who (1.) Makes, or begins to make, any counterfeit copper coin; or (3.) Buys, sells, receives, pays, or disposes of, any counterfeit is guilty of an offence. If the offence is committed with respect to current coin, the offender is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 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 imprisonment 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 felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 137. 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 for one year. A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant. Counter feiting copper coin. Uttering base copper coin. 138. Any person who defaces any current coin by stamping Defacing coin thereon any name or word, whether the weight of the coin is or is by stamping not thereby diminished, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year. A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant. words thereon. 139. Any person who, with intent to defraud, utters as and for Uttering current gold or silver coin foreign coin, (a.) Any coin which is not current coin; or (b.) Any medal or piece of metal, whether a coin or not, which with intent is of less value than the current coin as and for which it is uttered; to defraud. Exporting counterfeit coin. Having possession of five pieces of more than counterfeit foreign coin. Tender of defaced coin not legal tender: Penalty for uttering. Stopping mails. Intercepting telegrams or postal matter. is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year. A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant. 140. 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 the Protectorate, any counterfeit current coin whatever, knowing it to be counterfeit, is guilty of misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant. 141. Any person who without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him, has in his possession more than five pieces of counterfeit coin of any Foreign Prince or State is guilty of an offence, and is liable to a fine not exceeding forty shillings and not less than ten shillings for every such counterfeit coin found in his possession, and to forfeiture of the counterfeit coin, - which is to be destroyed by order of the Court. In default of immediate payment of the fine, he is liable to imprisonment for three months. 142. Any person who utters any current coin which is defaced by the stamping of any name or word thereon is guilty of an offence, and is liable to a fine of forty shillings. A prosecution for any such offence cannot be commenced without the consent of a Law Officer. A tender of payment in money made in any coin so defaced is not a legal tender. CHAPTER XVI.-Offences relating to Posts and Telegraphs. 143. Any person who stops a mail with intent to search or rob postal matter is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for life. 144. Any person who unlawfully secretes or destroys any postal matter or telegram or any part of any such thing is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years, and if Postal matter any such postal matter so secreted or destroyed shall contain any money or chattel whatsoever, or any valuable security, such person is liable to imprisonment for life. containing money, &c. Tampering with postal matter or telegrams. 145. Any person who, being employed by or under the Postal Department or the Telegraph Department, does with respect to any postal matter or telegram any act which he is not authorised to do by virtue of his employment, or knowingly permits any other person to do any such act with respect to any such thing, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. 146. Any person who, being charged, by virtue of his employ- Wilful ment, or by virtue of any contract, with the delivery of any postal misdelivery of matter or telegram, wilfully delivers it to a person other than the postal matter person to whom it is addressed, or his authorised agent in that behalf, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. or telegrams. 147. Any person who by means of any false pretence induces Obtaining any person employed by or under the Postal Department or the postal matter Telegraph Department to deliver to him any postal matter or tele- or telegrams gram which is not addressed to him, is guilty of a misdemeanour, pretences. and is liable to imprisonment for two years. by false 148. Any person who wilfully secrets or detains any postal Secreting matter or telegram which is found by him, or which is wrongly letters. delivered to him, and which, in either case, ought, to his knowledge, to have been delivered to another person, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. orders and 149. Any person who, being employed by or under the Postal Fraudulent Department, and being charged by virtue of his employment with issue of money any duty in connection with the issue of money orders or postal postal notes. notes, unlawfully, and with intent to defraud, issues a money order or postal note, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 150. Any person who, being employed by or under the Postal Fraudulent Department or the Telegraph Department, and being charged by messages virtue of his employment with any duty in connection with money money orders. respecting orders, sends to any other person, with intent to defraud, any false or misleading letter, telegram, or message, concerning a money order, or concerning any money payable under a money order, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. The offender cannot be arrested without warrant. 151. Any person who, being empowered, under the provisions of Unlawfulthe Post Office Proclamation, 1900, to frank postal matter, super- letters. franking of scribes any postal matter which does not relate to the business of his office, or department, with intent to avoid payment of the postage thereon, is guilty of an offence, and is liable to a fine of one hundred pounds. 152. Any person who knowingly sends, or attempts to send, by Sending post anything which : a.) Encloses anything, whether living or inanimate, of such a nature as to be likely to injure any other thing in the course of conveyance, or to injure any person; or (b.) Encloses an indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book, card, or article, or which has on it, or in it, or on its cover, any indecent, obscene, or grossly offensive words, marks, or designs; dangerous or obscene things by post. etarding delivery of postal matter or telegrams. Obstructing mails. Penalty on persons employed in delivery of postal matter guilty of carelessness, loitering, &c. is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year. 153. Any person who : (1.) Being required by law or by virtue of his employment to do any act with respect to the receipt, despatch, or delivery, of any postal matter or telegram :— (a.) Neglects or refuses to do such act; or (b.) Wilfully detains or delays, or permits the detention or delay of any such thing; or (c.) Opens, or procures or suffers to be opened, any postal matter; or (2.) Being employed by or under the Postal Department or the Telegraph Department, negligently loses any postal matter or telegram or negligently detains or delays, or permits the detention or delay of, any postal matter or telegram; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to a fine of one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for one year. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend to the opening or detaining of any postal matter or telegram returned by reason that the person to whom the same shall be directed is dead, or cannot be found, or shall have refused the same, or shall have refused or neglected to pay the postage thereof or any charges payable in respect thereof, nor to the opening or detaining or delaying of any postal matter or telegram under any regulations under the Post Office Proclamation, 1900, or the Telegraphs Proclamation, 1902, nor to the opening or detaining or delaying any postal matter or telegram in obedience to an express warrant in writing under the hand of the High Commissioner. 154. Any person who wilfully obstructs or delays the conveyance or delivery of postal matter is guilty of a simple offence, and is liable to a fine of fifty pounds. 155. Any person who, being employed by or under the Postal Department, to convey or deliver postal matter whilst so employed : (1.) Allows any postal matter bag or postal matter out of his possession; or (2.) Suffers any unauthorised person to interfere with any such postal matter bag or postal matter; or (3.) Is guilty of any neglect whereby any such postal matter bag or postal matter is endangered; or (4.) Loiters on the road; or (5.) Wilfully misspends or loses time; or (6.) Is under the influence of intoxicating liquor; or (7.) Does not convey postal matter at the speed fixed by the Postmaster for the conveyance thereof, unless prevented |