UNLAWFUL 1 ARTICLE 513. POSSESSION OF FORGED BANK NOTES-DOMINION, PROVINCIAL OR BANK NOTE PAPERINSTRUMENTS FOR MAKING SUCH PAPER. Every one is guilty of felony, and liable to fourteen years' imprisonment, who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him, (a) purchases or receives from any other person, or has in his custody or possession any forged bank notes, bank bill of exchange or bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange or blank bank post bill, knowing the same to be forged; or (b.) makes, uses, sells, exposes for sale, utters or disposes of, or knowingly has in his custody or possession any Dominion, provincial or bank note paper as defined in the note hereto; or (c.) makes or uses, or knowingly has in his custody or possession, any frame, mould or instrument for making any such paper; or (d.) by any contrivance causes (i) any words used in any dominion, provincial or bank note, or any part of such words intended to resemble and pass for the same, or any device or distinction peculiar to and appearing in the substance of 1S.D. Art. 262. 2 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 19; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 13. R. S. C. c. 165, ss. 20, 24; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, ss. 14, 18. Dominion, provincial or bank note paper means any paper used for dominion or provincial notes, or for bank notes, with any words used in such notes, or any part of such words intended to resemble or pass for the same, visible in the substance of the paper, or with curved or waving bar lines, or with the laying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved shape, or with any number, sum or amount, expressed in a word or words in letters, visible in the substance of the paper, or with any device or distinction peculiar to and appearing in the substance of the paper used for such notes, respectively; (s. 20); and the expression "bank note paper" also includes paper, with the name or firm of any bank or body corporate, company or person carrying on the business of bankers, appearing visible in the substance of the paper; (s. 24). the paper used for any such notes, respectively, to appear visible in the substance of any paper; or (ii) the numerical sum or amount of any such note, in a word or words in letters, to appear visible in the substance of the paper whereon the same is written or printed; or (iii) the name or firm of any such bank, body corporate, company or person to appear visible in the substance of the paper upon which the same is written or printed; or (e.) engraves or in anywise makes upon any plate whatsoever, or upon any wood, stone or other material, any promissory note or part of a promissory note, purporting to be a dominion or provincial note or bank note, or to be a blank dominion or provincial note, or bank note, or to be a part of any dominion or provincial note, or bank note, or any name, word or character resembling, or apparently intended to resemble, any subcription to any such dominion or provincial note, or bank note; or uses any such plate, wood, stone or other material, or any other instrument or device for the making or printing of any such note, or part of such note; or knowingly has in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone or other material, or any such instrument or device; or knowingly offers, utters, disposes of or puts off, or has in his custody or possession any paper upon which any blank dominion or provincial note, or bank note, or part of any such note, or any name, word or character resembling, or apparently intended to resemble, any such subscription is made or printed; or (f) 2 engraves or in anywise makes upon any plate whatsoever. or upon any wood, stone or other material, any word, number, figure, device, character or ornament, the impression taken from which resembles, or is 1 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 22; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 16. 2 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 23; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 17. apparently intended to resemble any part of a dominion or provincial note, or bank note; or uses or knowingly has in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone or other material, or any other instrument or device for the impressing or making upon any paper or any other material, any word, number, figure, character or ornament, which resembles or is apparently intended to resemble any part of any such note; or knowingly offers, utters, disposes of or puts off, or has in his custody or possession any paper or other material upon which there is an impression of any such matter as aforesaid. 1 It is not an offence to issue any bill of exchange or promissory note, having the amount thereof expressed in a numerical figure or figures denoting the amount thereof in pounds or dollars, appearing visible in the substance of the paper upon which the same is written or printed, or to make, use, or sell any paper having waving or curved lines, or any other devices in the nature of water marks 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 water-marks of the paper used for dominion, provincial or bank notes. 2 ARTICLE 514. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, ETC., OF PAPER PREPARED FOR Every one is guilty of felony and liable to seven years' imprisonment in cases (a.), (b.) and (c.), and to imprison 1 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 21; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 15. 2 S. D Art. 363. ment for any term less than two years in case (d.), who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him, (a.) makes or causes or procures to be made, or aids or assists in making, or knowingly has in his custody or possession (i) any paper in the substance of which appear any words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads or other devices peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be provided or used for debentures, exchequer bills or exchequer bonds, dominion or provincial notes or other securities issued under the authority of any Act of the Parliament of Canada, or of the Legislature of any Province of Canada, or any part of such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads or other devices, and intended to imitate the same; or 3 (ii.) 3 any frame, mould or instrument, having therein any words, letters, figures, marks, lines or devices, peculiar to or appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be provided and used for any such debentures, exchequer bills or exchequer bonds, notes or other securities; or (iii.) any machinery for working any threads into the substance of any such paper, or any such thread, and intended to imitate such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads or devices, or (iv) any plate peculiarly employed for printing such debentures, exchequer bills or exchequer bonds or such notes or other securities; or (v.) any die or seal peculiarly used for preparing any such plate, or for sealing such debentures, exchequer bills or exchequer bonds, notes or other securities; or 1 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 15; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 10. 2 But see the Article next preceding and the sections of the Act on which the same is founded, by the provisions of which the same and like offences as defined in the text in respect of Dominion and Provincial note paper are punishable by imprisonment for fourteen years. 3 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 14; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 9. (vi) any plate, die or seal, intended to imitate any such plate, die or seal; or 1 (b.) causes or assists in causing any such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads or devices, or any part of such words, letters, figures, marks, lines, threads and other devices, and intended to imitate the same, to appear in the substance of any paper whatsoever; or (c.) takes or assists in taking an impression of any such plate, die or seal; or (d) purchases or receives, or knowingly has in his custody or possession (i.) any paper manufactured and provided by or under the direction of the Government of Canada or of any Province of Canada, for the purpose of being used as such debentures, exchequer bills or exchequer bonds, notes or other securities, before such paper has been duly stamped, signed and issued for public use; or (ii) any such plate, die or seal. 3 ARTICLE 515. PRINTING CIRCULARS, ETC., IN LIKENESS OF NOTES. Every one who designs, engraves, prints or in any manner makes, executes, utters, issues, distributes, circulates or uses any business or professional card, notice, placard, circular, hand-bill or advertisement in the likeness or similitude of any Dominion or bank note, or any obligation or security of any Government or any bank, is liable, on summary conviction before two justices of the peace, to a fine of one hundred dollars or three months' imprisonment, or both. 1 R. S. C. c. 165, s. 15; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 10. R. S. C. c. 165, s. 16; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 11. 350 & 51 Vict. (D), c. 47, s. 2. |