SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1115 Cnsrrrnn Snvm:. OFFENSES AGAINST THE CURRENCY, COINAGE, ETC. m2g;¤é¤;;:fgL¤:¤‘<;¤r ssc. sec. 147. "Obligation or other security of the 164. Counterfeiting minor coins. United States " defined. 165. Falsifying, mutilating, or lightening 148. Forging or counterfeiting United coinage. States securities. 166. Debasement of coinage by officers of 149. Counterfeiting national-bank notes. the Mint. 150. Usintghplates to print notes without 167. Making or uttering coins in resemau ority, etc. blance of money. 151. Passing selling, concealing, etc., 168. Making or issuing devices of minor forgedpbligations. coins. · 152. Taking impressions of tools, imple- 169. Coimterfeiting, etc., dies for coins of ments, etc. United States. 153. Having in possession unlawfully 170. Counterfeiting, etc., dies for foreign such impressions. . coins. 154. Buying, selling, or dealing in forged 171. Making, importing, or having in bonds, notes, etc. possession tokens prints, etc., 155. Secreting or removing tools or mate- similar to United States or foreign nal used for printing bonds, notes, coins. stamps, etc, 172. Counterfeit obligations, securities, 156. Counterfeiting notes, bonds, etc., of coins, or material for counterfeit- ' foreign governments. ing, to be forfeited. 157. Passing such forged notes, bonds, 173. Issue ofsearchwanantforsuspected etc. counterfeits etc.; forfeiture. 158. Copnterfeiting notes of foreign 174. Circulating bills of expired corporaanks. tions. 159. Passingsuch counterfeit banknotes. 175. Imitatin national-bank notes with 160. Having in gxssession such forged advertisements thereon. notes, bon , etc. 176. Mutilatingordefacing national-bank 161. Having unlawfully in posemion or notes. using plates for such notes, bonds, 177. Imitating United States securities or etc. printing business cards on them. · 162. Connecting parts of different instru- 178. Notes of lessthanone dollar not tobe ments. - issued. 163. Counterfeiting gold or silver coins or - bars. _ . . . . " n e Sec. 147. The words "obligation or other_ security of the United ¤em?fii;§$iii’n¤°i:i»ilfs¢i States" shall be held to mean all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, m‘ff°§__°§2§°g;,3_ ,,_ ` na.tional-bank currency, coupons, .UD1E€Ll .Sta.tes notes, Treasug *0*** notes, Fo1d certificates, silver certificates, fractional notes, certi - cates o deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United States, stamps and other representatives of value, of whatever denomination, w ich have been or may be issued under any Act of Congress. F Sec. 148. Whoever, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, ;.,|,}’,{§',{‘,{€,§‘,§§$§_""" forge, counterfeit, or alter any obligation or other security of the mg·S·. wc- M14. p. United States shall be fmcd not more than five thousand do lars and Punishment mr. imprisoned not more than fifteen vears. _ , _ nc. 149. Vlfhoevcr shall falsely make, forge. or counterfeit, or ,,,$,Y§}Y‘,f§{,'{'l§{,'{§,_"°` cause or procure to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or shall will- mf; S- M- 5415. v- ingly and or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfe1ting,_any note in imitation of, or purporting to be in imitation of, the circulating notes issued by any banking association now or hereafter authorized and acting under the laws of the United States; or whoever shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass_, utter, or publish, any false, forged, or coimterfeited note,_purportmg_to be issued by any such association doing a banking business, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or whoever shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falselyaltered, or shall willingly and or assist in falsely altering, any such circulating notes, or sha pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter,_or publish as true, any falsely altered or spurious circulating note issued, or purporting to
