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72d CONGRESS . SESS. II . CH. 109. FEB RUAR Y 21, 1933 .

875 meat or u nder stan ding with the bank or d epos itar y for the paym ent of such check or draft ." SEC. 92a. That section 329 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 329 . Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment in the Counterf eiting . penitentiary for not more than five years ." SEC. 92b . That section 330 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 330 . Every person who has in his possession, or receives ing ° connt~erteit re,i~na, from any othe r pe rson, any coun terf eit g old or s ilver coi n of the bullion, etc. speci es cur rent i n the Canal Zone, or an y coun terfei t gol d dust , gold or silver bullion, or bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets, with the' intention to sell, utter, put off, or pass the same, or permits, causes, or procures the same to be sold, uttered, or passed, with intention to defraud any person, knowing the same to be counterfeit, is puni sha ble by im risonment in the penitentiary not more than five years ." S EC. 93. That section 336 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 336. That every person who, within the Canal Zone, shall fe i~a ° bond, etc . have in his possession any such false, forged or counterfeited bond, certificate, obligation, security, Treasury note, bill, promise to flay, bank note, or bill issued by a bank or other corporation of the United States, State, or Territory thereof, or any foreign country, with intent to utter, pass, o r put off the sam e, or to deliver the same to any other person with intent that the same may thereafter be uttered, passed, or put off as true, or who shall knowingly deliver the same to any o ther p erson, with such intent , shal l, upo n conv ictio n ther eof as aforesaid, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary not more than five years, or by both ." SEC. 94. That section 339 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEc . 339 . Every person who, for the purpose of restoring to its railRroa fl i g celed original appearance and nominal value in whole or in part, removes, conceal s, fills up, or o bliterate s the cu ts, mark s, punch holes, o r other evidence of cancellation, from any ticket, check, o rder, cou pon, receipt for fare, or pass, issued by any railroad company, or any lessee or manager thereof, canceled in whole or in part, with intent to dis- pose of by sale or gift, or to circulate the same, or with intent to defraud the railroad company, or lessees thereof or any other per- son, or who, with like intent to defraud, offers I !or sale, or in pay- ment of fare on the railroad of the company, such ticket, check, order, coupon, or pass, knowing the same to have been so restored, in whole or in part, is punishable by imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months or by fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both imprisonment and fine ." SEC . 94a. That the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by inserting after section 339 thereof, a new section num- bered 339a, reading as follows "SEc . 339a . Every person who, with intent to defraud, alters any etcMtcheieg clu bh ous e, clubhouse, commissary, or restaurant check, ticket, coupon, or other evide nce of a tra nsacti on wi th suc h club house, commi ssary , or r estau- rant, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months or by fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and imp rison ment .'?

Section repealed. SEc. 95. That section 345 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is Larceny after sever here by re peal ed.

an ce from real property. S Ec. 96 . That section 352 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows : I I