five years' imprisonment, who fraudulently assumes authority to act as agent of the author or of his legal representative for the registration of a temporary copyright, an interim copyright, or a copyright.

ARTICLE 541.

PERSONATION TO OBTAIN DEPOSITS IN SAVINGS BANKS.

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Every one is guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to five years' imprisonment, who, with intent to defraud, falsely pretends to be the owner of any deposit made under An Act Respecting Government Savings Banks, or of the interest upon such deposit (or of any part of such deposit or interest), and who is not such owner, and who demands or claims from the agent with whom such deposit has been made, or from any other person employed under such Act, the payment of such deposit or interest, or of any portion thereof, as the case may be, and whether he does or does not thereby obtain any such deposit or interest, or any part thereof.

ARTICLE 542.

FALSELY REPRESENTING ONESELF TO BE A NOTARY, ETC., AND PROTESTING BILL IN QUEBEC.

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Every one is guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, who falsely representing himself to be a notary for or justice of the peace in the Province of Quebec, acts as such in and about the protesting of a bill or note, or in and about the noting of a bill.

1 Art. 17.

R. S. C. c. 121, s. 20. A similar provision is contained in R. S. C. c. 122, s. 33 in respect to deposits in certain savings banks in Ontario and Quebec, to which the latter statute applies.

3 R. S. C. c. 123, s. 30.

CHAPTER XLVI.

1 OFFENCES RELATING TO THE COIN.

2 ARTICLE 543.

INTERPRETATION OF TERMS.

3 IN THIS chapter the following words and expressions are used in the following senses :

"Current gold or silver coin," includes any gold or silver coin coined in any of Her Majesty's mints, or gold or silver coin of any foreign prince or state, or country, or other coin lawfully current, by virtue of any proclamation or otherwise, in any part of Her Majesty's dominions. "Current copper coin," includes copper coin coined in any of Her Majesty's mints, or lawfully current by virtue of any proclamation or otherwise in any part of Her Majesty's dominions.

"Copper coin," includes any coin of bronze or mixed metal and every other kind of coin other than gold or silver.

"Counterfeit" means false, not genuine.

Any genuine coin prepared or altered so as to resemble or pass for any current coin of a higher denomination is a counterfeit coin.

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* A coin fraudulently filed at the edges so as to remove the milling, and on which a new milling has been added. to restore the appearance of the coin, is a counterfeit coin. Gild" and "silver," as applied to coin, include casing with gold or silver respectively, and washing and

13 Hist. Cr. Law, 177-180.

2 S. D. Art. 369.

3 R. S. C. c. 167, s. 1; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 1. For definition of "having in possession' see page 4.

4R. v. Herman, L. R. 4 Q. B. D. 284.

5 These definitions are not taken from section 1 but from the Act generally

coloring by any means whatsoever with any wash or materials capable of producing the appearance of gold or silver respectively.

1 "Utter" includes "tender" and "put off."

2 ARTICLE 544.

COUNTERFEITING COINS, ETC.

Every one is guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life in cases (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and for seven years in case (f) who

3 (a.) makes any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin;

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(b.) gilds or silvers any coin whatsoever, resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin;

(c) gilds or silvers any piece of silver or copper, or of coarse gold or coarse silver, or of any metal or mixture of metals respectively, being of a fit size and figure to be coined, and with intent that the same shall be coined into counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin ;

(d.) gilds any current silver coin, or files or in any manner alters such coin, with intent to make the same resemble or pass for any current gold coin;

(e) gilds or silvers any current copper coin, or files or in any manner alters such coin with intent to make the same resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin; or

6(f) makes any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current copper coin.

1 This definition is not taken from section 1 but from the Act generally

2 S. D. Arts. 370 (a), (b), (c), (d), 372 (a).

R. S. C. c. 167, s. 3; 21 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 2.

4" Falsely makes."

5 R. S. C. c. 167, s. 4; 21 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 3.

6R. S. C. c. 167, s. 15; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 14.

1 ARTICLE 545.

DEALING IN AND IMPORTING COUNTERFEIT COIN.

Every one is guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life in cases (a) (i) and (b) and for seven years in case (a) (ii) who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him,

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(a.) buys, sells, receives, pays or puts off, or offers to buy, sell, receive, pay or put off, at or for a lower rate or value than the same imports, or was apparently intended to import,

(i.) any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin, (ii.) any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently inteded to resemble or pass for any current copper coin, (b.) imports or receives into Canada any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.

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ARTICLE 546.

MANUFACTURE OF COPPER COIN AND IMPORTATION OF UNCURRENT COPPER COIN.

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Every one who manufactures in Canada any copper coin, or imports into Canada any copper coin, other than current copper coin, with the intention of putting the same into circulation as current copper coin, is liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for every pound Troy of the weight thereof; and all such copper coin so manufactured or imported shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.

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5 ARTICLE 547.

EXPORTATION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.

Every one is guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to

1 S. D. Arts. 370 (e), (ƒ) 372 (c).

2 R. S. C. c. 167, ss. 7, 15; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, ss. 6, 14.

3 R. S. C. c. 167, s. 8; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 7.

4 R. S. C. c. 167, s. 28.

5 S. D. Art. 375 (a).

R. S. C. c. 167, s. 9; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 8.

imprisonment for any term less than two years who, without lawful authority or excuse the proof whereof shall lie on him, exports or puts on board any ship, vessel or boat, or on any railway or carriage or vehicle of any description whatsoever, for the purpose of being exported from Canada, any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current coin or for any foreign coin of any prince, country or state, knowing the same to be counterfeit.

1 ARTICLE 548.

MAKING INSTRUMENTS FOR COINING.

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Every one is guilty of felony, and liable to imprisonment for life in cases (a), (b) and (c), and for seven years in case (d), who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him, makes or mends, or begins or proceeds to make or mend, or buys or sells, or has in his custody or possession,

3 (a.) any puncheon, counter puncheon, matrix, stamp, die, pattern or mould, in or upon which there is made or impressed, or which will make or impress, or which is adapted and intended to make or impress the figure, stamp or apparent resemblance of both or either of the sides of any current gold or silver coin, or of any coin of any foreign prince, state or country, or any part or parts of both or either of such sides;

(b.) any edger, edging or other tool, collar, instrument or engine adapted and intended for the marking of coin round the edges with letters, grainings, or other marks or figures, apparently resembling those on the edges of

1 S. D. Art. 370 (g), 372 (b).

2 [A orders a die for coining counterfeit half-crowns from B. B communicates with the Mint, and is permitted by them to finish and deliver the die to A. A receives it. A has the die in his possession without lawful excuse; R. v. Harvey, L. R. 1 C. C. R. 285.]

R. S. C. c. 167, s. 24; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 9, s. 24. The word "knowingly" precedes the word" makes" in the provisions from which clauses (a) and (d) are taken.