This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any Power of Attorney or other authority to transfer any Share or Interest or in any such Capital Stock, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest, or shall demand or endeavour to have any such ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any Power of Attorney or other authority to transfer any Share or Interest or in any such Capital Stock, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect of any such share or interest, or shall demand or endeavour to have any such share or interest transferred, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect thereof by virtue of any such forged or altered Power of Attorney or other authority, knowing the same to be forged or altered, with intent in any of the cases aforesaid to defraud, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than Three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two years.with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement. Whosoever shall falsely and deceitfully personate any owner of any Share or Interest of, or in any of the Capital Stock of any Body Corporate, Company or Society, which now is or hereafter may be established by Charter, or by, under or by virtue of any Act of the Imperial Parliament or of this Government, or any owner of any dividend or money payable in respect of any such Share or Interest as aforesaid, and shall thereby transfer or endeavour to transfer any Share or Interest belonging to any such owner, or thereby receive or endeavour to receive any money due to any such owner, as if such offender were the true and lawful owner, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than Three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two years with or...
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