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Making or using paper, plates, &c., intended to imitate those used for Exchequer bills.
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20. Every person who shall make, or cause or procure to be made, or shall aid or assist in making, or shall knowingly have in his possession, not being legally authorized by the Treasury, and without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused), any instrument having therein any distinguishing marks peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be provided or used for Exchequer bills, or any machinery for working such distinguishing marks into the substance of any paper, and intended to imitate such distinguishing marks, or any plate peculiarly employed for printing Exchequer bills, or any die peculiarly used for preparing any such plate, or for sealing such Exchequer bills, or any plate or die intended to imitate such plates or dies respectively; and also every person, except as before excepted, who shall make or cause or procure to be made, or aid or assist in making, any paper in the substance of which shall appear any distinguishing marks peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be provided or used for Exchequer bills, or any part of such distinguishing marks, and intended to imitate the same; and also every person, except as before excepted, who shall knowingly have in his possession, without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused), any paper whatever, in the substance whereof shall appear any such distinguishing marks, or any part of such distinguishing marks, and intended to imitate the same; and also every person, except as before excepted, who shall cause or assist in causing any such distinguishing marks, or any part of such distinguishing marks, and intended to imitate the same, to appear in the substance of any paper whatever, or who shall take or assist in taking any impression of any such plate or die as aforesaid, shall be guilty of felony.
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