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Persons unlawfully in possession of such paper, plates, &c. guilty of misdemeanor.
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21. Every person not lawfully authorized, and without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused), who shall purchase, or receive, or take, and have in his custody, any paper manufactured and provided by or under the direction of the Treasury for the purpose of being used as Exchequer bills, before such paper shall have been duly stamped, signed, and issued for public use, or any such plate or die as aforesaid, shall for every such offence be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall, at the discretion of the court before whom he shall be tried, be imprisoned for any period not more than three years nor less than six calendar months.
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