or tract of land, or shall cut down or remove any tree upon which any such marks shall be made for such purpose, with the intent to destroy such marks, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not less than one hundred, nor more than two thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail, for a term not less than one month, nor more than one year.

SEC. 73. If any clerk, apprentice or servant, or any other person, whether bound or hired, to whom any money, or goods or chattels, or other property, shall be entrusted by his master or employer, shall withdraw himself from his master or employer, and go away with the money, goods, chattels, or other property, or any part thereof, with intent to steal the same and defraud his master or employer thereof, contrary to the trust and confidence in him reposed by his said master or employer, or being in the service of his said master or employer, shall embezzle the said money, goods or chattels, or property, or any part thereof, or otherwise shall convert the same to his own use, with like purpose to steal the same, every person so offending shall be punished in the manner prescribed by law for feloniously stealing property of the value of the articles so taken, embezzled or converted.

SEC. 74. If any bailee of any money, goods, or property, shall convert the same to his own use, with intent to steal the same, he shall be guilty of grand or petit larceny, according to the amount of the money, or value of the goods, chattels, or property so converted, in the same manner as if the original taking had been felonious, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.

SEC. 75. If any lodger shall take away, with intent to steal, embezzle, or purloin, any bedding, furniture, goods, or chattels, which he is to use in or with his lodging, he shall be deemed to be guilty of grand or petit larceny, according to the value of the property so taken, and on conviction, shall be punished accordingly.

CHAPTER VII.

FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING.

SEC. 76. Every person who shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, any record or other authentic matter of a public nature or character, letters patent, deed, lease, indenture, writing obligatory, will, testament, codicil, annuity, bond covenant, bank bill or note, post note, check, draft, bill of exchange, contract, promissory note, due bill for the payment of money or property, receipt for money or property, power of attorney, any auditor's warrant for the payment of money at the treasury, county order or warrant, or request for the payment of money, or the delivery of goods or chattels of any kind, or for the delivery of any instrument of writing, or receipt for money or goods, or any acquittance, release, or discharge of any debt, account, suit, action, demand, or other thing, real or personal, or any transfer of assurance of money, stock, goods, chattels, or other property whatever, or any letter of attorney, or other power to receive money, or to receive or transfer stock or annuities, or to let, lease, dispose of, alien or convey any goods or chattels, lands or tenements, or other estate real or personal, or any acceptance or indorsement of any bill of exchange, promissory note, draft, order, or assignment of any bond, writing obligatory, or promissory note for money or other property, or shall counterfeit or forge the seal or handwriting of another, with an intent to damage or defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether the said person or persons, body politic or corporate, reside in or belong to this Territory or not, or shall utter, publish, pass, or attempt to pass, as true and genuine, any of the above named false, altered, forged, or counterfeited matters, as above specified and described, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeited, with intent to prejudice, damage or defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether the said person or persons, body politic or corporate, reside in this Territory or not, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one year, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 77. Every person who shall counterfeit any of the species of gold or silver coin now current or that shall hereafter be current in this Territory, or shall pass or give in payment such counterfeit coin, or permit, cause or procure the same to be uttered, or passed, with intention to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, knowing the same to be counterfeited, shall be deemed guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison, for a term not less than one year, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 78. Every person who shall have in his possession, or receive for any other person, any counterfeit gold or silver coin or coins of the species now current or hereafter to be current in this Territory, with intention to utter or pass the same, or permit, cause or procure the same to be uttered, or passed, with intent to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, knowing the same to be counterfeited, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison, for a term not less than one year, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 79. That every person who shall knowingly and wilfully forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, upon any goods, wares or merchandise, the private stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, with intent to defraud the purchasers or manufacturers of any goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not less than three hundred nor more than six hundred dollars.

SEC. 80. That any person who shall sell any goods, wares or merchandise, having thereon any forged or counterfeited stamps or labels, purporting to be stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, without disclosing the fact to the purchaser, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, for a term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not less than three hundred dollars, nor more than six hundred dollars.

SEC. 81. Every person who shall have in his possession, or shall receive from any other person, any forged promissory note or notes, or bank bill or bills, for the payment of money or property,

with intention to pass the same, or procure the same to be uttered, or passed, with intent to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether such person or persons, body politic or corporate, reside in or belong to this Territory or not, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, or shall have and keep in his possession any blank or unfinished note or bank bill made in the form or similitude of any promissory note or bill for payment of money or property, made to be issued by any incorporated bank or banking company, with intention to fill up and complete such blank and unfinished note or bill, or to permit, or cause, or procure the same to filled up and completed, in order to utter or pass the same, or to permit, or cause, or procure the same to be uttered and passed, to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether in this Territory or elsewhere, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison, for a term not less than one year nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 82. Every person who shall make, pass, utter, or publish, with an intention to defraud any other person or persons, body politic or corporate, either in this Territory, or elsewhere, or with the like intention shall attempt to pass, utter, or publish, or shall have in his possession with the intention to utter, pass, or publish any fictitious bill, note or check purporting to be the bill, note or check, or other instrument in writing for the payment of money or property of some bank corporation, copartnership, or individual, when in fact there shall be no such bank, copartnership, or individual in existence, the said person knowing the said note, bill, check, or instrument in writing for the payment of money or property, to be fictitious, shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 83. Every person who shall make, or knowingly have in his possession, any die or dies, plate or plates, or other thing whatever made use of in counterfeiting the coin now made current, or hereafter to be made current in this Territory, or in counterfeiting bank notes or bills, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one year nor more than fourteen years; and all such dies, plates, apparatus, paper, metal or machine intended for the purpose aforesaid, shall be destroyed.

SEC. 84. On the trial of any person for forging any bill or note, purporting to be the bill or note of some incorporated company or bank, or for passing or attempting to pass, or having in possession with intent to pass, any such forged bill or note, it shall not be necessary to prove the incorporation of such bank or company by the charter or act of incorporation, but the same may be proved by general reputation.

SEC. 85. Persons of skill shall be competent witnesses to prove that such bill or note is forged or counterfeited.

SEC. 86 Every person who shall fraudulently forge or counterfeit the seal of this Territory, or the seal of any court or pubile officer by law entitled to have and use a seal, or seal of any corporation, and shall make use of the same, or shall forge or counterfeit the signature of any public officer, or seal of any corporation, or shall unlawfully and corruptly, and with evil intent, affix any of the true seals to any commission, deed, warrant, pardon, certificate, or other writing, or who shall have in his possession or custody any such counterfeit seal, and shall wilfully conceal the same, knowing it to be falsely made and counterfeit, and shall thereof be convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one year nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 87. If any person shall counterfeit any kind or species of gold dust, or silver or gold bullion or bars, lumps, pieces or nuggets of gold or silver of any description whatever, of uncoined gold or silver, currently passing in this Territory, or shall utter or put off any kind of uncoined gold or silver mentioned in this section, for the purpose of defrauding any person or persons, body politic or corporate, or shall make any instrument for counterfeiting any kind of uncoined gold or silver, as aforesaid, knowing the purpose for which said instrument was made, or shall knowingly have in his possession, and secretly keep any instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting any kind of uncoined gold or silver, as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term of not less than one year nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 88. Every person who shall have in his possession, or receive for any other person, any counterfeit -gold dust, silver or gold bullion or bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets of gold or silver of any