CAP. 98. in any county or place in England or Ireland in which the 24 & 25 Vior. offender shall be apprehended or be in custody, in the same manner in all respects as if they had been actually committed in that county or place; and in any indictment for any such offence, or for being an accessory to such an offence, the venue in the margin shall be the same as if the offence had been committed in such county or place, and the offence shall be averred to have been committed on "the high seas;" provided that nothing herein contained shall alter or affect any of the laws relating to the government of her majesty's land or naval forces. keeping the peace; in 51. Whenever any person shall be convicted of a mis- Fine and demeanor under this act it shall be lawful for the court, sureties for if it shall think fit, in addition to or in lieu of any of the punishments by this act authorized, to fine the offender, what cases. and to require him to enter into his own recognizances, and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace and being of good behaviour; and in all cases of felonies in this act mentioned it shall be lawful for the court, if it shall think fit, to require the offender to enter into his own recognizances, and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace, in addition to any of the punishments by this act authorized; provided that no person shall be imprisoned under this clause for not finding sureties for any period exceeding one year. bour. 52. Whenever imprisonment, with or without hard la- Hard labour, may be awarded for any offence under this act, the court may sentence the offender to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, in the common gaol or house of correction. 53. Whenever solitary confinement may be awarded for Solitary conany offence under this act, the court may direct the offender finement. to be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions of his imprisonment, or of his imprisonment with hard labour, not exceeding one month at any one time, and not exceeding three months in any one year. tion of mis 54. The court before which any indictable misdemeanor The costs of against this act shall be prosecuted or tried may allow the the prosecu costs of the prosecution in the same manner as in cases of demeanor felony; and every order for the payment of such costs shall against this be made out, and the sum of money mentioned therein paid allowed. and repaid, upon the same terms and in the same manner in all respects as in cases of felony. act may be extend to 55. Nothing in this act contained shall extend to Scot- Act not to land, except as otherwise herein-before expressly provided. Scotland. 56. This act shall commence and take effect on the first Commenceday of November one thousand eight hundred and sixty- ment of act. one. COINAGE OFFENCES, 1861. 24 & 25 Vict. Cap. 99. An Act to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of the United Kingdom against Offences relating to the Coin. [6th August, 1861.] to summary in Ireland, by WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Amended, as statute law of the united kingdom against offences relating jurisdiction to the coin: Be it therefore enacted by the queen's most 25 & 26 Vict. c. excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 50. Amended servitude by 27 & 28 Vict. c. as to sentences of penal 47 s. 2. terms. 1. In the interpretation of and for the purposes of this act, Interpretathe expression "the queen's current gold or silver coin" tion of shall include any gold or silver coin coined in any of her Current majesty's mints, or lawfully current, by virtue of any pro- gold and clamation or otherwise, in any part of her ma esty's domi- silver coin. nions, whether within the united kingdom or otherwise; coin. coin. and the expression "the queen's copper coin" shall include Copper coin. any copper coin and any coin of bronze or mixed metal 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 said dominions; and the expression "false or False or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to re- counterfeit semble or pass for any of the queen's current gold or silver coin" shall include any of the current coin which shall have been gilt, silvered, washed, coloured, or cased over, or in any matter altered, so as to resemble or be apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the queen's current coin of a higher denomination; and the expression "the queen's current coin" shall include any coin Current 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 said dominions, and whether made of gold, silver, copper, bronze, or mixed metal; and where the hav- what shall ing any matter in the custody or possession of any person is be posses mentioned in this act, it shall include, not only the having of it by himself in his personal custody or possession, but also the knowingly and wilfully having it in the actual custody or possession of any other person, and also the knowingly and wilfully having it in any dwelling house or other building, lodging, apartment, field, or other place, open or inclosed, whether belonging to or occupied by himself or not, and whether such matter shall be so had for his own use or benefit or for that of any other person. sion. or silver 2. Whosoever shall falsely make or counterfeit any coin Counterfeitresembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for ing the gold any of the queen's current gold or silver coin, shall, in coin. England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, and in Scotland CAP. 99. 24 & 25 VICT. of a high crime and offence, 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. "Five," see 27 & 28 Vict. c. 47 s. 2. Colouring counterfeit coin or any pieces of metal with intent to make them pass for gold or silver coin. altering genuine coin with intent to 3. Whosoever shall gild or silver, or shall, with any wash or materials capable of producing the colour or appearance of gold or of silver, or by any means whatsoever, wash, case over, or colour any coin whatsoever resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the queen's current gold or silver coin; or shall gild or silver, or shall, with any wash or materials capable of producing the colour or appearance of gold or of silver, or by any means whatsoever, wash, case over, or colour 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 false and counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any Colouring or of the queen's current gold or silver coin; or shall gild, or shall, with any wash or materials capable of producing the colour or appearance of gold, or by any means whatsoever, wash, case over, or colour any of the queen's current silver make it pass coin, or file or in any manner alter such coin, with intent for a higher to make the same resemble or pass for any of the queen's current gold coin; or shall gild or silver, or shall, with any wash or materials capable of producing the colour or appearance of gold or silver, or by any means whatsoever, wash, case over, or colour any of the queen's current copper coin, or file or in any manner alter such coin, with intent to make the same resemble or pass for any of the queen's current gold or silver coin, shall, in England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, and in Scotland of a high crime and offence, 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. coin. "Five" 4. Whosoever shall impair, diminish, or lighten any of the queen's current gold or silver coin, with intent that the coin so impaired, diminished, or lightened may pass for the queen's current gold or silver coin, shall, in England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, and in Scotland of a high crime and offence, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding fourteen years and 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. 5. Whosoever shall unlawfully have in his custody or CAP. 99. gold or possession any filings or clippings, or any gold or silver 24 & 25 VICT. bullion, or any gold or silver in dust, solution, or otherwise, which shall have been produced or obtained by impairing, possession diminishing, or lightening any of the queen's current gold or of filings or silver coin, knowing the same to have been so produced or clippings of obtained, shall, in England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, silver coin. and in Scotland of a high crime and offence, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than [three] years-or to be im- "Five" prisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confine ment. silver coin nation. 6. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse (the Buying or proof whereof shall lie on the party accused), shall buy, counterfeit selling, &c. sell, receive, pay, or put off, or offer to buy, sell, receive, gold or pay, or put off, any false or counterfeit coin resembling or for lower apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the value than queen's current gold or silver coin at or for a lower rate or its denomi value than the same imports or was apparently intended to import, shall, in England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, and in Scotland of a high crime and offence, 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 ex- "Five"` ceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and in any indictment for any such offence as in this section aforesaid it shall be sufficient to allege that the party accused did buy, sell, receive, pay, or put off, or did offer to buy, sell, receive, pay, or put off, the false or counterfeit coin at or for a lower rate or value than the same imports, or was apparently intended to import, without alleging at or for what rate, price, or value the same was bought, sold, received, paid, or put off, or offered to be bought, sold, received, paid, or put off. counterfeit 7. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse (the Importing proof whereof shall lie on the party accused), shall import coin from or receive into the united kingdom from beyond the seas beyond seas. any false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the queen's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall, in England and Ireland, be guilty of felony, and in Scotland of a high crime and offence, 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 “Five" any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement. counterfeit 8. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse (the Exporting proof whereof shall lie on the party accused), shall export, coin. or put on board any ship, vessel, or boat for the purpose of |