An Act for preventing the forging and counterfeiting of foreign Bills of Exchange and of foreign Promissory Notes and Orders for the payment of Money. (21st March, 1811.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    51 George III Chapter 10
  • Year
    1811
  • Concepts
    Government Revenue
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    6
  • Description
    This Act outlines the charges to be laid against anyone within Lower Canada found to forge, counterfeit, or knowingly obtain and distribute false currency. Those taken to be guilty are to be charged with a Misdemeanour and a Breach of the Peace and sentenced up to two years in prison, publicly whipped, or both at the first offence. If an individual should be charged a second time, they are to be found guilty of a felony and receive more severe sentences. The Act also implements measures to make it more difficult to procure the equipment necessary to forge currency.
  • Source
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