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Act No. 1754 Section 15

Act No. 1754 Section 15

Section 15

SEC. 15. Every person who, within the Philippine Islands, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, niters, forges, or counterfeits any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security in imitation of, or purporting to be an imitation of, any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign Government, issued or put forth under the authority of such foreign Government, or any treasury note, bill, or promise to pay issued by such foreign Government, and intended to circulate as money, either by law, order, or decree of such foreign Government, and any person who causes or procures to be so falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or who knowingly aids or assists in making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting any such bond, certificate, obligation, or other security, or any such treasury note, bill, or promise to pay, intended as aforesaid to circulate1 as money, shall be punished by a fine of not. more than ten thousand pesos and by imprisonment for not more than five years.

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CitationAct No. 1754 Section 15 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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