Section 431. Forgery and fraudulent stamping; penalty  


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  • Whoever forges, or
      procures to be forged, or assists in forging, the seal of the registrar,
      or the name, signature, handwriting of any officer  of  the  registrar's
      office;  or fraudulently stamps or procures to be stamped, or assists in
      stamping, any document with any forged seal of said registrar, or forges
      or procures to be forged, or assists in forging, the name, signature  or
      handwriting  of  any  person  whomsoever,  to  any  instrument  which is
      expressly or impliedly authorized to be signed by such person,  or  uses
      any  document upon which any impression or part of the impression of any
      seal of said registrar has been forged, knowing the same  to  have  been
      forged,  or any document the signature to which has been forged, knowing
      the same to have been forged, or swears falsely concerning any matter or
      proceeding made or done in pursuance of this article, shall be guilty of
      a felony.