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6. §.10. #.13. Another clause full of danger mischief
to the innocent: exposing subjecting them if
they are not aware of it to suffer as felons, and if they
are aware of it, to an unavoidable and unnecessary
loss. When a man has had the misfortune
to receive a quantity of bad money – a misfortune
which few indeed are altogether free from,
what is he to do with it? – If he hope keeps
it by him, he is liable under the last receding section to be seized by any
body under §, and punished as for a misdemeanour.
To sell it it for what its denomination
imparts is by the supposition not practicable
and would be punishable if it were. To sell it
for less is by this claim made felony. To melt
it down is what he might be glad to do, but
if the quantity of it is but small and of especially if it be different
compositions it is not worth his while: and whether
worth his while or not, he has not as
to do it in. One safe and practicable course alone remains
for him, which is to fling it away, taking care
however to be as secret about it as if he were committing
a crime, lest for fear of somebody apprehending
him with it in the meantime. Amongst ⊞ the articles specified as those others which which for the selling of a man may thus be punished
as a felon are raised blanks, if the rate at
which he sells them be "a lower rate" than
the sum by its

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