Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 29 (2026)

Shop bills or advertisements similar to bank bills or treasury notes or other United States Securities

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Section 29. Whoever engraves, prints, issues, utters or circulates a shop bill or advertisement, in similitude, form and appearance like a bank bill, on paper similar to paper used for bank bills, and with vignettes, figures or decorations used on bank bills, or having the general appearance of a bank bill, or in similitude, form and appearance, like a treasury note, note, certificate, bill of credit or other security issued by or on behalf of the United States, on paper similar to paper used for the same, respectively, and with vignettes, figures or decorations used thereon, or having the general appearance of a treasury note, note, certificate, bill of credit or other security issued by or on behalf of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than three months.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1968–1968 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Saville, 233 N.E.2d 9 (Mass. 1968).
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Commonwealth v. Saville, 233 N.E.2d 9 (Mass. 1968). “The specific reference to notes issued “by or on behalf of the United States,” in G. L. c. 267, § 29 (fn. 5), is not here relevant.”
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