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§§ 7483-7487
PENAL CODE.
False Personations and Cheats.

thereof, is punishable by a fine of not less than one and not exceeding twenty per centum of the capital stock of such corporation or of the amount invested in such company, firm or association.

§ 7483. Violations by corporate officers. Every person who, as president, manager, director, stockholder, receiver or agent or other person of any corporation, on behalf of such corporation as is mentioned in the last section, or as a member of any partnership or association of individuals, violates any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 7484. No privilege from testifying: No person not a defendant on trial shall be excused or claim any immunity from testifying, or producing his records, contracts, books or papers, or the records, contracts, books or papers in his possession or under his control belonging to any other person, partnership, corporation or association, upon the trial of a prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, but such testimony or evidence shall not be used against the person so testifying or producing records, contracts, books or papers upon a prosecution for violating any of the provisions of this chapter.

CHAPTER 52..

FALSE PERSONATIONS AND CHEATS.

§ 7485. Falsely personating another. Every person who falsely personates another, and in such assumed character, either:

1. Marries or pretends to marry or to sustain the marriage relation toward another, with or without the connivance of such other person: or,

2. Becomes bail or surety for any party, in any proceeding whatever, before any court or officer authorized to take such bail or surety: or,

3. Subscribes, verifies, publishes, acknowledges or proves, in the name of another person, any written instrument, with intent that the same may be delivered or used as true; or,

4. Does any other act whereby, if it were done by the person falsely personated, he might in any event become liable to any suit or prosecution or to pay any sum of money, or to incur any charge. forfeiture or penalty, or whereby any benefit might accrue to the party personating or to any other person, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years.

§ 7486. Falsely personating and receiving. Every persun who falsely personates another, and in such assumed character receives any money or property, knowing that it is intended to be delivered to the individual so personated, with intent to convert the same to his own use, or to that of another person who is not entitled theret is able in the same manner and to the same extent as for larceny of the money or property so received.

§ 7487. Personating officer and others. Every person who falsely personates any public officer, civil or military, or any fireman or any private individual having special authority by law to perform1316