Whenever, by any of the provisions of this chapter, an intent to defraud is required to constitute a forgery, it shall be sufficient if such intent appear to defraud the United States, any state or territory, and body-corporate, county, city, town, or village, or any public officer in his official capacity, any copartnership, or any one of such partners, or any real person whatever.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 21 - Forgery and Counterfeiting
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 97-21-1. Account books kept in public offices
§ 97-21-3. Account books kept by corporations
§ 97-21-5. Certain instruments deemed writings
§ 97-21-7. Certificate of acknowledgment or proof of deeds and other recordable instruments
§ 97-21-9. Certificate or public security, share in public stock or indorsement thereof
§ 97-21-11. Coin operated machines; use or sale of slug or other device
§ 97-21-13. Counterfeiting: currency or treasury notes of United States
§ 97-21-15. Counterfeiting: currency of foreign countries
§ 97-21-17. Counterfeiting: possession of counterfeit currency with intention to utter
§ 97-21-19. Corporate evidences of debt signed by pretended officer
§ 97-21-21. Destruction, erasure, or obliteration of writing deemed forgery
§ 97-21-31. Parts of several genuine instruments connected to make one instrument
§ 97-21-35. Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally
§ 97-21-37. Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter
§ 97-21-39. Railroad tickets; definition
§ 97-21-41. Railroad tickets; making or altering
§ 97-21-43. Railroad tickets; possession of forged or altered tickets
§ 97-21-47. Seal of state and other government and corporate seals or their impressions
§ 97-21-49. Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc.
§ 97-21-59. Uttering counterfeit instrument or coin
§ 97-21-63. Will, deed, certificate of acknowledgment or proof of recordable instrument