Cap. 9 Art. 187Forgery of private writings.

(1) Whosoever shall, by any of the means specified in article 179, commit forgery of any private writing tending to cause injury to any person or to procure gain, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from seven months to three years, with or without solitary confinement.

(2) Whosoever shall knowingly make use thereof, shall be liable to the same punishment.