Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-24
BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
At THE FIRST sESctox

'hf1 VT lilEs UNIFIED STATE
NSShp AT THE FIRST SESSION UNEMPLOYMENT
CONGRESS.
tPUBLIc-No. 4
An Z TO repeal the act entitled "An nc, m p,o.
VIDE Tor The collection. safe-ksepinc. trans pr. and
DISBURSEMENT Of The public revenue" and 10 pro.
'ide ir The punishment Of embczz ers Of public
money, and for other purposes.
BE 10 enacted by the Senate and uopse o1Do.-.
sentatives of ihr Uni'eI States of Amor;c, an e.
gross ssemhied, That the act enIitlcd AN oct a,
provide ior the collection. safe keeping. transit,
ana disbursement Of the public revenue" opnrovcd
on me fourth Of July, a d. one thousand eirb, b,n.
nred and inHy' be, and the same Is hereby rencaIsJ.
'es"Ien' always, That. Tor any Offences which NAV
~ We been commiiied against the proyisinns oc 81.
seNenIeenih section Of the SAID ACT. the oer.,Ja.
may be Prosecuted and punished according ,o ,,oso
pooNlsl"ns AMI that all hOnls executed nnIor H.
p'oNiSIon OF sail act, and all civil rights and l;,b;I;.
lies which have arisen 10 accrued under s,iI o.,
ana me remedies therefor. shall remain and con,;n.
ne as u sad net had not been repooIo,I. on.,L..-
hereln contained 10 Ile conirary nntvi,hst,nJnng
See :. And be il further enacted. Tba, g..
mhce' charged with The safe-keeping. lnnsfer -,
disbursement OF public moneys. or connected v,;,b
me fosi Office Department, shall convert to hi. o.n
use 10 any way whaiever. or shall use bv ,vay M
"vSsmheht' many KIND Of properly OF merchandise.
80 - 'V5' "iiho"ior without interest, any portion
Tue pubic moneys entrusted 10 HIN for s,Cs. e.,
ing. Transfer. disbursement. or FIR N o,ho-n.."
- ~ AlN AiINfT
oNery such act shall he deemed and adiuJycd ~ 80
~ commencement Ofso much of tho said monoy. :
i 80 mus iaken' converted. invested. useJ mr.
t'nneu' which Is hereby declared % be n lelopv. ond
~ nesuec' or refusal TO pay over on demand any
pnoilc money IN hs hands. upon the nrescn,,,ioaa.
a draii. order. or warrant drawn ,n,n -
~gned ny The Secretary Of The Treasnrv or ~ -.
'e' OF dlsburse any such moneys promnfIv acco,I;ou
10 law on the legal requirement of a suoer;or am
80 nc Prima iacie evidence Of snch CONVEX.
I" 70 ns own use of 80 much Of the public moneys
Say ne W ms hands. Any Office or ngeni of the
United States. and al persons ADVISING ., ~ .e
" ana willingly participating in such embezzIemoa,
Upon being convicted theroofbefore any eourt or ~
united States Of competent iurisdicfion sb,u &C..
every such onsnee. Forfeit and nav 10 he Jroi,e
Staies q fine equalio The amount Of tho money on
DrNI'eu' aDd shah snhF imprisonment for a term
y, 'eS man s1 months nor more Than Eve years.
Sen. 8, And be 1t iuHber enacted. Tba, H. -,
ehitIed net 10 regulate the deposites AZ H. -
~ money, approved on the tweniy-fhirI dav az t..
eishieen hundred and i~hiry-six. excepting the r.,
'een'n and fourteenth sections thereof. be- and 49,
same hereby Is. repealed. WV "e
Sec. D. And be II futher enacted, Tba, ~ n,ch
OF nm oct passed the 1uneenih Of Anil of.t.-
HUNDRED and ~lhriysix. entitled . An ~, rsJs"ee"
preparations for tho payment Of the RevoI,,.s
ahd othor pensioners Of he United St,,o. g.. ~
year eighteen hundred and thirty.sir /" NJ ..
maj no bank note ef less denominat on D. -
dollars and after the third dav of March ai
hundred and ihiriy.seven, no bank motto cr IT,. a.
nomination Than twenty dollars. shall no og.,.5 \.
Payment ~ any case whatsoever in which -. y
p be paid by the United States or the P,s, or.
department he and The samo hereby is. repo,Io5
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker ofhe fIonse of Rep,os,n,a
SNML L. SOUTHARD.
President Of The Senate pro ten,a,,o
Approved, August 10. 1871. po
surqt JOHN TYLER,