The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-12-12


What is the profit on STA, 800 in sove-
reigns received at their market value in
st. Louis, and paid out at 81 90 each, in
St. Paul.
.fns.-About Sl75 90.
Who loses this Sl75 90?
Those who receive sovereigns at
81 80 and who have to buy land with
them, at their lawful value. Has Secre-
tary Smith, "acting Governor of Min
nesota, God save the mark = ever dis
bursed sovereigns at 81 SO:
He has: and If he dare deny it, or
call us to account for making the accu.
sation, We will prore it, to any jury.
Nov we will refer our readers to the
law In the 10Th Section of Chapter 80,
of Little s. Browns Statutesta t large
of the U. S. page 63, will be found the
following provision of an "Act to pro-
vide for the better organizatidh Of the
Treasury" sc.
SEC. 10 md be II further enacted
That all officers and other persons,
charged by this act, or any other act,
with the saie-keeping, transfer, land dis
bursement. of the public moneys, other
than those connected with the p6st-otiice
department, are hereby required to KEEP
an accurate entry of each sum received
and OF each payment or transfer; anC
that if any one of the said officers, Or o.
those connected with the post-Oshce de.
partment, shall convert to his own use
in any way whatever, or shall use, by
way of investment in any kind Of prop.
er;y or merchandise, or shall loan, with
or without interest, or shall deposit il
any bank, or shall exchange for other
funds, except as allowed by this act, any
portion of the public moneys intrusted t.
him for safe-keeping, disbursement
transfer, or for any other purpose, every
such act shall be deemed aud adWdget
to be an embeZzlemcnt of so much of the
said moneys as shall be thus taken, con
! .erted, invested, used, loaned, deposited
or exc Hanged, which is hereby declared
to be ielon;"; and any failure to pay
over or to producelsce public moPneys in
trusted to such person sha.! be iseld ant
taken to be pri'na tacie evidence p sucf
embezzlement; and if any onr.cer charg'
ed with the disbursements Of puhnG mo-
neys shall accept, or receive, OF trans
init to the treasury department tS be al
lowed in his favor, any receipt or.yOuch-
er from creditor of the United Estates,
without having paid to such creditor, in
such funds as the SAID officer may have
received for disbursement, or such other
funds as he may be authorized by this
act to take in exchange, the full amount
| specified in such receipt or voucher,
every such act shall be deemed 10 be q
conversion by such officer to his own use
of the amount specified in such receipt
or voucher; and any officer or agent Of
the United States, and all persPns ad.
vising or participating in such act being
convicted thereof before any COUP OF the
United States of competent jurlstSS ietion.
shall be sentenced to Imprisonmes ut tor a
term of not less than sixmonths noa more
than ten years, and to fine equal to the
amount of the money embeZzled.P
We do distinctly and unequiyocally
charge upon G. X. Smith, Secretary Of
Minnesota Territory, that he hat sac
cepted or received vouchers from' credi-
tors of the United States, without Aaving
paid to such creditors the full AMOUNTS
specified IN such vouchers"
For specifications. we charge Axplic-
lily upon G.. X. Smith, that he accepted
or received such vouchers from sylvia
nus ,Trask, a member of the Hohse oil
Representatives of Minnesota Territory,
residing at Saltwater; also from Henry
n. Setter, Of Washington County, a
member of the same House, also from
William r.. Marshall, member from
Saint Anthony, also from Henry Jack
son and Parsons X. johnson, members
of the House Of Representatives from
| Saint Paul. creditors of the United States,
in payment of the per diem and rhilage
of said members, without having paid to
them severaily, the full amounts speci-
fed in their several vouchers; to wit: in
the. Secretary's Office at Saint Paul, in
the county Of Ramsey, and the Territory