Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-05-23
April s, 1856.
AN ACT
To punish the embezzlement and unlawful

AN ACT
To punish the embezzlement and unlawful
use of Public Moneys.
SEC. l. Be it enacted By the General
assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That if
any person who shall be entrusted with the
custody of public moneys, whether for the
safe keeping or transmission of the same,
as officer, agent or servant of the state, or
of any county, township, city. Incorporated
village or school district, shall convert to
his own use, or to the use of any corpora
ton, company or co-partnership, in which
he may have any interest; or shall make
way with, or secrete such moneys, or any
part thereof, or any security or evidence of
debt of which he shall have the custody,
supervision or control, such officer, agent or
servant, shall for every such act be deemed
and adjudged guilty Of embezzeling so much
of such moneys, securities or evidences Of
debt, as shall be so converted, made way
with or secreted; and he shall be punished
thereof in the same manner and to tho
same extent as is, or shall be prescribed BY
law for the punishment of felOnionsly steal
ing property of the same value.
SEC. 2. If any such officer, agent or
servant, shall loan any moneys securities or
other evidences of debt, in his custody, or
within his control, as such officer agent or
servant, he shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined in a sum equal to the sum of money,
or to the value Of the security or other eyi-
dcnce Of debt SO loaned, which fine shall
enure to the benefit of the State, county,
township, city, village or district, owning the
money or security so loaned.
Sec. 8. If any such ofhcer,agent or ser
want, shall deposit or place, or shall order
or (knowingly) permit to be deposited or
placed or to remain placed or deposited,
any money, security or other evidences Of
debt, belonging to the state or to any eoun-
ty, township, city incorporated village or
school district, in this state, and which shall
be in his possession or subject to his con-
troll, under any ACRE eament or understanding
or with any expcc ion on his part that ei-
ther he, or any other person or persons
shall receive therefor, any money or other
valuable thing, by way of interest bonus
or gratuity, such officer, agent or servant
shall, for every such offence on conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay for the use Of the
state, county, township, city, incorporated
village or school district to whom the mon
ey so deposited belonged, sum equal to
the amount so deposited.
SEC. 4. All prosecutions under this act
shall be by indictment, in the Court Of
Common Pleas; and it shall be the duty of
the Judge of said court to give this act spec
tally in charge to the grand jury.
SEC. 5. The Hact topunish the Embez-
element of public moneys and for other
purposes" passed March 2, ls46, shall be
and the same is hereby repealed. But all
suits pending and rights accured under said
act are hereby saved. f
This act shall take effect from and after
the first day of June next.
April 10, 1855.
Nh. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOS. H. FORD, st
President of the Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
CoLUMBUs, April IA, 1855,
hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the original rolls
on flo in this Office.
JAMES H. BAKER,
Secretary of State.
Auditors Office, Fremont o.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied.
WIN. E. HAYNES, 20
Auditor of Sanduskv County.