M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-08
mo. I'LL AN ACT
To punish the embezz lement and unlawful

mo. I'LL AN ACT
To punish the embezz lement and unlawful
use of Public moneys,
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By the General
Assembly cfthe State Of Ohio, Thatif 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 copartnership, in which
he may have any interest; or shall make
way with, or secrete such moneys, or any
part thereof, or my security or evidence of
debts, of which he shall have the custody,
supervision or control, as such officer, agent
or servant, he shall for every such act be
deemed and adjudged guilty of embezzling
So much fsuCh moneys, security or evil
dence of debt, as shall be so converted,
made way with or secreted; and, he shall
be punished therefor in the same manner
and to the same extent, as is, or shall be
prescribed by law for the punishment of
feloniously stealing property of the same
value.
SEcTIoN2. Ifany 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 evil
dence Of debt SO loaned, which fine shall en-
ure to the benefit of the state, county,
township, city, village or district, owning
the money or security so loaned.
SECTION 8. If any such officer, agent or
servant, shall deposit or place or shall Or
der or (knowingly) permit to be deposited
or PlaOod or to Tonnin rInnnA nr hannaitad
any money, security or other evidence of
debt, belonging to the state or to any coun-
ty, township, city, incorporated village or
school district, in this state, and which
shall be in his possession or subject to his
control, under any agreement or uuder-
standing, or with any expectation on his
part, that either 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 SER
want shall, for every such offence, on con-
viction thereof, forfeit and pay for the use
of the state, county, township, city, incor-
porated village or school district, to whom
the money so deposited belonged, sum
equal to the amount so deposited.
SECTION 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 fsaid Court to give this act
sp ecially in charge to the grand jury.
SECTION s. Tie "act to punish the
Embezzlement ofpublic moneys and for 9th
er purposes" passed March 2, l946, shall
be and the same is hereby repealed. Blu
all suits pending and rights accrued undel
said act are hereby saved.
This act shall take effect from and afte
the first day of June next.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
| April 10, 1856.