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LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority,
No. I'LL AN ACT,
To punish the embezzlement and unlawful use
Of Public Moneys


of Public Moneys
Section 1. Be Il enacted By the General As
sen.Bly ofhe State of Ohio, That if any per-
son who shall be entrusted with the custody
of public moneys, whether for the safe keeping
or transmission Of the same, ss 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 corporation, company or coPartnersh'P' IN
which he may have any interest; or shall max
way with, or secret such moneys, or any part
thereof or any security or evidence OF debts
Of which he shall have the custody, superVis-
ion or control, as such officer agent or servant.
he shall for every such act be deemed and ad-
Judged guilty Of embezzling so much of such
moneys, security or evidence of debt, as shall
be SO converted made way with or Secreted
and, he shall be punished therefore in the same
manner and to the same extent, as is. or shall
be prescribed by law for the punishment of fell
oniously stealing property of the same value,
Sectiod O. If any such officer, agent OF
servant, shall loan any moneys, securities or
other evidences of debt, in his custody, or with
in his control, as such officer, agent or servant,
he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in a
sum equal to to the sum Of money, or to the
value Of the security or other evidence OF debt
so loaned, which ine shall enure to the benefit
ofthe state, county, township, city, village or
district, owning the money or security so loan
ed. ..'
Section 3. II any such officer, agent or ser
want, shall deposit or place, or shall order or
knowingly permit to be deposited or placed,
or to remain placed OF deposited. any money,
security or other evidence OF debt, belonging to
the state or to any county, township, city, in
corporate1 village or school district, in this
state, and which shall be il bis possession or
subject to his control. under any agreement or
understanding, or with any expectations on his
part, thateither he, or any other person or per-
sons shall receive therefor, any money or 9th
er 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 tho use of the state. county,
township, city. incorporated village or school
district, to whom the money so deposited be-
longed, sum equal to the amount so deposit
ed. .l.......
Section 4, All prosecutions under this act
shall be by indictment, in the Court Of Common
Pleas and it shall Oe the duty of the Judge of
said court to give this act specially in charge to
the grand jury.
Section 5. The "act to punish the Embez.
element OF public moneys and for other pur-
poses" passed March 2, 1846, shall be and the
same is hereby repealed. But all suits pend
ing and rights accrued under said act are here
by saved ... ... ......
This act shall take effect from aud after the
first day Of June next. .........
N, Il. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.
THOS. II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April 10, 1856.
mo. 125 AN ACT,
Supplementary to the act providing for the
punishment Of crimes, passed March 7th,
1895.
Section /. Be Il enacted By the General Assem-
6y of the State of Ohio, That if any person OIL
persons shall wilfully and maliciously, by ad
ministering poison, or causing the same to b.
administered, kill any horse, mare, foal flly
jack, mule, or ass, sheep. goat. COW, OK, steer
bull, heifer, or swine, the property of another
OF the value ofthirty-fve dollars or upwards
the person or persons so offending, shall b.
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con
vclon thereof, shall be imprisoned in the pen
itentiary and kept at hard labor, not more thai
seven years, nor less than one year.
Section 2, 7hatif any person or persons shal
wilfully and malicously, by administering g poi
son, or causing the same to be administered
kill any horse, mare, fOal, 6lly, lack, mule, O.
ass, sheep, goat cow, OF, steer, bull, hefer, o
swine, the property Of another, of less valu
than thirty.6ve dollars, such person or person
shall upon conviction thereof be fined in an
sum not more than two hundred nor less tha
twenty dollars, and imprisoned in the cell o
dungeon Of the Jail Of the county nc
exceeding three months. at the discretion of th
court. % ,l.
Section 8. That if any person or person
shall wilfally and malciously administer @
cause to be administered, poison of any sol
t whatever, TO any horse, mare, foal flly, jack
mule, or ass, sheep, goat, COW, OK steer, bull
heifer, or swine, the property Of another, wit
intent to ipiure or destroy such horse. mare
foal, flly, jack, mule, or ass, sheep. goat, COW
OK, steer, bull, heifer, swine, The person or pei