Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-13
LA WIS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. Ill. AN ACT,

mo, III. AN ACT,
To punish the embezzlement and unlawful
. use Of Public Moneys. ..
SECTION :. Be it enacted by Tie General
Assembly Of tho State of Ohio, That if any
person who shall be entrusted with The Gus.
'ody OF public moneys, whether for the
safe keeping or transmission of the same,
as officer, agent or servant Of the Safe, or
of any county, township, city, Incorporated
village or school district, shall convert 10
his own own use, or TO the use Of any cor
poralion, company or copartnership, in
which he may have any interest; or shall
make way with, or secrete such moneys, or
any part thereof, or any security or evi.
dence Of debts, of which he shall have the
custody, supervision or control, as such off.
Ger, agent or servant, he shall for every
such act be deemed and udjudged gully OF
embezzlng so much Of such money, secu.
rity or evidence Of debt, as shall be SO con-
vened, made way with or secIeted; and, he
shall be punished therefor in the same man.
ner and to the same extent. as is, or shall
be prescribed by the law for the punishment
Of leloniously stealing property of the same
value. % .g... ...-ra .. .a p.
Section 2. II 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 sum equal to the sum Of money,
or 10 the value OF the security or other evi.
dehce of debt so loaned, which fine shall
enure 10 the benefit OF the state, county,
township, city, village or district, owning
the money or security so loaned
Section 3. lfany such officer, agen, or
servant, shall deposit or place, or shall or
der or knowingly permit TO be deposited
or plac1d, or TO remain placed or deposited,
any money, security or other evidence ol
debt, belonging 10 the state or to any county,
township, city, incorporated vilnse or school
district, in this state, and which shall be in
his possession or subecI 10 his control. un.
der any agreement or understanding, 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 gruluiIy,
such officer, agent or servant shall, for ev'
cry such offence, on conviction thereof, Tor
felt and pay ior,he use Of the stale, county,
township, city, incorporated village OF school
d strict, TO whom The money SO deposited be-
lohged, sum equal TO the amour. SO de-
posted, ..,e f...
Section 4. All prosecutions under this
act shall be by Indictment, in The Court Of
Common Pleas; and il shall be the duty OF
lbe judge Of said court to give this act spe'
cially in charge to the grand jury.
Section 5. The "ac, 10 punish the En-
bezzlemen. Of public moneys and for other
purposes passed March 2, 1846, shall be
and the same is hereby repealed. But all
suits pending and rights accrued under said
act are hereby saved. g.5 ~ r
This act shall take effec. from and after
the first day Of June nexi.
N. n. VAN WORRIES, ''N'..J
Speaker oifs House Of Representatives.
o A. I'M, M: ssN~SS II, FORD. noiaa6a
VI Democrat rlcasa mo Senate b,
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