Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-04-28


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souBty treasury II fve dollam anl usau1.E
.sd slsf Ne Atb daJ % luls. lUso. a
payments Of ten dollars and un5ei; ahsr
Tie 4th dsy Of 5uy, lsel, pn paymsni.of
tseuty d6asrs and oodof; aaertbe 4gh dsy
Of Ju'y, 1891, al payments of thirty DOT.
iars snd under; sftef tbs 4lh day Of July,
eo2, sli paymer,s of CIV dollars snd IN
Der; sf.er the 4.h day Of July, 1868 III
payments Of one huudred dollars and under,
sfler the 4lb day Of July. 1884. III par
ments oftWo hundred dollars And undei:
snd after TIE 4th day Of July. 1895, N
payments whateyersball be made in spscis
only.
SIC. rs. That ifany officer or other
penou ehsrged with The collection, receipt,
safe keeping, transfer or disbursement Of
The pubic money, or sny part thereof. Be.
longing TO the state, or TO any county, or
township, or organizvd city or vilage 10
this state, shall convert to bis own use. Or
to the use Ofsuy other Penon or persons,
body coIporsie, association or party Whist.
ever, 10 any wsy Whaiever. or shall use
By way Of investment 10 any kiud Of secu-
ity, stock, loan. property, Iapd or ms.
ehandize. or IN any other manner OF form
vbaieveror shall loan, with or withoutin.
teFesi, TO any company ,eorporatiou, assoeia-
lion or individual, or shall deposit With any
company, corporation or individual, any
portion Of the put'ic money, or any other
funds. properly, bonds, securities, assets or
effects Of any Kind. received, controlled, OF
held BY BIN for ssfe keeping, transfer or
disbursement, o. 10 any other way OF man.
ner, or To- any other purpose, o. il any
person shall advise, aid, OF in any manner
participate 10 such act, every such act shall
be deemed and held in law to be an EN-.
bezzement Of so much Of the said moneys
or other property rs Aforesaid, as shali te
thus converted, used, invested, Iosned. de-
posted Cr paid ont IS sioresai !; which Is
hereby declared 10 lie a bigh crime and
misdrmeaBor, AMI upon prosecution, trial
hy indictment and conviction thereof be-
fore any court Of this state having comps.
tent jurisdiction, such officer or person or
persons shall be sentenced 10 imprisonment
in the peniIentiary, and kept at hard labor
I for a term,of not less tbau one year nor more
than twenty one years, according to the
magnitude o( the embeziement, and, also,
TO fine equal 10 double the amount Of
money or other property so embtzzled rs
Aforesaid, which fine shsll operate rs q
judgment at law on all OF the estate Of the
party so convicted and sentenced and shall
be enforced 10 collection by execution or
other process, for the use only Of tie party
or parties whose money or other funds,
property boAds or securities, assets or ef.
fects Of any kind as aforesaid, Las been 50
embezzled. And in all cases, such fine
so operating as a judgment, shall only bs
released or entered as satisfied by ibe par
ty 10 interest as aforesaid. ANY failure
or refusal TO pay over or TO produce, the
public money or any part thereof; by any
officer or other person, under this act.
charged with the collection, receipt, trans
fer, disbursement or safe keeping Of the
plblic money or any part thereof, whether
belonging 70 the state, or to sny county
OF township, or organized city, or incorpo
, ratel village IN this state, or any olber
public money whatever; or any failure to
account 10, or TO make settlement with any
proper and legal authority, of the officia
accounts Of such officer or person, shaII be
held and taken as priTa faeie evidence oi
such embezzlemeEt. Ard upon the tripI
Of any such officer or person, foF embsEzl
log public mo6ey under the provisions oI
this set, it shall be sufficient evidence f.
the purpose Of showing a balance agsins
such officer or person, to produce q trans
cript from the books Of the auditor of state
or comptroller Of the treasury, or The aud
itor Of the county, or tie records Of th,
commissioners Of the county; and the Tefu
sal Of any such officer or person, SlIetbe
in OF out Of office, to paw any draft, orde
or warrant which may be drawn upon him
Q by the proper officer, for any public monsI
D IN bis hsnds-ao matter in what capaci,
! the sane may have been received or ma,
: be held by him-or sDy refusal, by sn,
person or public officer named in this sct
: TO pay over to his successor any publ
! moneys or securities promptly, on the elsg'
requirement Of any authorized officer Of th
state or county, shall be taken on the tris
Of any indictment against such cffct
or person for embezzement, as priDa faci
, evidence of such embezziement.
! ! SEC. 16. the treasurer Of stste,o an,
! county treasurer, shall pay out any publ
moRey in any other manEer Than is provi
, ded in sections ! 8 and 4 Of this &C, ever
such treasurer ppon conviction thereof te
fore any court having cognizanee of It
same shall forfeit and pay, for every sucl
: offence, fine Of not less tl,sn twenty no
more than five hundred dollars, at the dis
cretion oF the court trying the same.
: ! SIC. II. This acl shall take effect ol
and after the first day Of July, 1865.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of tie House of RepresentatirfI
MARTIN WELKER,
Prssident Of the SenGt
April 18th, ls5s.
!, hereby certify that have read and con
i pared the proof OF the foregoing laws, and thu