The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-30
CHAPTER 2I,

AN ACT defining the crime and Furnishing the offence
making false entries OF the fines and fees on dock.
cts OF Courts and Otherwise and Of failing or neglect
ing to pay over such fines fees according to law.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the general Assembly Of
tie state c Iowa That any justice Of the peace csrk
OF the district or other COURT county recorder or any
other officer, who by law authorized to receive and
required to pay fees Of Office or who is or may be
authorised to impose collect fines who shall fail
neglect or refuse to pay over a. prescribed may
hereafter be prescribed by law, all such fees and fines
shall be guilty Of mi demeaor and shall be subject
and liable to be prosecuted therefor any court having
jurisdiction OF the ofense besides being liable and sub
fees As may be by any such officer illegally withheld or
appropriated.
fany Justice Of the peace, clerk Of the district
or other court which Is or may hereafter be
sshed; county recorder other officer who by law IA
or required to keep account of fees or
hnes ana TO pay over or in any way for the
same shall IN any manner fasfy such docket or ac-
count or shall fail neglect refuse make an entry
upon such docket account sf sucu fees and fines as
are required to be paid over according to law such JUS
tce OF the peace clerk OF the district court or clerk
any other court county recorder and other officer shall
be guilty OF misdeMeanor and shall be subject and
liable to be prosecuted therefor in any court having
3. Any justice Of the peace district court clerk or
clerk OF any other court which may he established
county recorder, or other oficer who may be found
guilty Of the oensc Of aPproprating to his own use
fees Of oce or fines collected for violation law or Of
neglectDg to pay over the prescribed by law
shall BE- removed from ONCE BY the court before by
vcton had, and each and every person found guilty
shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hum
dred dollars, nor less than ten dollars imprisoned
In the county Jail for period not exceeding one year.
or by both such ne aud imprisonment, in the discrs
ton ofthe court
2 4. Prosecutions under this act mag be commenced
BY any person having cognizancs Of the oense the
same manner as any other criminal otfense may be
commenced prosecuted, and 1t is hereby made the
duty Of the Prosecuting Attorney OF county IN which
the ofenss herein contemplated may be committed and
OF the district attorney OF the judicial district in which
such odcnse may be committed, to take such acsn re-
spscting the commencement Of such odsnss a. may in
their respective judgement be most conducive aud eec
tual In carrying out the intention Of this Ac whether
they either OF them become personally cognizant OF
it, commission, or by the affidavit Of another par
V.
5. Until otherwise provided by Law, fines and fees
shall be collected and accounted for prescribed by
existing law except that until otherwise provided
hereby made the duty Of the Prosecuting attorney Of
each county or district attorney respectively to make
or cause to be made examination Of the dockets Of
justices Of the peace and clerk district court and
Of the accounts Of the fees Of the recorders Of Deeds
clerks Of disrct cour and such other officers are or
required to account for the for any other purpose
than their benefit and tho prosecuting Attorney
or district attorney after such examination il had shall
require a fees and fines which he may find unaccoun-
ted or to b paid and accounted for prescribed
BY Law, and h further made his duty to institute and
prosecute to judgment civil action against any and
every person or 0fcer who may have neglected
fused, or may hereafter neglect refuse to pay
according to law, fees and 6nss collected by them
g. Thh act rhAll take effect and be in force from
and after Ito publication according to law.