The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-30

b,vmsala 81 6n3 dollars ard under, and
sn ihe th dar cf July. 1860 All pay
n,srfs of one hundred dollars and under.
ond .ler th6 Oh day Of July. 1891, al
tsvma6ls Of two hundred dollars and
under. and alier the 4ih day OF July,
1862. ali rsymonts Of shree hundred dol.
lara and under. and after TIE ith day Of
July. 1893, ail payments OF four hundred
dollars and under and after The 4th day
81 Iaiy. 1854, an payments Of Ave hun
afed dollars aud under, md after the 4th
day 81 July, 1868, an payments what
ever. shah be made in specie. All pay
nonts made from Che state treasury shall
be held 10 be made By the treasurer OF
state.
Sec "a On and after the ath day Of
July. 1858. al payments out OF every
rounty treasury Of Eve dollars and under
and after che llh day OF july 1859, all
p,vmenls Of ten dollars aud under; after
tbe an day Of Jaly. 1860, all payments
Of twenty dollars aud under; after the 4th
day Of July, 1861, all payments oi thirty
dollars and under; after the an day OF
July, 1869. all paymehts Of ffly dollars
and under, after the 4lh day OF July
iBg3. an payments Of one hundred dol
lars and under, after the 4th day Of July,
1854. an payments Of two hundred dol
lars and under; and after the 4th day OF
July, 1865 al payments whatever shall
be made in specie only
Sec. IS. That if any officer or other
person charged with the collection, re-
ceipt. safe Keeping transfer or disburse-
mont Of the pnbhc money, or any part
thereof, belonging to the state, or 70 any
county, or township, or organized city or
village in this state, shall convert TO his
own use, or 10 the use or any orther per
son or porsous, body corporate, associa-
tion or party whatever. in any way what.
ever, 5r shall use by way Of investments
In any kind Of security, stock, loan,
property. land or merchandise, or in any
other mauner or form whatever, or shall
loan, with OF without interest, TO any
company, corporation, association or in.
diviaual. or shall deposit with any COM
many. corporation or individual any por-
ton Of the public money. or any other
funds, property, bonds, securities assets
or effects Of any kind, received, controll-
ed, or held by him for safe Keeping,
transfer or disbursement, or In any other
way or manner, or Tor any other purpose;
or IL any person shall advise, aid, or in
any manner participate In such act. every
such aot shall be deemed and held in law
to be an embezzemout Of so much Of the
said moneys or other property as afore'
said, as shall be thus converted, used,
Invested, loaned, deposited or paid out as
Aforesaid; which is hereby declared TO be
high orime and misdemeanor, aud upon
prosecution, trial by indictment and CON
viotion thereof before any court of this
state having competent jurisdiction, such
officer or persons shall be sentenced to
Imprisonment ia the penitentiary, and
kept at hard labor for term Of not less
than one year nor more than twenty one
years, according to tho magnitude of the
embezzlemeut, and, also to a line equal
b double the amount of money or other
property so embe2zled as aforesaid, which
fne shall operate as a judgment at law on
all Of the estate Of the party so convicted
and sentenced, and shall be enforced to
collection by execution or other process,
for the use only Of the party or parties
whose money or other funds, property,
bonds OF securities. assets on ELECTS Of any
kind as aforesaid, has been so embezzlod,
And 10 all cases, such 6ne 80 operating as
a iudlment, shall only be released or
entered as satisfied by tho party in inter
est as aforesaid. Auy failure or refusal
20 pay over or to produce, the public
money of any part thereof by any otictr
or other person. under this act, charged
with the collection, receipt, transfer, dis
bursement or safe keeping Of the public
money or any part thereof, whether be
longing 10 the state, or TO any county, or
township, or oganized oity,or inoorporat-
ed village in this state, or any other pub
lio money whatever; or any failure to ao-
count 10 OF 10 make settlement with, any
proper and legal authority Of the oiicia
accounts Of such officers or person, shal
be held and taken as prima faoie evidenc,
of such embezslement. Aud upon th,
trial Of any such officer or person, fol
embezzling public money under the
proyision Of this act, il shall be sutlloien
evidence for the purpose Of showing
balance against such ollicar or person, L
produce transcript from the books o
the auditor Of state, comptroller Of Oh,
treasury, OF the auditor OF the county, o
the records Of the commissioners Of th,
county; aud the refusal of any sIch Off Q
or person, whether in or out Of Office I,
pay any draft. order or warrant whicl
may be drawn upon him, by the prope
ofIicsr, for any public money in his hand
40 matter In what capacity the sam
may have been received or may be hell
by him--or any refusal, by any perso
OF public officer named in this act, 10 pa
ever to his successor any public money
or securities promptly, on the legal r.
auiremeut Of any authorized officer Of th
state or county shall be taken on the tri'
Of any indictment against such officer q
person Tor embezElement, as prima faoi
evidence Of such ombezzlement.
$40. I6. II the treasurer of state, {
any county treasurer, shall pay out an
public money 10 any other manner tha
Is provided IN section 4 3 aud IA Of IN
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