Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-27

shall loan with or without interest," or shall deposit in
any bank or shall exchange for other furds any portion
] od suen moneys, every such act shall be desued and
70 pc an embezzement Of much Of said moneys
As shall be thus taken converted used loaned deposited
or exchanged, which is hereby declared 10 be felony
aud any failure pty over or 70 produce The moneys In
trusted to such person for the use Of the lioy order
ous ha be held aud taken to be prma facie evidence
o. such embezzlement. And any postmast r. ASSISTANT
er or other person employed In connected with the
business 0 the order Otees nd all other persons
advising participating ia such sgt on being oonyieiej
thereof before any clurt Of the United States Of competent
lursdletion shall be sentenced TO imprisonment for
.er not less thar SIX months than yeass
and to equal to the amount Of the money embezzed
ANA upon the trial OF any indictment against any person
LOT embeSzins public money under the provisions Of this
ae y snail BIZ trina sie evidence Tor the purpose Of
showing balance against such person to produce trans
from the money order books Of the Auditor
o. the treasury Tor the Post Office Department and such
transcript when certified by said Auditor under his seal
81 once saa be admitted as evidence in the courts OF
Sec u. and be further enacted That II any person
shall alsey make forge, counterfeit engrave print or
cause or procure to be falsely made forged countereted
engraved or printed willingly aid or assist in falsely
making iorgtng, counterieing engraving or printing
any order in imitation OF purporting to be money
order issued by one postmaster upon another pOstmaser
or shall falsely alter cause or procure to be altered or
willingly aid assist in falsely altering any money order
Issued as aioresad shall pass utter or publish or at
tempt to pass utter publish true any false forged
or counterleed order purpOrng be money order as
aforesaid knowing the same to be- falsely forged or conn
terieitud or shall pass, utter, publish attempt
pass utter, or publish true any falsely altered money
order Issued as aforesaid knowing the to be falsely
be deemed and adJudged guilty OF felony and being there
Of convicted shall be sentenced to be imprisoned kept
at hard labor for period than three years nor
more than ten years. and be fined sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars
Sec ls And 6e further enacted. That for the purposa
o carrying on the business Of the money Offices and
keeping aud settling their the Postmaster Gene
raj may appoint In his Department, superintendent
Of the money order sysem salary OF twenty
hve hundred dollars and three clerks to wit
eur and two of class three. And the Secretary Of the
treasury may from time TO tme appoint In the Office Of
the Auditor of the Treasury for Post Office Depart
menl the necessary clerks in all not exceed six to wits
one Of class four and ve class two to provide
the compensation for the said superintendent and
for the fiscal year ending June hireth eighteen hundred
anu sxJhVe the sum Of seventeen thousand dollars or
SO much thereof may b. necessary hereby appropra
ted out OF any money Ia the Treasury not otherwise APP
proprAted And the Postmaster General Ia further au-
thorized to cause such additional clerks to bo employed
In ho money order offices he may find necessary
conducting the operations OF the money order SYSTEM
whose compensation shall he paid out of the proceeds Of
the money order business: Pr0gided hDlUeper, That to
meet any deficiency that may arise Ia the such
proceeds during the first year the Of hundred
thousand dolaFs much thereof may be necessary
is hereby appropriated out Of any money the Treasury
not otherwise Appropriated
Approved, May u, 1864.