The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-03

such portion thereof as he shall have received ii
gold dust and in paper currency such portion a.
be shall have received in paper currency, TO th,
officer, person or persons entitled by laws of thi
Territory to receive the same.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF every officer in
trusted by.any law ofthis this Territory with thu
custody and disbursement of any of the publis
moneys of this Territory or the public moneys Of
any County or City, and County or Town.
ship, or District, or Municipal corporation
in this Territory TO keep and djsburse in
coin, so much of said public moEeys as he shall
have received in coin, end SO much as he received
in gold dust, and in paper currency, so much
thereof be shall have received in said currency:
and none but clean 'merchantable gold dust shall
be received by any Tax collector and paid over to
any Treasurer land none but like gold dust shall
De paid out by any Treasurer, and all Tax collect
ors and Treasurers shall be responsible on their
official Bonds to any person aggrieved by the pay
ment OF ddnlterated or dirty dust.
SEC. 3. All officers mentioned in Sections one
and two of this Act are hereby required to keep
all public moneys, while the same are in their
custody under their control in their own posses.
sion, and they are hereby forbidden and prohibited
from placing the same or any part thereof III the
possession of any Banker or Bankers or Banking
firm. OF any person or persons whomsoeAer, to be
used by themfor any purpofe whatever for their own
benefit or for the benefit of any other person or
persons, and they are further forbidden and pro-
uullLcO iEOm lOdnluB, sUOTTOWlIg, OF ID any OIher
manner using said public moneys or any part
thereof or permitting any other person or persons
to use the sameor any part thereof. either with or
without interest, or any other compensation for
any purpose whatever except as provided by the
laws of this Territory and they are further forbid
den and prohibited from changing or converting.
said public moneys or any parts thereof, from
coin into any paper currency, or from gold dust or
paper currency, into any other paper currency
gold dust, or coin.
SEQ. A. II any of the officers aforesaid shall yio-
late any OF the provisions of this Act, they shall
be deemed guilty of felony: and upon conviction
thereof in a Court of competant jurisdiction,
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the Terri
torial Prison for period not less than one year
nor more than five years. or by fine not less than
five hundred dollars, nor more than ten thousand,
Provided, Nothing in this Act shall be so con.
strued as to prevent any of said officers except the
Territorial Treasurer from making special depos-
It's for the safe keeping of the public moneys.
z SEC. 5. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict
with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repeal
ed PROVIDED, that nothing in this Act contained ),
shall be so construed, as to release any officer.
herein named from any liability or penalty, which
he may have incurred under existing laws.
SEQ. 6. This Act shall take effect from and af-
Ter the approval by the Governor.
Approved January 18th, A. D. 1866.
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