The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-16
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AN ACT providing for the punishment of certain
crimes therein named in the District of Colum-
ard for other mn


AN ACT providing for the punishment of certain
crimes therein named in the District of Colum-
bia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and HO,eseof Represent
atives of the United States of America i Congress
assembled, That ifany personshall steal any mon
ey other personal goods or chattes, the proper
ty of another, of the value of thirty-ive dollars
or upward, the person offending shall be
deemed guilty of larceny, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary
and kept at hard labor not more than three years
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted That if
any person shall steal, malciously and fcloni-
ousy destroy any bank bill, promissory note or
notes. bill of exchange order, receipt, warrant,
draft, check or bond given tor the payment of
money, or receipt acknowledging the receipt of
money or other property, or any government
bonds or other securities, or stamps, United
value of thirty-five dollars or upwards, knowing
the same to be such, any such person shall be
deemed guilty of a misdcmeanor, and on convic-
tion thereof shall be imprisoned in the peniten
tiary and kept at hard labor not more than three
years, nor less than year.
SEC. s. A4ad be 1T further enacted That if any
person shall receive or buy any goods, or chat
tells, or bank bill or bills, or promissory note or
notes. bill of exchange, order, receipt, draft
warrant, check, or bond, given for the payment
ofmoney, any government bOnd United States
treasury note notes, other securities, or
government stamps, or stocks, of value of thirty
five dollars or upwards, which have been stolen,
knowing the same to be stolen. with intent to
defraud the owners thereof, every person so Of
fendind shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be mprison-
ed in the penitentiary, and kept at hard labor not
more more than three [years, nor less than one
year.
SEC. T. Amd be it further enacted That if
any person shall steal any money or other goods
and chattels of any kind whatever, of less value
than thirty five dollars, the property of another,
or shall steal or maliciously destroy any bank
bill, promissory note, bill of exchange, order
warrant, draft, check, or bond or any accounta-
BILE receipt for money, given for the payment or
acknowledgment of any sum under thirty-fve
dollars, or any United States treasury note or
government stamps of less value than thirty-fve
dollars the property Of another, or shall receive
or buy the same, knowing the same to be stolen
for the purpose of defrauding the owner thereof,
every such person so offending, on conviction
thereof shall make restitution to the party in
jured in twofold the value of the property stolen
or destroyed, and be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars or shall be impris
oned in the Jail OF said District for any time
not exceeding six months, or both, at the discre-
tiOn of the court.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That if any
clerk, or servant of any private person, or any
copartnership, Except persons within the age OF
sixteen years, any officer agent, clerk, or SER
want of any Incorporated company, shall embez-
Zle or convert to his use or fraudulently
take, make way with intent embezzle or fraudu
lently convert to his own use, with the assent OF
his master or employers, any money, goods,
rights, of action, government bonds, United
States treasury notes or government stamps, or
other valuable security of effects whatever, be-
longing to another person, which shall come into
his possession, or under his care by virtue ofsuch
employment or office, he shall, upon conviction
be punished in the manner prescribed by law for
felOnously stealing property ct the value of the
article or property so embeZZled, taken, or secre
ted, or of the value of any sum OF money payable
or due upon any right in action so embezzled.
Sec. 8. And be 1T further enacted, That every
embezzlement of any evidence of debt, negotiable
by delivery only, and actually executed by the
master or employer of any such clerk, agent, Of
fcer or servant but not delivered issued as valid
instrument, shall be deemed offence within
the meaning of the last preceding section.
Sec z. And be it further enacted That every
person who shall buy, or in any way receive any
money, goods rights in action, government
bonds United States treasury notes, or other val
liable security or effects whatever, or government
stamps, knowing the same to have been embez-
zled, taken, or secreted, contrary to the provis-
ions of the two last sections, SHALL upon convic-
tion, be punished in the same manner and to the
same extent therein prescribed upon a convic-
tion of a servant, clerk or agent for such embez-
element.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That if any
carrier other person, to whom any goods,
monSy, right in action, or any valuable personal
be transported carried, for hire, or any person
employed in such transportation or carrying,
SHALL without the assent OF his employer, take,
embezzle or convert to his own use, such goods,
money, right i'm action, property or effects, or
any part of them, and before delivery of such ar
tice at the place to the person entitled to re-
ceive them, he shall upon conviction, be punish