New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the First session of the Forty
Second Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. L.
AN ACT relating to moneys paid into the

GENERAL NATURE-NO. IL
AN ACT relating to moneys paid into the
courts of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
moneys in the registry of any court of the
United States, or in the hands or under the
control of any officer of such cOnrt, which
were received in any cause pending or adj
Indicated in such court, shall, within thirty
days after the passage of this act, be de-
posted with the Treasurer, an assistant
treasurer. or designated depositary of the
of the United States, in the name and to
the credit of snch court. And all such
moneys which are hereafter paid into such
courts or received by the officers thereof
shall be forthwith deposited in like manner;
provided, that nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent the delivery of any
such money upon security, according to
agreement of parties under the direction of
the court.
SEC. .. That no money deposited as afore-
said shall be withdrawn except by order of
the judge or Judges of said courts respect
lively, in term or in vacation. to be igned
by such judge or judges and to be entered
and certified of record by the clerk, and
every such order shall state the cause in or
on account of which it is drawn.
SEC. 3. That at each regular and stated
session of said courts the clerks thereof
shall present an account to said courts of
all moneys remaining therein, or subject to
the order thereof, stating in detail i'll what
causes said moneys are deposited and in
what causes payments have been made,
which account and The vouchers thereof
shall be filed in court.
SEC. 4. That if any clerk or other officer
of court of the United States shall de
post any money belonging in the registry
of the court, in violation of this act. or
shall retain or convert any such money to
his own use. or to the use of any other per-
son, he shall be deemed guilty OF emheZzle-
ment. and on conviction, shall be punished
by fine of not less than five hundred dol
lars and not more than the amount en-
bezzled, or by Imprisonment for term not
less than one year nor more than ten years,
or both, at the discretion Of the court.
SEC. 5. That if any person shall know.
ingly receive from clerk or other officer of
a court of the United States, any money
belonging in the registry of said court. as a
deposit, loan or otherwise. in violation of
this act. he shall he deemed guilty of en-
bezzlement and shall be punished as pro-
vided in the last preceding section.
SEC 6. That the act entitled IAN act di-
recting the disposition of money paid into
the courts ofthe United States approved
April eighteenth. eighteen hundred and
fourteen. and the act supplementary thereto.
approved March eighteenth, eighteen hun
bred and seventeen, be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
J. G. BLAINE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice President OF the United States and
President of the Senate.
Approved March 81, 1871.
L. S. GRANT.