Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-06-16
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS.
STATE OF CONGRATULATIONS
OFFICE.

At meeting of the Board Of Liquidation.
held in this city on the seventeenth day Of
NAV. 1877. an election WINS held for the Fis-
cal Agency Of the State. and the same result
ed in the election ofthe STATE NATIONAL
BANK as Fiscal Agent. i now call yonr Mt.
tention to section ninety of act No. AZ OF
1871, which requires that all tax collectors
throughout the State shall deposit their
funds with the fiscal Agent Of the State.
You can make your deposits at either the
State National Bank. or at the Branch De-
pository of the State National Bank. corner
of Roval and Contf streets, New Orleans.
Yours. respectfully.
SECTION 90. ACT ~, OF 1871.
ABOVE REFERRED TO.
BE Il enacted, etc. That IL any officer or
other person charged with the collection,
receipt. safe-keeping, transfer or disburse-
ment of the public money, or any part
thereof, belonging to the State or to any
parish or organized city or village In this
State. shall fail To pay over the same accord
ing to law. or shall convert TO his own use,
or the use Of any other person or persons,
body corporate, association or party what
ever, in any way whatever. or shall
use. by way of investment In any
kind of security. stock loan. property,
land or merchandise. or in any other manner
or form whatever; or shall loan, with or
without interest, to any company or corpo-
ration. association or individual; or shall
deposit with any company. corporation or
individual. ercept the bank elected By proper
authority i,i rhich 10 deposit The funds Of the
Stut0nny portion Of the public money. or
any other funds, property, bonds, securities,
assets or effects, Of any kind received. con-
trolled or held by him for bookkeeping,
fr-n, afa nr Iiahr rranv IN
way or manner. or for any other purpose, or,
If any person shall advise, aid or In any
manner participate In snch act. every such
act shall be deemed and held, in the law. to
he an embezzlemeAt of 40 much of the said
moneys and other property as aforesaid. as
shall be thus converted. used. invested. loan
ed. deposited or paid out a. aforesaid. which In
hereby declared to be a high crime and mis-
demcanor, and upon indictment and convic-
ton thereof before any court Of this State
having competent jurisdiction, such officer
or person or persons shall be sentenced to
imprisonment in the Penitentiary. and kept
at hard labor for n term of no Less than one
year nor more than twenty-one yearA &C
cording to the magnitude Of the embezzle-
ment, and also to fine equal to double the
amount OF money or property so embez-
zled as aforesaid and the Judgment in
fiicting the fine. when duly recorded. shall
operate rs mortgage on all Of the estate of
the person 30 convicted and sentenced, for
the use only of the party or parties, peraon
| or. persops. whose money or other funds,
property, bonds or securities, assets or effects
Of any kind as aforesaid, shall have been
30 emb-zzled and the said mortgage shall
be recorded by the clerk Of court in favor
Of such person or persons, party or parties,
and in all cases such fine 80 operating ~ =
Judgment shall only be released or entered
as satisfied by the party in interest, rs
aforesaid. Any failure or refusal to pay oy-
er or to ppntuce the public money, or any
part there by any officer or other perrvn,
der this Nct. charged with the collection.
(6cept, transfer, disbursement or safe-keep-
ing of the public money. or any part there
of. whether belonging to the State. or any
parish, or organized city, or incorporated
village in this State. or any other public mo-
ney whatever; on any failure to account to
or make settlement with, any proper and
legal authority. Of the official accounts Of
such officer or person, shall be held anil ta-
ken as prima Jdcie evidence of such embez-
ziement. And upon the trial Of any such Of
| fcer or person for eInbezzling public money
nnder the provisions of this act. il shall be
sufficient evidence for the purpose Of show
ing balance against snch officer or person
To produce n transcript from the book of the
Auditor of Public Accounts or the recorder
OF the parish. or the records of the police ju.
ries of the several parishes Of this State or
the officer or officers having charge Of the
records of any organized city or incorporat-
ed village IN this State and the refusal OF
any such officer or person, whether in or out
Of Office. to pay any draft. order or warrant.
which may he drawn upon him by the prop
er officer. In the manner required by law, for
any public money in his hands, no matter in
what capacity the same may have been re-
ceived or may be held by him !; or any re-
fi,sal by any person or public officer to pay
securities promptly, ON tl,e legal require
ments Of any authorized officer Of the State
parish. city or incorporated village, shall be
taken on the trial Of any Indictment agains,
such officer or persons for cmbezzlemcnt. a,
prima Jdcic evidence ofsuch embezzleinent.