The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-14
s.r.b, amended so as to read as follows:

sereb, amended SO as 70 read as follows:
Sec. Is Every officer agent clerk. or
servant or person TO whom any money
or other property shall be entrusted for:
any specific purpose. and every person
acting as executor. administrators, conser-
vator, guardian. receiver, assignee, custo-
dian, or trustee appointed by order. de-
cree or judgment of court, or by deed
will or other instrument in writing, who:
shall ernbezzle or fraudulently convert TO:
his own use or who shall take or secrete,
with intent to embezzle or frauduiently:
convert to his own use. any money or:
other property which shah have come:
into his possession or shall be under his
care or charge by virtue OF such employ
ment or for such specific purpose or by
virtue OF his acting as such executor, al
mnistrator, guardian, conservator, re
ceiver, assignee, custodian, or trustee, ana
every person who shall collect or receive:
money or property for another for com
mission to be retained out OF said money:
or other property SO collected or received,
and who shall fraudulently retain out OF:
said money or property so collected OF:
received more than the amount OF SAID:
commission and shall embezzle or fraud
ulently convert the same TO his own use;
or shall take or sscrets the same with;
intent to embezzle or fraudulently to con-:
vert the same TO his own use, shall be:
deemed guilty of larceny. and may be:
tried. sentenced, and punished as for any
other larceny.
ANY person convicted OF an offence;
under sections II. l3, IA. 2l, or l6 OF this
chapter shall. IL the value OF the property;
or money stolen. received. or embezzled
exceed FIVE hundred dollars. be punished;
by imprisonment for not more than nVe;
years, or by fine OF not more than one;
thousand dollars. or both, or il the value;
of the property or money stolen, received
or embezzled does not exceed five hundred;
dollars any person so convicted shall be
punished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year or by fine OF not more
than five hundred dollars. or by both"
Sec q Section Is Of Chapter 10 of the
General Laws, as amended by section
Il76 OF the Court and Practice Act Is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec 49, In prosecutions under the pre-
cedlng two sections 1t shall be sufficient
TO allege generally in the indictment. or
complaint an embeZzlement, fraudulent
conversion, taking or secreting with such
intent or an embezzlement or appropria-
ton with intent to cheat or defraud, as
the case may be, Of money to certain
amount or property ef a certain value,
without specifying any particulars OF such
embezzlement; and on the trial evidence
NAV be given OF any such embezzlement.
fraudulent conversion or appropriation, or
taking or secreting with intent so TO en-
bezzle or fraudulently convert committed
within six months next after the time
ed in the indictment or complaint, and
Il shall be sufficient to maintain the
charge In the Indictment or complaint,
and shall not be deemed a variance, II IL
Is proved that any bullion, money, notes,
bank notes, check. draft, bill of exchange,
or other security or money or other prop
erty OF such person, copartnership. in
corporated bank or company or other
body corporate. OF whatever amount. was
fraudulently embezzled, appropriated. or
converted. or taken or secreted with IN
tent so to embeZzle or convert. by the
person being prosecuted, within said
period of six months"
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.