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 Trrm: Lxx.-RDIES.—(‘n. fi. 1065 Sq:. 5491. Every ofiiccr or agent of the United States who, having Failure nf Offireceived public money which he is not authorized to retain us Ruiamv, mv. ""” to "°"‘i"' “"' or vmolument, fails to render his ncceunts for the same as provided Ev i.°;mts’ M` law. shall he deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall he fined in n. suni 6 Aug_ Ny; ,._ equal to the amount, of the money embezzled, und shall be in1pi·is0ne<>¤- his hands 01* possession, fails to make deposit of the same with the it ““ “°‘1"i’“d· '].;l`€iHSll1'€I`, or some assistant treasurer. or some public depositary of the mtsixng., 1816, c. I. mted States. when required so to do hy the S<=creturv of the Treasury, 90,¤·16,V·9,1>·63- or the bend of any other proper Department, 01* by tilGi1C(‘Ol1Iltil\g` officers 3 Mm};! 18% "· of the Treasury, shall he deemed guilty of enihczzlvinent thereof, and  s' °’ v' u’ p' shall be imprisoned not less than six iiumths nor more than ten years, d U and fined in :1. sum equal t0'the amount of money enibezzled. SRC. 5493. The provisions of the five prec·edi¤1,9_‘ sections shnli he eon- Provisions of the strued to apply to ull persons charged with the safe--keeping, transfer, or $6 P¤`€<¤<*di¤¤ §€*‘· disbursement. of the public money, whether such persons he indicted as t‘°“”=h°"’“P!’h°‘l· receivers 01* dvpositaries of the isamw. [¤¤·•SS¤1615-8652-] 906 xxlé;-, {*946%%, s. *. . , >. ui . B ]·2·h., 1875, r-. 36, s. 23, 1‘.’iS, pi 312. Sec. 5494. U n the trial of any indictment against any person for R<*¢<>rd ¤\‘i-6¥¥- ings of the Treasury. as required in civil cases, under the provisions for the settlement of accounts between the United States and receivers of public money. [Sw SS ¢¤025· =10=¢=¤·] Sec. 5+95. The refusal of any person, whether in or out of effice, Prima-fade evicharged with the safe-keeping;, transfer, or disbursement of the public <i<‘¤¤°· money, to pay any draft, or er. or warrant, dmwn upon him by the ”jb;d_`_` })roper accounting officer of the Treasury, for any public money in his lands belonging be the United States, no matter in what capacity the same may have been received, or may be held, 01* to transfer or disburse any such money promptly, upon the legal requirement of any authorized eflieer, shall be deemed, upon the trial of any indictment against such person for emhezzle-nient., as prima-facie evidence of such embezzlement. [Svcs 8MM Sec. 5-1:96. If any officer charged with the disbursement of the public Evidence nf mnmoneys, accepts, receives, 01* transmits to the Treasury Depaitmuit to \'€¤‘¤i<>¤- be allowed in his favor, any recei t or voucher from a creditor of the Ibid_ ` United States, without having paidpto such creditor in such funds as the oflicer received for disbursement, or in such funds as he may be authorized by law to take in exchange, the full amount specified in such receipt or voucher, every such act is an awt of conversion, by Buch officer, to his own use, of the amount specified in such receipt or voucher. [SNS3B-?!-] Sec. 5·L9'•'. Every banker, broker, or other person not un authorized ]'nlewfully n-- depositary of public moneys, who knowingly receives from any disburs- °°“'“}$1&<‘·» i" W ing officer, or collector of mternul revenue, or other agent of the United °'“b°fQ3E'_°_Tf;_ States, any public money on deposit, Ol' by way of loan or uveemmedn- 14 June, 1Sms,g. tion, with or without interest, 01* otherwise than in payment of a debt 122»*’·3·"· H·l‘·‘*’· against the United States, or who uses, t1'8J\Sf€1‘S, converts, npprepriates, or applies any portion of the public money for any purpose not prescribed by law, and every president., cashier, teller, director, or other officer of any bunk O1' banking association, who violates any of the provisions of this section, is guilty of an act of embezzlement of the public money so deposited, Ionned, transferred, used, converted, appropriated, or an plied, and shall he punished as prescribed in section fifty-four hundredpnnd eighty-eight. gsm- 55 wm, :m.s1.] Sec. 5498. Every oilieer of the United States, or person holding any omccm, &,-_, 5,,- place of trust or preiit, or discharging any official function under, O1' in fc·reSt<=<\ in vlnims. connection with, any Executive 1)¢·pari:nu·nt of the (iovernment of the _-26 Fab QW; l,? United States, or under the Senate or House of Representatives of the 81,s. 2, v.i0. p. 1,70.