352 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Disbursing officers unlawfully using, etc., public money; punishment. 



Sec. 87. Whoever, being a disbursing officer of the United States, 

 or a person acting as such, shall in any manner convert to his own 

 use, or loan with or without interest, or deposit in any place or in any 

 manner, except as authorized by law, any public money intrusted to 

 him ; or shall, for any purpose not prescribed b}' law, withdraw from 

 the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or any authorized deposi- 

 tary, or transfer, or apply, any portion of the public money intrusted 

 to him, shall be deemed guilty of an embezzlement of the money so 

 converted, loaned, deposited, withdrawn, transferred, or applied, and 

 shall be fined not more than the amount embezzled, or imprisoned not 

 more than ten years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321. s. 87, 35 Stat. 1105. 



This is a section of '"An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal 

 laws of the United States," citetl above, incorporating therein the pro- 

 visions of Rev. St. sec. 5488, which section is expressly repealed by sec- 

 tion 341 of this act. 



Custodians failing to safely keep, etc., public money; punishment. 



Sec. 89. Every officer or other person charged by any Act of Con- 

 gress with the safe-keeping of the public moneys, who shall loan, 

 use. or convert to his own use, or shall deposit in any bank or exchange 

 for other funds, except as specially allowed by law, any portion of the 

 public moneys intrusted to him for safe-keeping, shall be guilty of em- 

 bezzlement of the money so loaned, used, converted, deposited, or ex-| 

 chiiiiged. and shall l)e fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so] 

 embezzled and imprisoned not more than ten years. 



Act March 4, 1909. c. 321. s. 89, 35 Stat. 1105. 



This is a section of "An act to codify, revise, and amend the i>enal 

 laws of the T'nited States," cited above, incorporating therein the pro- 

 visions of Rev. St. sec. 5490, which section is expressly repealed by section 

 341 of this act. 



Failure of officer to render accounts for public money; punishment. 



Sf( . DO. Every officer or agent of the United States wlio, having 

 received public money which he is not authorized to retain as salary, 

 pay. or emolument, fails to render his accounts for the same as pro- 

 vided by law shall bo deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be 

 fined in a sum equal to the amount of the money embezzled and im- 

 prisoned not more than ten years. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321. s. 90, 35 Stat. 1105. 



This is a section of "An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal ' 

 laws of the United Stales," oite<l above, incorporating therein the pro- 

 visions of Rev. St. sec. 5491. which section is expressly repealed by sec- 

 tion .341 of this act. 



Failure to deposit public money as required; punishment. 



Six. 01. Whoever, having money of the United States in his pos- 

 session or under his control, slmll fail to deposit it with the Treas- 

 urer, or some a.ssistant treasurer, or some public depositary of the 

 United States, when required so to do by the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury, or the head of any other ))rojier department, or by the accounting 

 oHicer> of the Treasury, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement 

 thereof, and siiall be lined in a sum equal to the amount of money 

 embezzled and imprisoned not more than ten years. 



Act March 4. 1900. c. 321. s. 91, 35 Stat. 1105. 



