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ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
and provide for indemnity from any parties for
whom it shall become responsible in any manner
under the provisions of this act, and to enforce
any bond, contract, agreement, pledge or other
security made or given for that purpose.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That any officer or
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employe of said company who shall apply any of
the funds belonging to said company, or coming
into its possession and control in any fiduciary
capacity, to his own use, or to the use of any per-
son or persons not entitled thereto, shall be
deemed guilty of embezzlement, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than ten years, and shall be responsi-
ble in any suit at law for all counsel fees, in-
jury, loss, expense or damage incurred by reason
of his prosecution, or in consequence of his act,
either by the company or by any party aggrieved,
damaged or injured thereby.
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Penalty for
embezzlement
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