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§ 9432. Private dealing with public moneys prohibited

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 16 P.S. Counties

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 16 P.S. Counties (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 4. Other Provisions Concerning Counties
Article VI. Treasurers (Refs & Annos)
16 P.S. § 9432
§ 9432. Private dealing with public moneys prohibited
If any collector, county treasurer, or other agent of the commonwealth, shall hereafter, either directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, bargain, purchase or exchange any money or notes of any description, received by him for tolls, taxes or other debts due the commonwealth, said collector, treasurer or other agent shall be deemed to have been guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall forfeit and pay, for every such offense, the sum of five hundred dollars, the whole amount to go to the benefit of the prosecutor, and shall moreover be removed from office, and be ineligible for reappointment or re-election, and the state treasurer shall immediately notify all the collectors and treasurers aforesaid, by circular, of the passage of these resolutions.

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1842, April 12, P.L. 488, § 2.
16 P.S. § 9432, PA ST 16 P.S. § 9432
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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