§ 750.175Embezzlement by public officer, agent or servant; penalty

Sec. 175.
    Embezzlement by public officer, his agent, etc.—Any person holding any public office in
 this state, or the agent or servant of any such person, who knowingly and unlawfully
 appropriates to his own use, or to the use of any other person, the money or property received
 by him in his official capacity or employment, of the value of 50 dollars or upwards, shall be
 guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years or by
 fine of not more than 5,000 dollars.
    In any prosecution under this section the failure, neglect or refusal of any public officer to
 pay over and deliver to his successor all moneys and property which should be in his hands as
 such officer, shall be prima facie evidence of an offense against the provisions of this section.