The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-30

The following is the text of the tranp bill
passed in the assembly at Madison last week.
Ii is substitute for the bill introduced by
Mr.. Apple. of Racine. which we published
few weeks ago:
Section l. Any male person of the aga ofsixteen
years upwards being vagrant within the purview
Of section I543 revised statutes who shall be found
within any town. city village of this state having
at the time no visible means Of support and not be-
ing at that time an actual inhabitant of such town.
CITY, village any such person who shall be found
drunk and disorderly shall be deemed tramp
Section q ANY person convicted Of being a tramp,
defined in section of this act, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the county Jail not less than
fifteen days. during which imprisonment his food and
drink shall be bread and water only. or by imprson
ment in the state prison not exceeding year,
cept in counties having work houses. Commitment
may be made to such work house in the discretion
of the court
Section 8. The several county and municipal
courts of this state shall have concurrent ursdcton
with the circuit courts of all ofenses arising under
this act and every such county and municipal
court shall be deemed open at all times hear try
4 and determine all cases arising under this act.
Section 4. For the apprehension of any person OF
persons charged with being tramp nder the pro-
visions of this act, the judges Of the several
of record in vacation as well in term time, and
court commissioners hereby authorized to issue
process carry into effect the provisions Of this act
and all proceedings for the arrest and examination
of offenders shall be had and conducted under the
provisions of chapter 1876 of the revised statutes
cept that justices of the peace shall have urisdic
ton to issue process or hold or conduct eXamina
| ton.
Section g. When upon such examination the
accused shall be bound or held for trial, the
| Judge or court commissioner conducting such exam
ination shall forthwith transmit the record thereof
| to the county municipal court of such county,
and shall order the accused forthwith to appear before
such court to which he has been so held, there to
stand trial. The district attorney of such county
shall appear for the state and soon as practicable
file an information against the accused under the
provisions of this act
Section g. When arraigned upon such information,
the defendant shall plead guilty the court shall at
proceed to pass sentence upon him, but if such
defendant shall not plead guilty jury shall forth
with be impaneled and the defendant put upon trial
unless the case be continued for cause.
Section 7. Whenever the court in which any in
formation provided for in the preceding section shall
have been filed, shall not al he time of the filing oil
such information have regular jury panel of Jurors
present, the court shall order special venire to
issue to the sheriff, commanding him to summon
county at large, qualified by law to serve jurors
in court of record who shall not be of kin to the
defendant nor interested in the case.
Section 8. The trial except as otherwise provided
in this act and all proceedings therein and subse
quent thereto, shall be conducted as may bt
In conformity with the practice in the circuit
in criminal cases. and the clerk of the circuit
of the county shall act clerk of the county
in all cases under this act and he shall receive the
fees he is entitled to receive for like services
! In the circuit court.
Section g. Hereafter no sheriff or jaier shall re
ceive and county board of supervisors shall allow
any compensation for keeping or boarding any tramp
in the common Jail or other place in any county o.
this state unless such tramp shall have been arrest
ed and committed under the provisions of this act
+ Section TO- If any person complained against o
being tramp under the provisions of this act shall
be under arrest for any msdemeanor, the Office
having the custody of such accused shall upon de
mand at auy time before trial oil such accused per
son surrendeg such person to any officer having il
his possession for service warrant directing the
rest of such accused for any ofense under the pro
visions of this act, and such accused shall be imme
diately brought before the court issuing sucl
warrant under the provisions of this act to be deal
with according law, and all proceedings under tn
arrest for the msdemeanor shall be suspended t.
await the trial under the provisions of this act
in case of the acquittal of such person under tn
provisions of this act he shall be forthwith returne
to the custody of the officer from whose possession
he was taken and his trial for such misdemeano
shall proceed according to law.
Section IL. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage and publication.