River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-04-26
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.

Published April Z. 1888 j
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Published April Z. 1888
CHAPTER 3ie
AN ACT to more effectually suppress yagabond-
age
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
n senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section :. ANY male person Of the age Of six
teen years Or upwards being yagrant within the
puryiew OF section 1913, revived statutes who
shah be found within any town, city or village Of
this state, having az the fine no visible means Of
support and not being al that time actnalin
Eabita1t OF such town city or village or any such
person who shalt be found drank and disOraerly
shall be deemed 3 tramp
Section 2 Any persaa convicted of being a
tramp defined in section OF this act shall be
punished by imprisonment ia tie county
fail not less than fifteen days. dld'.
ing which Imprisonment his food and
drink shall be bread and water only, or By i'm
prisonment ID the state prison not exceeding one
yeaf, EXCEPT ii counties having work houses
Commitment may be made to such work house
Ia the discretion Of the court
Section 3 The several c0ictg and municipal
courts OF this state shall have concurrent jnris.
deton with the circuit courts Of all offences afis
ing under this act; and every such county and
municipal court shall be deemed open at all times
70 hear try and determine all eases arising under
this act
Section For the apprehension Of amy person
" persons charged vita being g tramp under the
provisions OF this act, the judges OF the several
courts OF record in vacation as well as in term
time and court commissioners are hereby author
lied 20 issue process to carry into effect the pro-
rest aud examination os offenders shall be had
and conducted under the provisions Ut chapter
1856 Of thu revised statutes except that justices II
the peace hall have 10 jurisdiction to issue pro-
cess or hold or conduct an examination.
Section ). When upon such examination the
accused shall be bound oyer or held for trial the
judge or court commissioner conducting such ex-
animation shall forthwith transmit the record
thereof 10 the county or municipal court OF such
county, and shall order the accused forthwith to
appear before such court to which he has been so
held, there 10 stand trial The district attorney OF
such COUNTY shah appear for the state aud soon
as practicable file an information against the ae-
cused, under the provisions OF this act.
Section q. When arraigned upon such iuforma-
tion if the defendant shall plead guilty the court
shall at once proceed 10 pass sentence upon iiinl
but if such defendant shalt mol plead guilty jury
shall forthwith be impaneled aud the defendant
put upon trial, unless the case be continued for
cause.
Section :. Whenever the court in which any
Information provided for in tie preceding section
shall have been fled shall not at the time OF the
filing OF such information have regular jury
panel OF jurors present. the court shall order a
special venire TO issue to the sheriff. commanding
him To summon the number of persons therein
named from the county at large, qualified by law
to serve as jurors in court OF record, who shall
not be of kin to the defendant nor interested in
the case
Section s. The trial. except as otherwise pro.
vided IN this act, and all proceedings therein and
subsequent thereto, shall be conducted as near as
may be in conformity with the practice in the
circuit court IN criminal cases and the clerk of
the circuit court of the county shall act clerk
of the county court in all cases under this act,
and he shall receive the same fees as he is entitled
To receive for like service in the circuit court
Section o. Hereafter no sheriff or jailer shall
receive, and no county board or supervisor shall
allow any compensation for keeping or boarding
any tramp in the common Jail or other place in
any county Of this state, unless such tramp shall
have been duly arrested and committed under the
provisions of this act
Section 10 Ii any person complained against
of being tramp under the provisions of this act,
shall he under arrest for any misdenieanof the
officer having the custody of such accused shall
upon demand at any time upon trial OF such ac-
cused person, surrender slicn person to any officer
having in his possession for service a warrant di-
feetng the arrest of such accused for any offense
under the provisions of this act and such accused
shall be immediately brought before the court is.
Suing such warrant under the provisions of this
act to be dealt with according to law and all pro.
eeedings under the arrest for the misdemeauor
shall be suspended 10 await the trial under the
provisions of this att and in case of the acqutal
of such person under the provisions of this act he
shall be forthwith returned to the custody of the
officer from whose possession he was taken and
his trial for such misdemeanor shalt proceed ac-
cording TO law
Section II. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
NOTE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE : The fore
gong act having been presented to the governor
for his approval and not having been returned by
him to the house of the legislature in which it
originated within the time prescribed by the con-
stIution of the state, has become a law without
his approval Eaa ERNST q. TIaME,
April 4, 1888. 3 Secretary OF State.