The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20

confinement 10y parole or absolute discharge
hereinafter conferred or by pardon.
DUTY OF COURT: Section 4944e The trial
court will make careful inquiry i'll each case
as 10 the age OF the convict, and whether
the OffenSe which he has committed is his
first otfenSe, and will satisfy itself that he
is eligible TO be committed thereto before
sentencing him to the reformatOry.
TRANSFERS: Section 4944f. With the ap-
prevail Of the governor any inmate of the
reformatory belonging to class one whose
continued presence there is considered
detrimental TO the other inmates. may be
transferred by the board to the state prison.
and his original term OF Imprisonment shall
be continued therein. ConEiCtS in the state
prison belonging 10 class one as aforesaid
and III any county Jail belonging to class
two may, with like executive approval, be
transferred from any Of those Institutions
to the refOrmatOry and may be returned TO
the institution from which they were re
school for boys who have reached the age
of sixteen years may also be transferred to
the refOrmatOry, by the board of control
and may be retained there until they are
sooner be returned to the school or to the
counties from which they We're sent TO the
school. All such transfers shall be made
in the manner prescribed by section 56ljj Of
these statutes. In case an inmate of the
refurmatOry becomes insane he may be re-
moved TO Il state hospital for the insane,
ana returned to the re1ormatOry when re
covered, in the manner pre- scribed in said
section for the removal to such hospital
RECORDS WITH TRANSFERS: Section 4944g.
With each person transferred To the reform
atory from any other institution pro-
Nided for in the next preceding section,
there shall be transmitted by the warden
or superintendent of such Institution TO
the superintendent of the reformatory,
copies of the original commitment of such
person, and of his record of service, con
duct and history, and if he be returned TO
the institution from whence he came. the
superintendent Of the reformatOry shall
furnish such institution with like record
of service and conduct therein and of the
personal history Of the convict there OBJ
tanned.
CONSTITUENTS: Section 4944h When any
offender shall be sentenced to the reforma-
tory by any court, the commitment papers
shaIl consist q the warrant of commit
ment, and certified copies of the informa-
ton, Indictment or complaint, the plea OF
the accused the verdict, if there be one.
and the judgment and sentence; which
copies shall be delivered with the order or
warrant of commitment to the officer eX-
ecutIng such order warrant, and when
executed by some officer other than the
perintendent of the reformatOry, the same
shall be delivered by the officer executing
the same TO such superintendent. When
ever any person shall be sentenced to the
refOrmatOry, the clerk of the court or the
Judge or justice prOnouncing the same,
shall forthwith notify the superintendent Of
the reformatory of such sentence and
thereupon such superb ntendent or some
subordinate officer of the rcformatory to be
designated by him shall, as soon as practi-
cable after such notice is given, remove the
person so sentenced to the reformatory.
Such clerk, judge or justice shall deliver to
such superintendent or to the officer thus
designated by him, the order or warrant of
commitment and copies of the aforesaid
records, and on presentation of such order
or warrant to the officer having such person
in custody, the latter shall deliver him to
the officer thus presenting the same.
Should the ref0rmatOrY be filled with in
mates when any such notice is received by
the superintendent. the latter shall ut once
inform the court or magistrate giving such
e e
sentenced cannot then be received into that
institution. Thercupon the person sen
fenced shall be retained in the proper
county Jail until he can be so received If
the offenSe of which he is convicted is a
felony the court. may, in its discretion,
commit him TO the state prison. temporar-
lily, and shall give notice of such commit
ment TO the superintendent of the reform
atory. who shall remove him to the reform
atory as soon as he can be received therein.
If thus committed to the state prison.
copies OF the above mentioned records shall
be delivered TO the warden. and by him for
warded to the superintendent of the re-
formatorv when such removal is made.
CREDIT FOR COOP Co&pTCT: Section 49iH
Allowances foi good cI0duct n limnUti0n
state prison given by section 1929 of these
statutes or by any other statute shall be
made to the inmates of the reformat0ry,
and any good time earned in either inStitu-
tion 10y inmates transferred to the other
shall he allowed him in the Institution to
which he has been tranSferred.
PAROLES: Section 4944j. ON recommended
tion Of the superintendent the state board
of control. may grant Il parole to any in
mat" of the reformatory to leave the in
StitutiCn and go at large in case the con
duct of such inmate for reasonable time
has inspired the board Of control and the
superintendent of the rcfUrmutOry with the
belief that he will be honest and induStri-
Gus: provided. that some suitable employ
meut or situation has been secured in adj
vance for such inmate. on like rocommen-
datiOn the board of control may. at any
time before the term of commitment Of
any paroled inmate expires revoke his pa
role" and order his return to the rrforma-
tory. Such order may be executed by. or
under the direction of the superintendent
of the refOrmatory.
DIscHARGED INMATES: Section 4gl4k. Up
Oh the recommendation Of the superintend-
cnt and the board of control, the governor
may without the procedure required by
chapter 1879 Of these statutes. discharge alb
sOlutely, upon such conditions and re
strictiOns, and under such limitations as he
may think proper, any inmate OF the re-
fUrmatOry belonging To class one or class
two aforesaid after lie shall have served the
minimum term of punishment prescribed by
law for the offenSc for which he WAS sen
fenced; and any inmate belonging to class
three may be 50 discharged without regard
10 his term of service IN the rctorI4atOry or
elsewhere. Such discharge shall have the
force and effect Of an absolute or conui
tiouaI pardon, as the case may be.
PENALTY FOR ESCAPE: CUMULATIVE sen
FENCES: Section 4g44I. All the provisions
of section ALSO to 4i95, Inclusive of these
statutes are hereby extended to the Wis
'
tiouS shall be construed and applied as
though the words "Or the Wisconsin State
RefOrmatOTy' Immediately followed the
term state prison" in the specification or
description Of the ofTense in each section or
the place OF punishment therefor. The pro-
visions Of sections 1850. 1872 and 1924 are
also extended TO the rcformatory. and the
powers therein conferred upon the warden
and deputy warden are hereby conferred
upon the superintendent and assistant su-
perintcudcnt. respectively. of the reforma-
tory. The time during which any inmate
of the reformatory, who has escaped there
from, is at large, shall not be computed as
any portion of the time for which he was
sentenced. ANY inmate of the reforma-
tory under sentence may be prosecuted be-
fore his discharge thcrcfrom for any Grim
iual offcnse. and if convicted thereof may be
sentenced to undergo the punishment pre-
scribed by law for such offeuse to com
mence at the expiration Of his term of i'm
prsonmcnt In the rcfOrmatory. If he shall
be convicted of more than one ofTenSe sen
fences on such convictions shall be cumu-
lative provided in section 4133 of these
statutes.
Section . This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March IS, 1899.
No. 80, 5. Published March o. 1899