Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-24
BILL AIMED AT peeENERATEs
Senator stewort Purposes to seques
trate Habitual Criminals.
(Denver Republican,

NpeHNer RepuDllcan.D
Three of the measures now before
the legislature have not yet been
thoroughly discussed. and yet are i'm.
pOrtant enough to warrant considera.
tion. One is the senate bill of Sena-
tor A. T. Stewart. which establishes
so Tar as Colorado is concerned IA
new class of criminals to be known as
habitual criminals. These are to be
considered degenerates under the
biA. The measure is senate bill 1S
and provides that whoever has been
twice convicted of crime and sen
fenced and committed to prison in
this or any other state, or once in this
FOR, terms of three years or more
shall be deemed an habitual criminal
when again convicted. and shall be
punished by Imprisonment for 20
years. The bill makes the proviso
that II a convict has been pardoned
that particular case shall not be
counted against him.
f1'he bill empowers the governor to
parole an habitual criminal Ii an
habitual csiminal violates his parole
ne must serve his entire original
term. The measure is urged by
many of the reform Influences in the
state and by the state board of char
tiles and correction.
Another bill pertaining to the same
general subject of criminals purposes
to punish n person for a crime at
tempted. 1t is senate bill 1870 by Il.
Y. Taylor. 1t reads:
Whoever attempts to commit any
offense prohibited by law. and does
any act toward 1t, but fails. or Is in.
tercepted or prevented in its cxeou-
ton, where no express provision Is
made by law for the punishment of
such attempt. shall be punished, when
the offense thus attempted is n fel.
ony. by Imprisonment in the peniten.
tray not less than one year nor more
than 10 years; in all other cases,
by fine not exceeding $500 or by con
finement in the county jail not ex.
ceeding six months, or both, at the
discretion of the court"
The latitude which such bill
would give those endeavoring to Sc
cure convictions is being urged by
some against the measure.
The third measure, not yet consd.
cred. is one of the so-called antitrust
bills now before the Legislature. 1t
Is more elaborate than either of the
other ANTITRUST measures before this
general assembly. Senator c. r.
Philip is the author The number OF
the bill is S. Is. 7G. 1t provides that
all arrangements, trust or combinations
between persons or corporations made
with view to restrict full and free
competition In the manufacture. i'm.
portation, transportation or sale OF
any articles of commerce or consump.
tion shall be unlawful. ANY agree.
ment to enter into any such arrange.
ment is also declared unlawful Fur.
ther sections of the bill propose that
any corporation chartered under the
laws of this stale. which shall violate
any or the provisions of this act
shall thereby forfeit its charter and
its franchise. and its corporate exist.
ence shall thereupon cease. Every
foreign corporation. which shall vic
late any of the provisions OF this act.
is hereby denied the right to do bus
mess in this state. 1t Is made the
duty of the attorney general of tho
| state to enforce this provision. It
shall be the duty of the district attor
neys of Colorado to prosecute any
violatOrs OF this act within the judicial
districts for which they shall be
elected. Any violation of the provis
ions of this act shall be deemed de
structive of full and free competition
| and n conspiracy against trade. and
any person or persons who may en-
gage In any such conspiracy. or who
| shall us principal manager, director OF
agent. or In any other capacity, carry
out any of the stipulations or order;
made In furtherancc of such conspir
acy. shall. on conviction, be punished
by fine of not less than 500 oi
more than $500. and by Imprisonment
In the penitenitary not less than one
year nor more than 10 years; or, In
the discretion OF the court, by either
such fine or such Imprisonment. Any
person or persons, or corporations that
may be injured or damaged by any
such arrangement, trust or combina
tion, may sue for and recover of any
person. persons or corporation operar
] Ing such trust or combination"