Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

Is hereby authorized and empowered to con-
tinue the work Of acquiring title to the
lands described In sections / and of chap
ter 895, laws of 1905 for said park pur-
poses. Also to continue said park commits
sion and their work as heretofore prescribed
by law by appointment of successors there
to at the expiration of the terms of the
present commissioners and in accordance
with the provisions Of said chapter 1885,
Section 2. For the purpose Of carrying
out the provisions Of this act there is hereby
appropriated from the money in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated the
sum of seven thousand dollars to be i'm
mediately available for the purposes appro-
priated upon the passage and publication
of this act.
; Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May 16, 1907.
No. 10, 81 Published May 20, 1907.
CHAPTER 40, LAWS OF 1907
AN ACT to create sections 4960c-1 to
496Oc-7, statutes of 1898. providing for
the parole Of prisoners.
The people of the State of Wisconsin repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes of 1898 seven new sections to read
Section 4960c-1. The board of control is
hereby given authority to issue parole
to any prisoner, with the approval OF the
governor who Is now or may hereafter be
imprisoned in the state prison subject to
Section 496Oc-2. The following shall
be ineligible to parole under the provisions
hereof
a.. Any convict who is known to have
been previously convicted Of felony.
(2). Any convict who has not served at
least one-half of the full term for which
he was sentenced, not reckoning any al
lowance of time for good behavior as pro-
vided by law.
Y 80. Any convict who is serving under a
life sentence.
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parole under the provisions of this act
shall remain In the legal custody and under
the control of the state board of control
and subject at any time to be. taken back
within said prison. The board of control
shall require monthly reports to be made
by said paroled person and In addition there
to shall require monthly reports from the
person In whose. employment said convict
may be at any time.
Section 4960c-4 No prisoner shall be
paroled until some employment or situation
has been secured for such prisoner and 1t
shall satisfactorily appear to such board
of control that such employment or posi-
tion Is suitable In every way ana will con-
tinue for period of at least one year.
Section 4960c-5. Full power to take and
re-imprison any paroled convict Is hereby
conferred upon said board Of control whose
written order shall be sufficient warrant for
any officer to take and return to the custody
Of the institution from which he has been
paroled and all officers shall execute such
order In the same manner as a warrant for
arrest
Section 4960c-6. Every paroled prisoner
shall be returned to custody whenever such
prisoner shall be exhibited IN any show or
exhibition.
Section 4960c-7. No person shall be
paroled as herein provided until ten days
after the service Of a written notice of
such intended parole upon the district at
torney who prosecuted the indictment or
information against such person 80 con-
victed and sentenced and upon the judge
who presided at the trial
Section 2. All acts and parts Of acts In
conflict with the provisions Of thig act are
repealed.
Approved May Is, 1907.