The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-26
ACT As.
AN ACT
To PROVIDE INDETERMINATE SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN
FELONIES.

To PROVIDE FOR INDETERMINATE SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN
FELoNIES.
Enacted the Legislature of the Territory Hd7eui
SECTION Whenever any person is convicted of felony
except in which the authorized commit such
the of the Department of Public Instruction to
suspend and of murder the first degree cana
abuse female under twelve the first degree and
of court the imposing sentence shall not fix the
limit duration of but the of Imprisonment of
person convicted shall exceed the be less
than the minimum prescribed by law for the for which
the person convicted and sentenced Provided that in all
which the in the discretion of the
be life number of years the court imposing the
sentence shall sentence Provided Further,
in ali which minimum prescribed by law
the imposing sentence shall fix such minimum sentence
which minimum shall not be more than i've years the release OF
such person be determined as hereinafter provided
SECTION shall be the duty of the judge before whom
the prisoner convicted and also of the prosecuting officer
furnish be after to the Board of Prison
Inspectors of the Judicial Circuit which such is
that they give regard the
of the before the commission of the for which he
sentenced stating the best of their knowledge whether the prs
industrious of good moral character
what his associates what his disposition and all other
facts and circumstances that may tend to throw light upon
the question whether the prisoner will become good
and said Board of Prison Inspectors shall have the power
call upon any other official person for similar information
SECTION When prisoner shall be received into the Oahu
Prison under herein provided the Warden shall
be entered in register the date of such admission the
age nativity nationality and such other facts be
tanned OF the parenage education occupation and early social
influences bearing the constitutional and acquired defects and
the prisoner The of the said Oahu
shall carefully such prisoner when received and shall
register to be kept by him the nationality weight
physical Upon Wardens register
minutes of observed Improvement
ton the prisoner and facts which may be brought his
knowledge bearing upon the question of parole and final discharge
of the prisoner
SECTION 4. Any prisoner who shall have served not
less than the minimum provided by law pronounced BY the
be paroed by the Governor the
Of the Board of Prison Inspectors by law provided
SECTION 5 1t shall be the duty of the Warden keep
communication far possible with all prisoners who
parole and when his opinion any person. who has served
less than months of his parole has given such evidence
deemed reliable and trustworthy that he will liberty
without violating the law and that his final release ncom
pabe with the welfare society," the Warden shall report
the Board of Prison Inspectors The Board shall then consider
the the when decides that the
prisoner entitled his final discharge shall record
of the be made showing the date of comma the prison.
the record of the prisoner while detained of his
parole his record while parole and the for
endng his final discharge Such record shall be signed BY the
Board and being approved by the Governor the prisoner shall
receive from the Board discharge from further liability
Under his
SECTION If person liberated finally discharged under
The OF this Act SHALL such liberation dis
charge similar offense which
vced offene involving moral urptude. then the Judge
sentence second his discretion
hN the minimum OF imprisonment double
the prescribed BY law for offense: case
such ofense law then he NAV
Tx such minimum term OF equal do,l-
BILE the minimum fixed by the Court upon prior conviction
SECTION This Act shall apply only persons convicted
Hereafter and shall take effect upon approval
Approved this 25th day OF March, y. ID.
WALTER F. FREAR
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii