The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 26o, Al Published June 4, 1909.
CHAPTER 277, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 277, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 441S of the stat
utes. relating to the crime of embezzle-
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
is amended to read: Section 441S. Any
officer, agent, clerk, employee or servant of
this state or of any county. town, school
district, city. village or other municipal
road, insurance or telegraph company or
other corporation. or OF any joint stock
company or association, or in the service
or employment thereof, who, by virtue OF
possession or custody of, or who shall be
entrusted with. the safe keeping, the dis
bursement, investment or payment OF any
money or fund, or with the safe keeping,
sale, carrying or delivering of any goods,
wares, merchandise, produce lumber or any
other property or thing which is the sub
ject OF larceny, belonging to or under the
care or control of the state, or such NUM-
cipal or other corporation, or In which the
state or such corporation has an interest,
or any factor, carrier, warehouseman, stor-
age, forwarding or commission merchant, or
any bailee, executor, administrator, guard
ian, or any trustee, agent, clerk attorney,
messenger. employee or servant OF any pri-
vate person, corporation, co-partnership or
association, except apprentices and other
persons under the age of sixteen years, VINO,
by virtue of his business or employment,
shall have the care custody or possession
Of or shall be entrusted with the safe keep
ing, disbursement, investment or payment
Of any money, or shall have the care, Gus
tody or possession of or shall be entrusted
with the safe keeping, carrying sale or de-
livery Of any goods, wares, merchandise,
produce. lumber or any other property or
thing which is the subject of larceny be-
longing to such other person. corporation,
copartnership or association, shall embezzle
or fraudulently convert to his own use or
to the Of any otnr fae
or secret, with intent TO convert to his
own use or to the use Of any other person
except the owner thereof any such money,
lumber or any other property or thing
shall be punished. If the money or property
so embezzled shall exceed the value OF
twenty-five thousand dollars. by
imprisonment in the state prison not more
than twenty-five years nor less
than ten years, and If the money
or property 90 embezzed shall not exceed fe
sand dollars and shall exceed the value of
ten thousand dollars, by impris--
onment in the state prison not
more than - twenty years nor less
than - five. years or Il the money
or property SO embezzled shall not exceed
the value of ten thousand dol
lars and shall exceed the value Of one thou
sand dollars. by. Imprisonment in the
state prison not more than ten
years nor less than one year, and II the
money or property so embezzled shall ex-
coed +he value of one hundred dollars and
shall not exceed the value of one thou
sand dollars, by Imprisonment in the state
prison not more than five years nor less
than one year. and If the money or prop
erty so embeZzled shall not exceed the value
of one hundred dollars and shall exceed the
value of twenty dollars by imprisonment In
the state prison or county jail not more
than one year nor less than six months or
by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.
and If the money or property so embeZZled
shall not exceed the value of twenty dol
larsvby Imprisonment in the county Jail
NOT more than six months or by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars Any person
who Is a member of any copartnership or
one of two or more beneficial owners of
any property specified in this section Of
any property or thing which is the subject
of larceny who shall embezzle or fraud
ulently convert to his own use or to the
use of any other person, except the other
members of such copartnership or the other
beneficial owners of such property or thing.
or who shall take, carry array or secret
with intent TO convert to his own use or
to the use of any other person except as
aforesaid any such property or thing shall
be punished as provided in this section the
same as il he had not been or was not a
member of such copartnership or one OF
such beneficial owners. The offense Of en-
bezzlement may be prosecuted and punished
in any county in which the person charged