The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

NO. CHATTER 5aIi P;t 277, LAWS OF OF 1908.
AN ACT to amend section 441S Of the stat
utes; relating to the crime OF empezzie-
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section /. Section 441s of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 441S Any
officer, agent. clerk. employee or servant OF
district CT city. Village or other municipal
corporation therein, or of any banking, rail-
road insurance or telegraph company or
other corporation, or OF any Joint STOCK
or employment thereof who. by virtue or
such Office or employment, shall have the
possession or custody Of, or Tho SHAH %
bursement, investment or payment OF any
money or fund.- or with the safe keeping,
sale, carrying or delivering of any goods,
other property or thing which is the sub
1ect of larceny, belonging to or under the
care or control Of the state, or such NUM-
cipal or other corporation. or IN wn 1nta the
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 or any pri-
vate person, corporation, co-partnership or
association, except apprentices and other
persons under the age OF sixteen years, who,
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 tSsr nnonsrp1 g:
thing which Ia the subject or larceny be-
longing to such other person.. corporation,
copartnership or association, shail emnezzle
to the use Of any other person except the
owner thereof, or shall take, carry away
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.
fund, goods, wares, merchandise, produce,
lumber or any other property OF thing
so embezzled shall exceed the value or
twenty-five thousand dollars. by
Imprisonment In the state prison not more
than twenty-five years nor less
than ten years, and IL the money
or property so ernbezzed shall not exceed tSen
the value Of swenty-nVe IL, 1no q;
ten thousand dollars, BY impris-
more than q" twenty years nor less
or 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
years nor less than one year, and IL the
money or property SO embezzled shall ex-
coed the value OF one uuuuTeu uOllHTH anu
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
lars by 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 or 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 away 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 if he had not been or was not
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