Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-17


this city appeared for the petitioners
and made an eloquent plea for the ap-
continent Of 4 probation officer.
This is the first petition to be filed in
3cc0rddnc" with the provisions OF
chapter 2G3 OF the Public Laws of 1909
providing for the appointment Of pro-
baton officers Section of this Chap
ter says:
The Governor, BY and with the CON
sent of the Council Shall on recommen-
dation of the county commissioners of
any county appoint therein one proba-
ION officer, who shall be male citi-
on Of the to.nty in which he is ap-
rointed and of good moral character.
N'lo shall hold office during the pleas
ire OF such Governor and Council, and
who snail receive as his compensation
NC l SUM as the county commissioners
IF mis- county shall fix, which shall be
p9il out of tine county treasury il.
nqn2l monthly inStallments The cour-
Y commissioners Of such county shall
II their next session after such ai,-
pointmcrt by The Governor determine
md fix the amount OF eucn cpmpensa-
Turing the term of office of a proba.
ton officer. but may be increased if il
seems Just to the county commissions
rs so to do. In addition 10 srch corn
pcnsaton each probation officer shall
'ecrivc monthly such sums as he has
reasonably ana properly paid for his
nXrenses incurred in the performance
# his duty. and each probation officer
hail on or before the last day of each
Month submit under oath to the county
an niSSi0ncTS in his county an item
z"d statement of such expenditures
Each probation officer shall ,have tie
authority to perform the duties PIE
@crihed in this act and Tor the purpose
of performing such duties is hereby in
vested with all the authority necessary
therefor. If in any county it seems to
he Governor and Council necessary &c
have more than one probation officer.
The Governor Dy and with the consent
IF ihe Council may appoint ono or
more associates, who shall have all the
a'ithority under the direction of the
probation officer. which such proba-
ton officer has. and who shall receive
Tor compensation and expenses such
sur, as the county commissioners; in his
county shall deem Just and proper
Such probation nflicers il each co,nty
Shall attend Tho supreme 81 superior
court during the times when persons
convicted OF crime ar" sentenced and
shall give to the court anon rroueet
such information with reference to any
individual accused or convicted of
crime as shall be in his possession
Such PROBATION officer shall attend the
sessions of other courts within his
county having criminal jurisdiction as
often and as continuously as tiI,- ,n
Torrance Of his duties shall nerrIr
and shall give to such other courts the
Same information last above mention
ed
The test of the petition presented to
the county commissioners at the meet
ing Tuesday, praying for the appoint
mont of such an officer. is as follows:
To the County Commissioners of
kcnnehoc County:
The subscribers, magistrates Of
courts in said county. having iurisd1c-
ticn of cases in which violation OF per-,
FL laws are charged, respectfully rep
resent that in our opinion the best in
terests of the people of the county ana
in many instances the good of the per-
son offending require that a probation
c!iIcfr '" =" YOU for the
appointment for this county under
Chapter 263 of the Public Laws of the
last Legislature. and invested with the
powers and duties therein provided.
We deem It unnecessary to here
state the reasons which urge ua to
make this recommendation They must
be sufficiently obvious to your board as
they are to all VINO have knowledge of
the progress which is being made
touching the treatment of criminals. as
all avg clasSed who are convicted of
criminal offences. II is sufficient to
say that we are often compelled, as the