Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. Ara, 81 Published June %. 1909.
CHAPTHE GAL, LAWS OF 1909.

No. ara. ST. Published June %. 1909.
CHAPTEK GAL, TsAWs OF 1903.
AN ACT TO Greats sections 4734a to 473Al.
Inclusive, providing for probation of per
sons convicted Of felonies ard misde
meanors. and oTenses under municipaI
ordinances.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, Go enact
as follows:
section /. There are added to the stat
utes twelve new sscttops to read Section
4T34a. In all prosecutions for crime, ex-
cept ss hereinafter provided. where the de-
fendant has been convicted either upon
trial or upon his plea, where the court has
power TO sentence such defendsnt to the
Wisconsin State Prison or to the wisconsin
State Reformatory, any workhouse house
of correction or other correctional! institu-
ton In cases In which che minimum pen
atty is one year or more, ana appears
that the defendant has never before been
convicted of O felony or uliSdemeanor, either
IN this state or elsewhere 10 conviction OF
children between the ages OF eight and six
teen years Of a misc emeanor ana commit
Tnent rs any Institution FOR Juvenile delin
uuents therefor, as Migrants or for In
corrig bllity or vicious conduct shaii not be
considered a conviction under this statutebr
and where 1t appears to the sac action OF
the court that the character Of the defend
ant and the circumstances of the csgs are
eich that he IL not likely to again engage
in an offensive course Of conduct, aud where
it appears that the public good does not
demand or require that the defendant siai
suner the penalty provided by law, said
court may suspend the sentences or stay the
execution thereof and place the defendant
on probation In the manner hereinafter pro
vided. giving his reasons therefor, which
shall be made a part OF tue record. Moth
ing In this act contained shall In any man
ner affect the laws providing the method OF
dealing with delinquent Juveniles
Section 47S4b No person convicted Of
a crime, the maximum, penalty for which
is more than ten years imprisonment shall
he no the bpUafit of thia act
has been placed on probation under this
act the effect of Erlch order Of probation
shall be to place said defendant under the
control and management of the state board
Of control of Wisconsin refSrmatory, Chart.
able and penal institutions, and he shall be
subject to the same rules and regulation
as apply to persons paroled from said In
stltutions after g period Of imprisonment
therein.
Section 4Ts4d. It shall be the duty of
the state board OF control to furnish the
clerk OF every court of record In this state
exercising criminal jurisdiction with blank
forms, setting forth MI requirements and
conditions used by them In the parole of
persons form the state institutions, but
amended so as to be applicable to cases Of
probation hereunder.
Section 4T34e. whenever Ii is the judg-
mept of the court that the defendant be
placed upon probation and under the super
vision of the state board OF control, 1t shall
be the immediate duty of the clerk of said
court to make full copy OF the record OF
the court with the order for the suspension
of sentence or the stay Of the execution
thereof and If sentence was suspended TO
certify said record to the Wisconsin state
board of control at Madison, Wisconsin,
otherwise to the warden OF the Wisconsin
state prison. or the superintendent OF the
wisconsin state reformat0ry, or person fn
charge of such other institution to which
saia court would lave eo1alnissed the ~