Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

No. 474 81 Published June %, 1909.
CHAPTER 641, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 4784a to a794l,
inclusive, providing for probation Of per
CONS convicted Of felonies and misds-
nsanors, and oTeDses under municipal
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented IN Senate and Assembly, DO enact
az follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes twelve new sections to read Section
ASA. In all prosecutions for crime,
Cept as hereinafter provided, where the de-
InudRnt has been convicted either upon
trial or upon his plear where the court has
power to sentence such defendant ~ the
Wisconsin state Prison or TO the Wisconsin
State RefOTmatOry, any wOr&house. house
II correction or other correctional instttu-
ton in cases In which the minimum pen
atty is one yeRr or more, aud L appears
that the defendant has never before been
onvtCted of a felony or UltsdemeaDor, either
IA this state or elsewhere "a conviction OF
children between the agSs OF eight and six
teen years OF s. misdemeahor and commit
meut 10 any Institution for Juvenile deiin-
uuents therefor, or as Migrants or Tor In
CorriEiblllty or vicious conduct, shall not be
considered q conviction under this 5t2tute)I
and where It appears 30 the ga u ~, Of
the court that the character Of the defend
ant and the circumstances Of the case are
such that he Is not likely TO again engage
in an offensive course Of conduct. and where
lr appears that the public good does not
demand or require that the defendant shall
suffer the penalty provided by law, said
court may suspend the sentence 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 the record Moth
ing in this act contained shall in any man
uer affect the laws providing the method OF
dealing with delinquent Juveniles
Section 4TS+b No person convicted OF
a crime, the maximum penalty for which
Is more than ten years imprisonment shall
have the benefit OF this act.
Section 4T3Ac, Whenever the defendant
has been placed on probation under this
act the effect Of such order OF probation
shall be to place said defendant under the
control and management OF the state board
nf control of Wisconsin reformatory. Chart
able and penal institutions, and he shall be
as apDlv to persons pRroled from said in
sttutions after period OF imprisonment
therein.
section 4734d. It shall be the duty OF
the state board Of control TO furnish the
r1prs of every court Of record In this state
Tnr1ys setting forth all requirements and
conditions used By them IN the parole Of
persons form the state institutions, but
amended SO as to be applicable 10 cases OF
probation hereunder.
Section 4T34e. Whenever 1t IS the judg-
ment OF the court that the defendant be
placed upon probation and under the super
vision of the state board OF control, Ii shall
be the Immediate duty OF the clerk Of said
court 10 make full copy OF the record OF
OF sentence or the stay OF the execution
thereof, and IL 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 reformstory, or person In
charge of such other Institution 10 which
said court would have orsaSztrtsd the de-