Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 260, Al Published June 4, 1909.
CHAPTER 277. LAWS OF 1909.

No G 9aG a7 PqRlas Ws edP' 1903 5s0'
AN ACT to amend section 441S Of the stat
utes, relating to the crime OF embezzle-
ment
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Section 441S of the statutes
is amended to read Section AIS. Amy
officer, agent, clerk, employee or servant OF
this state or Of any county, town, school
corporation therein, or of any banking, rail-
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
such Office or employment, shall have the
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 d E., or any
ject Of larceny belonging to or under the
care or control of the state, or such NUM-
cipal or other corporation or IN wh ntnr 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 of any prt-
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, 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 emnezz ne
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 oteer pro ana or pro rn,ag
so enbezzled 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 II the money
or property go embezzled shall not exceed
the value of twenty-five tnou.
sand dollars and shall exceed the value OF
ten thousand dollars, by lmpris-
onment in the state prison not
more than twenty years nor less
or property go embezzled shall not exceed
fine 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 eI-
coed the value of one hundred dollars ana
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 IL 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
BIZ 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 OF more beneficial owners of
any property specified In tits section or of
any property or thing which is the sub1ect
Of larcerr who shall eHibezzle or fraud
uientIy convert to his own use or to the
use of any other person. except the other
members OF such copartnership or the other
henefci 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
he punished as provided In this section the
same as IL h. had not been or was not a
member Of such copartnership one OF
such beneficial owners. The onense of en-
bezzlement may be prosecuted and punished
In any county In which the person charged