The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 474, 81 Published June %. 1909
CHAPTER 641. LAWS OE 1909.

AN ACT to create sections 4734a to 4734l,
inclusive, providing for probation OF per-
sons convicted OF felonles ana mlsoe,
meanors. and offenses under municipal
ordinances.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
utes twelve new sections to read Section
4734a. In all prosecutions for crime, eX-
eept as Sa pr0ydsd Where tine a
trial or upon his plea, where the court has
power to sentence such defendant TO the
Wisconsin State Prison or to the Wisconsin
State Reformatory, any workhouse. mouse
Of correction or other correctional 1nst1tu-
ton in cases in which the minimum PEN
atty Is one year or more and 1T appears
that the defendant has never before been
convicted of felony or mfsdemeanor, either
in this state or elsewhere Ia conviction Of
children between the ages of eight and six
teen years Of q misdemeanor and commit
ment to any institution for juvenile delin-
quents therefor, or as Migrants for In
corrig.biIity or vicious conduct, shall not be
considered conviction under this statute),
and where it appears to the satisfaction of
the court that the character of the defend
ant and the circumstances or the case are
such that he Is not likely to again engage
in an offensive course of conduct, and where
il appears that the public good does not
demand or require that the defendant shall
suffer the penalty provided by law. said
execution thereof and place the defendant
on nrobation 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.
ner affect the laws providing the method Of
dealing with delinquent juveniles
Section 4734b. No person convicted OF
crime the maximum penalty for which
Ia more than ten years Imprisonment shall
have the benefit Of this act.
Section 4734c. Whenever the de1endant
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 or the state Doard
IF control of Wisconsin reformatory, charit-
able and penal institutions, and he shall be
subject to the same rules and regulations
os annlv to persons paroled from said in
etitutions after a period OF imprisonment
therein.
Section 4734d. 1t shall be the duty Of
tho state board of control to furnish the
clark of every court of record In this state
syerciging criminal jurisdiction with blank
rorms. setting forth all requirements ana
Conditions used by them In the parole OF
pSrsons form the state institutions, but
am ended SO as to be applicable to cases OF
probation hereunder.
Section 4734e. Whenever 1t IS the Juog-
ment Of the court that the deIenuant DC
placed upon probation and under the super,
kSIsloh OF the state board OF controi, IL snali
ce sae immediate duty of the CLERK OF sale
t tHHurt 70 make full copy Of the record OF
the court with the order for the suspension
~ ~ sentence or the stay Of the execution
tneIeoA ana IL sentence was suspended to
Sertliy SAID record 30 the Wisconsin state
oVsru pL control, at Madison, Wisconsin,
otherWise 10 the warden of the Wisconsin
state prison, or the superintendent of the
Wisconsin state reformatory or nerson i'm
charge Of such other institution To which
said court would have committed the de-