Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 2G0. Al Published June 4, 1909
CHAPTER 277. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 277, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section ANS Of the stat
utes. relating to the crime o. emhezSle-
ment
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
f. amended to read Section AIS. ANY
officer. agent clerk. employee or servant OF
this state or Of any county, town scnnol
district city village or other municipal
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 otiice or employment. shall have the
possession or custody OF, or who shall be
entrusted with. the safe keeping, the dis
bursement, investment or payment " any
money or fund, or with the safe keeping,
sale carrying or delivering OF any goods.
wares. merchandise produce, lumber or any
other properly or thing which IL the sub
ject Of larceny, belonging to Or under the
care or control Of the state, or such mum
cipa or other corporation, or In which the
state or such corporation has an interest,
or any factor carrier, warehouseman ator-
age. forwarding or commission merchant, or
airy hailee, executor, administrator. guard
ian, or any trustee. agent, clerk. attorney,
messenger, employee ar servant OF any pfi-
vata person, corporation. 60 partnership or
association. except apprentices ana other
persons under the age 81 sixteen years. who.
bv virtue Of his business or employment,
shall have the care, custody. or possession
Of OF shall be entrusted With the safe Keep
Ing disbursement. Investment or payment
81 any money. or shall have are, Gus.
todY or possession Of or shall be entrusted
with the safe keeping. carrying. sale or de-
livery Of any goods wares merchandhe.
produce lumber or my other properly or
thing which IL the subject 81 larceny be-
longing 10 such othCr person corporation.
cppartuership or association, Hhali emb'zzle
or frauduientIy convert 70 his own use Or
TO the use Of any other person except the
owner thereof or SHAH take. carry away
or secret. with intent 20 convert 70 his
own use or 80 the use q any other person
srcept the owner thereof any such money,
fund Ro"t8, wares, merchandise, produce.
lumber o. any other property or thlng
shah be pa iished. 81 the money or property
80 embeZzl q shall exceed the value OF
twenty Ave thousand dollars by
Imprisonment IN the state prison NOT more nor,
than twenty five yeaFE nor less
tLau ten years ana If the money
or property 50 embezzled shalt not exceed
the yaiuc gf twenty-five thou.
sand dollars and snail exceed The value 81
ten thousand dollars, BY tnpris-
onmeuf "a the state prison NOT
moro than twenty yefrs nor less
mar dvs years or n the money
or propartY 20 efobezzled shall 2 OF exceed
the value ~ ten thousand dol
lars and shall Iced '.4e yaine Of one thou
sand dollars. by Imprisonment 10 the .
state prison not more than ten
Years nor less than one year, and II tue
money OF property 80 einbezzied shall es-
reed The value ~ one hundred dollars and
sand dollars By Imprisonment 10 the state
prison not more than Eve years nor less
than one year. and y the money or prop
erty so erabozzled shall not exceed the value
u one hundred dollars and shall exceed the
value Of twenty dollars by imprisonment IN
the state prison or county jail not more
than yne year nor iess shan siA months or
BY fue not exceeding two hundred dollars
and ~ fue money or property - cJhbezzted
shall not exceed the value Oi twenty dol.
iars rs imprisonment IN the county jail
not more than ak months Or by hne not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Any person
who ia = member u any egpaFtnership or
one ~ two o. more beneficial owners Of
any property specified In this section Or o.
ans PROPERTY o. thiaE which II tho subject
IN lsFcf..Y. WAo shall "Jnbezzle Or fraud.
nleuftv convert 70 hts own use or % the
1ar ~ any other person. except the other
members ~ su-h ropsctneFshlp or the 0ther
beneficial owners ~ spch property Or thug.
or who shall take carry a.Gy or secret
with Intent 20 convert % kls own use or
10 10 use ~ any other person except as
aforesaid any aGeh property 9r thing snail
b.. punished ~ provided 10 this section the
same a. n be had not been Or was not
r1etntsr Of each cDpaftnerNblp or one ~
such beneficial owners The oaeDse d EN-
bezztenent may b. prosecuted and punished
X any county Ia which the person charged