The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Proposed New Law

MT. Williams encloses the following bill
 bill to be entitled An act to further regulate the procedure in the criminal and quasi-criminal courts of this state.'
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leglsla- ture of Alabama, that when any person charged with a misdemeanor is arraigned for trial in any court of criminal or quasi criminal jurisdiction in this state, the court, or the jury, as the case may be, shall hear the evidence and render ver- diet actording to the due forms of law, and in case a verdict of guilty be ren- dered, shall fix and prescribe the punish so convicted may, before sentence, be dis charged by the payment of fine and costs, if fine be imposed, or by the confession of judgment with sureties, as is now pro- vided by law, if he elect to do so. But, If any such person fail to pay the fine and costs, or to confess judgment with sureties, or If punishment by imprison- ment or at hard labor be imposed, such person shall be sentenced by the court as now provided by law.
 But in any such case, if no appeal be taken and 1t appears to the presiding judge of said court that 1t will be to the best interest of the state, and of the in- son be paroled during good behavior, the said judge may, in his discretion, parole the said person for term not exceeding F months; and in such case he shall make and enter an order suspending sem tence In said cause during the term of parole, and requiring the appearance of such person in open court at the expira- ton of said term, as is provided in this act
 If at any time during the parole term the said person shall be apprehended and convicted of any other offense in- volving moral turpitude, punishable by | law in this state, or shall be guilty of or if the said paroled person shall fail to appear in open court, without legal ex- cuse, at the expiration of said parole term, proof of which being made to the satisfaction of the presiding judge of said court he shall make and enter an order that a writ of arrest issue for the said person, unless it shall appear that since the parole he has become non- resident of the state, and he shall be ap- prehended and brought before the court
 with all convenient speed and, there
 upon the presiding judge of the said court
 shall make and enter an order setting aside the suspension of sentence and
 parole of such person; and thereupor
 the sentence so originally imposed by the i court shall be and become of fuii force
 and effect, and the said person shall be
 punished accordingly.
 | But in any such case, if such paroled person shall duly appear in open cour' at the expiration of such parole term and it shall appear to the presiding judge of said court that the conduct and be havior of such paroied person has beer good, and in keeping with the provisions of this act during the parole term, tht said julge shall make and enter an order suspending the sentence so originally i'm posed for 99 years, and shall discharge the said person; and thereupon, except as to the costs of the prosecution, as herein provided, the said judgment shall be void and of no effect. Whenever a person so paroled is discharged under the provisions of this act. the court may tax the costs