The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-05-25
SALTWATER. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY. MAY, 25, 1911
The lndotorninate Sentonco Law
Passed BY the Minnesota Legislature Session O. 1911
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CHAPTER 2ss-s. r. No. g.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDETERMINATE SEN
AUTHORIZE AND REGULATE THE PARoLfNc OF con-
vICTS.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota
Section l.. Whenever any person is convicted
of any felony crime committed after the passage of
this act punishable by imprisonment in the prs-
or state reformatory, except murder in
any of of the degrees thereof defined by law the Court
in imposing sentence shall fix definite term of
imprisonment but shall sentence every such person to
the state reformaory to the prison, the
of the may require, and every such
shall be without limit time, and the person SEN
fenced shall be subject to release parole and final
discharge by the Board of Parole hereinafter pro-
vded, but imprisonment under such sentence shall
not exceed the maximum provided by law for
the oense for which such person shall be convicted;
provided, that if a person be sentenced for or
more such separate ofenses sentence shall be pro-
nounced for each offense and imprisonment thereun-
der may equal but shall not exceed the total of the
maximum terms provided by law for such separate
be construed continuous term of Imprisonment.
And provided further, that where is convicted of
a felony crime that is punishable by imprson-
ment in the prison state reformatory, by
fine or Imprisonment in the county JAIL both the
Court may impose the lighter sentence, if it shall
elect.
Section 2. If titeagh mistake otherwise any
person shall be sentenced for definite period of time
for any ofense other than treason murder in any
of the degrees thereof, such sentence shall not be
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nevertheless provided and required by the of
this act, and he shall be entitled all the benefits
and subject to the liabilities of this in the same
and to the extent if sentence had been
pronounced in the terms and manner required there
Section 3. A Board having power to parole and
discharge prisoners confined in the State Prison
State Reformatory is hereby created to be known
and designated State Board of Parole. Said Board
shall be composed of three persons, viz The MEM
Der of the State Board of Control of State Institutions
oldest in continuous service member of said Board
of Control shall be ex-ofico member of said State
Board of Parole and chairman thereof the Warden
of the State Prison at Saltwater, shall be ex-oico
member of said Board, and the third member thereof
shall be citizen of this State who shall be appointed
by the Governor by and with the consent of the Sen
Said Board shall elect of its members
retary thereof, and of said Board shall constitute
quorm with power to act
Section q. The State Board of Parole shall cause
to be kept at the prison and reformatory
such registers and records of the prisoners in said
spective institutions they may from time to time
require and said Board shall keep separate record
of all its relating each of said institutions and
the persons confined in, removed or committed there
to- paroled discharged therefrom, and the sec
retary shall furnish copy thereof to the State Board
of Control
Section 5. The citizen so appointed as a men,
Der of said State Board of Parole shall hold his office
for the term of years and until his successor is ap
pointed and qualified and shall receive as compensa-
tion the sum of fifteen dollars per day for each day
actually spent in the discharge of his official duties
and all necessary expenses while official business
The other members of the board shall receive ad-
dona salaries compensation for services perform
ed provided therein. Said per diem and all the
penses of said State Board of Parole, including ex-
penses of all investigations authorized by this act
and of all appointees and employees thereof, and the
salaries of the shall be verified audited and paid
through the State Board of Control in the
ner that expenses and salaries of the members and
employees of said State Board of Control VERIFIED
audited and paid, and in respect thereto shall be sub
ect to all of the laws and rules governing said State
Board of Control and such salaries and expenses shall
be paid of the funds of said prison and said
state reformatory in the proportion that may be de-
termined by said State Board of Control
Section 6. The said State Board of Parole may
parole any person sentenced to confinement in the
state prison state reformatory, provided that
convict serving life sentence shall be paroled until
he has served thiry-fve years, less the dimnution
which would have been allowed for good conduct had
his sentence been for thrty-ve years and then only
by unanimous consent in writing of the members of
the Board of Pardons. Such convcts while on pa
role shall remain in the legal custody and under the
control of the State Board of Parole subject at any
time to be returned the prison reform
atory, and the written order of said board certified
by the warden superintendent of the REFORM
atory, shall be sufficient to any officer to
retake and return to actual custody any such convict