The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

purpose of making up his report as herein
the various agricultural exhibitions in the
state and report upon the quality and char
acter Of the work Of the same.
lApproved March Il 1871
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT to Provide for the Indeterminate
upon the Conviction thereof. and for the
Detention and Release of Persons in
and for the Expense Attending the Same.
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
Section /. That when any person shall
be convicted Of crime the punish ment for
which prescribed by law, may be imprison-
ment In the state prison at Thomasron, OF
the State School for Boys at South Port
land, the court imposing sentence, shall
not fix definite term of Imprisonment in
said state prison, and may not fix deh-
mite term in said state school for boys.
but shall or may nix minimum term Of
six months in any case The maximum
penalty provided by law shall be the max
imum sentence in all cases except as mere
judge in passing sentence. The Judge shall
at the time of pronouncing such sentences
recommend and state therein what, in his
penalty in the case at bar not exceeding
the maximum penalty provided by law.
Every person confined in the state prison
der sentence for a definite term for
felony, unless the term be for life. who has
never before been convicted OF a crime
punishable by Imprisonment in state
prison. shall be subject to the jurisdiction
of the governor and advisory board IN the
matter Of paroles and may be paroled In
the same manner and subject to the same
conditions and penalties as prisoners con-
fined under indeterminate sentences under
the provisions of this act. The minimum
and maximum terms OF the sentences OF
said prisoners are hereby fixed and de-
termined to be as follows: The definite
term for which each person Is sentenced
shall be the maximum limit of his term
son Us sentenced Is two years or leas the
| minimum limit of his term shall be one
year If the definite term for which the
years, one-half of the definite term of his
sentence shall be the minimum limit OF his
term. He shall before or at the time OF
nation Of such prisoner on oath, or other
wise, and in addition to such oath, by such
other evidence as can be obtained tendlng
to indicate briefly tine causes Of the .criml-
nal character or conduct OF such prisoner.
which facts. and such orner facts as shall
appear to be pertinent in the case, he shall
cause to be entered upon the minutes OF
the court
Section q The maximum term Of impris-
onment shall not exceed the longest term
fixed by law for the punishment of the Of
Tense of which the person sentenced Is
convicted, and the minimum term Of I'm
prisonment fixed by the court shall not
exceed Qne-haH OF the MAXIMUM term OF
that where the law prescribing the punish
ment for the offense OF which the prisoner
stands convicted. fixes the minimum term
fixed by law shall be the minimum term
of Imprisonment
Section 3. The provisions Of this act
shall not apply to any person convicted Of
an offense the only punishment for wit
prescribed by law is Imprisonment for life.
Provided, that in all cases where the max
mum sentence in III, tie discretion n or tn ne
years, the court imposing sentence shall
fix both the minimum and max'-um SEN
tence. The minimum term Of Imprisonment
thus fixed by the court shall not exceed
one half of the maximum term so fixed.
Section L. Whenever person shall be
convicted of a crime and sentenced to i'm
this act the clerk of the court shall make
and forward to the warden or super1ntend-
ent Of the institution to which the con-
a record containing copy OF the inform2-
ton or complaint, the sentence pronounced
by the court, the name and residence OF
the judge presiding at the trial. prosecute
ing attorney, and sheriff, and the names
and postoifice addresses Of the jurors and
the witnesses sworn on the trial, together
which the presiding Judge may deem i'm
portant or necessary for full comprehen-
sion of the case, and reference to the
statute under which the sentence was i'm
posed One copy of the said record sh III
be delivered to the warden or superin-
tendent at the time the prisoner is received
into the institution and one copy shall be
for warded to the governor within ten days
thereafter. In each case in which he shall
perform the duties required by this act
the clerk of the court shall be entitled to
such compensation as shall be certified TO
be just by the presiding judge at the trial,
not to exceed three dollars for any one
case which shall be paid by the county in
which the trial Is had as a part of the
expenses OF such trial
Section s. The governor shall appoint a
committee OF three from the executive
council to act as an advisory board in the
matter of paroles. The three members Of
the executive council constituting the ad-
visory board in the matter OF paroles shall
have authority and power to hire secre-
tary who shall be clerk OF said advisory
board In the matter of paroles. He rhhll
be sworn to keep true copy of the rec
ords of said board and to the faithful and
impartial performance of his duties. The
governor and executive council shall have
authority to Ak the compensation of said
clerk The three members OF the execu-
tive council acting as the advisory Board
in the matter of paroles shall receive for
| their services FIVE dollars per day for each
day employed In the work OF said boarG
and necessary expenses.
Section 6. Authority to grant parole un-
der the provisions of this act Is hereby