The Springfield herald., 1914-10-23
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.

Notice is hereby given that Mt the
General Election to be held on the
third day of November. "A. d. 1914.
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Colorado.
for their approval or rejection. the fol.
Colorado. initiated by Petition under
the Initiative and Referendum. which
initiated petition contained the sigma
ber. o-wit: seoJ of the legal voters of
the State Of Colorado: duly verified. in
the office of the Secretary of State on
the Twentieth day of June. A. ID. 1914.
at l1:5S o'clock. q. m ,.. ,,
proposed Law is found in Section l OF
Artiele Of the Constitution %, OF the the
fnitatiye fh W 1t0faeS a1d Referendnm RrHah i' 'ns
AN ACT coNCERNING PROBATION
OF PERSONS PROC e E D e D
AGAINST FOR CRIME. AND
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT
MENT OF PROBATION OFFICERS.
Be 1t Enacted bv the People Of the State of
Colorado:
Section /. This Act shall be con-
strued to be in the interest of Justice
and for the general welfare of the
State. Tho provisions of this Act shalt
extend to minors and to all persons
who are proceeded against for. misde-
any person accused of felony, but
not to one accused of a crime punish
able by death or life Imprisonment or
or violence or of highway robbery or
arson, Provided. probation shall not b.
extended to- any person who thereto
fore shall have been convicted of a
felony.
All such persons shall have the
rights now existing under the constitu-
ton and laws of this state to the same
kind of hearing and trial as now or
may hereafter be provided by law. and
NO person shall a be subject 6 h to & the terms m
der the provisions of this act. without
his consent. Any person shall be pre- :
sumed to have consented unless objec, p,
tions to the action of the Court shall
taken.
section .. All Courts of Record of
this State before which any case COM
ing within the provisions OF this Act
Indicate that the. same is a proper one
for the application of the provisions
hereof. They shall have the right to
time to time or to suspend the SEN
tence or execution thereof and place
the accused on probation. and commit
of a probation officer. Any order in
any case coming under this Act may
chambers before or after the adjourn
ment of any Court term or at n tine
most ,c9nvenient IT, 20 conr, @ sbam Son me ne
ended or interfered with on account OF
any continuance or order entered here
under but shall continue throughout
the entire period of probation or time
during which such cause is continued.
with the same force and effect as that
existing during the term when such
cause is filed or at any other time
when the same is heard or considered
under the provisions of this Act or the
laws of this State. The Court may. in
applying the provisions of this Act.
make such order and impose such con-
ditions of probation in each case. as
shall seem best calculated to do JUS
tice and secure the reformation of the
accused. Where in the opinion of the
Court. and the District Attorney. the
caGe is proper one for the applica-
ton of the provisions of the law of
this State providing for tho redemption
of offenders. through proceeding un-
der the chancery Jurisdiction of the
court. the cause may be dismissed MT
any time before trial and re.filed under
such law.
Section g. The term of probation un-
der this ACT in cases where persons
have been fouvicted shall not exceed
four years from the date of entry of
the order susp.ndinE sentence or exc
cution thereof and committing the de-
fendant to probation: Provided. thal
such term may be extended by the