The Elbert County tribune., 1914-10-30

PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED NY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on tho
there viii 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
,nitiated initiate petition contained the sigma
the state Of Colorado duly verified. In In
the Office Of the Sec secretary t ' of stase @ ON IN
the Twentieth day OF June. A d. 1914.
at 11:56 o'clock. a. m.
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found In Section l of
Artieie v of the constltntlon OF the
Initiative and Referendum.
Az ACT CONCERNING PROBATION
OF PERSONS PR O C Il f ID II L
AGAINST FOR CRIME. AND
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT
MENT OF PROBATION OFFICERS.
BE IT Enacted bv the People of the State OF
Colorado:
Section i. This Act shall be con-
strued to be In the interest of justice
State. The provisions Of this Act saai:
extend to minors and to all persons
who are proceeded against for misde-
any person accused of felony. but
not to one accused of crime punish
able by death or life imprisonment or
accused of rape accompanied by force
or violence or of highway robbery or
arson; Provided. probation shall not b.
fore ssa % have bees of
felony.
All such persons shall have the
rights now existing under the constitu-
kind of hearing and triad as now or
may hereafter be provided by law. AMI
psasss,ah shall be ab}sc, Re- to the
der the provisions of this act. without
his consent. Any person shall be pre-
tions to the action OF the Court shall
be made in writing at the time 1t il
Section 2. All Courts of Record of
this state before which any case com
ing within the. provisions of this Act
Is pending shall have the power to ad-
hereof they snail have As the Hssi'ao risst to
time metz to time 'f' or 10 suspend @ s the sem SEN,
tence or execution thereof and place
the accused on probation. and commit
Of probation officer. Any order in
any case coming under this Act may
be entered either In open court or
chambers before or after the adjourn
ment of any Court term or at time
most convenient to the Court The
Jurisdiction OF the Court shall not be
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 GAUGE 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 consIdere
under the provisions of this Act or the
laws Of this State. The Court may. in
applying the provisions or 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
case Is a proper ono for the applica-
tion of the provisions of the law OF
this State providing for the redemption
OF Offenders. through u proceeding un-
der the chancery Jurisdiction of the
court. the cause may be dismissed at
such law
Section ,. The term OF probation un-
der this Act In cases where persons
have been convicted shall not exceed
four years from the date of entry OF
the order suspendinR sentence or exc
cution thereof and committing the de-
fendant to probation: Provided. thai