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Show 7AOT REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL CODE " Governor William "pry may recommend to th present legislature that an tnveeil-gatlon tnveeil-gatlon of tha atate criminal code aa mad In view to make needed ravlalon on many points. Thla action la urged by County Attorney I. fc. Wllley In a letter ta the gov amor. In which ha euggeela that tha preeent legtelature appoint a committee ta rnvestigate tha criminal coda and report re-port Ha findings to the legislature ahlch will oontenc In If 1 4. Mr. Wtllev contends that during tale t wo y a ra in of tic h ha been re-peafedly re-peafedly baffled and hamperd hv the Inadequacy In-adequacy and Inueilnlteneee o criminal crim-inal atatoee. a arTes'ttnathe oettnltlve of crime, ttie Jtirlediction m different uourfi end the pro-edure therein. Mr. VVtUey declared that there are manv Inatancea In the preeent criminal code ttiait make H t-npoeallHe to aecure a mm-vh mm-vh lion. vn though tt la ptatn that the Intentional guilt oi the abused la manifest. mani-fest. Vr Instance, If a man fnrgea en-nflier en-nflier man'a nam to m check It la forger, but If a Petitions name ie ued th law cannot touch htm. The f-onntv attorney hold that the degree of the crime ta the aaine In both caaea. ueetlone nf court Jiirladleiton are aino r iTtdeftidte. rneroor Hury Infarniad Mr. WWey that he waa heartily In favor of Improving the criminal rode and that he would commit-nlrate commit-nlrate with the legislature on the suhecL |