The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-09
Lams Of aeassarbusetts.
CoxKcSwEALrH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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In the gear Of our Lord one thousand
eight handred and tUenty-thrse
An ACT lin further addition to an Act
for suppressing and furnishing of
rogues, vagabonds, common beggars,
and other idle, disorderly and lewd
persons.
SEC. 1. Be II enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. IN General Court as
senabled, and By the authority ofthe same, That
when any person shall be accused of any of
the offences or disorders described in the Act,
entitled " An Act for suppressing and punish
ang OF rogues, vagabonds, common beggars,
and other idle, disorderly and lewd PERSONS"
passed the twenty-sixth day of March, in tie
year Of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-seyen, or shall by virtue thereof,
or of any other Act in force in this Common
wealth, be liable to be committed to the House
of Correction in eny county, or to the Work
house, which is now, or hereafter may be es-
tablished in any town or city, complaint shall
be made, in writing, and under oath, to some
Justice of the Peace in the county wherein
such offence or disorder shall be committed.
or to the Police Court for r.e city of Boston,
and such Justice or Court shall cause the par
~, so complained of, to be brought before them,
by warrant or otherwise, and il, upon hear
ing and examination Of the matter set forth in
the complaint, the allegations therein shall be
proved to be true, they may order, direct and
sentence the person or persons, so convicted,
to be committed to the House of Correction,
or Work-house. or House of Industry, as the
case may be, within the county, town OF city,
There to be put to hard labour, according tothe
rules and regulations which are or may be law
fully established for the government of such
houses, for Term not exceeding six months;
and the party, so comm tied, shall be liable to
all the restraints and penalties authorized by
any of the Acts aforesaid. And the Master or
Overseer OF such Houses of Correction, or
Work-houses, or Houses of Industry, are here
by required to receive into the same, persons
who may be sent as aforesaid, and to employ
and govern them in the manner provided by
law, or by the rules and regulations of said
houses. And any party, who shall be convict
ed and sentenced as aforesaid, may, if he or
she deny the charges, and pat himself or her.
self upon trial, appeal to the next Court of
Common Pleas within the same county, or if
IN the city Of Boston. to the next Municipal
Court therein, and have trial by Jury IN due
course of law, upon recognizing, with sufficient
surety or sureties, in the Court where he or
she shall be convicted, In such reasonable sum
as snail be ordered by such Court, with condi-
tion, that he or she enter and prosecute said
appeal, in like manner as other appeals from
Justice of the Peace or the Police Court are
entered and prosecuted, and to abide the sem
tence Of the Court appealed to thereon, and in
the mean time to keep the peace and be of
good behaviour toward all the citizens of the
Commonwealth; and the commission of the
like offence, before judgment on the appeal,
by the principal in ST. h recognizsnce, shall be
deemed ago taken to be breach of the condi-
ton of the same recognizance.
SEC. 2. Be II further enacted, That if any
person shall be found committing either of the
ofences OF disorders enumerated in the Acts
herein referred to, in the publick streets or
roads, IN the night time, any such person may
eapprehended by any magistrate, constable
or Waterman, or by any citizen by order of
ANY such officers, and kept in custody, in any
Convenient place, for the space of twenty-four
b is; at or before the expiration of which
ii any such person shall be carried before
a 1stice ofthe Peace or the PolcesCourt, as
tn case may be, and there proceeded against,
as provided in the foregoing section, or dis
C sed, as the said Justice or Court shall de-
te line.
SEC. 3. Beatsutter enacted, That when
. = it shall appear to the majority of the over
seers or governors of any house of correction,
or work-house, or house of industry, that any
per.on therein confined has reformed. and is
willing to return to an orderly course of life,
such person may be discharged from confne-
ment; but if the person so discharged shall az
ferward be found guilty Of any of the offences
or disorders, in any of the Acts aforesaid emu
merated, the Justice or Court, before whom
The second conviction shall be had, may sem
tence such person to hard labour in the house
OF correction, or work-house, or house OF in
dustry as aforesaid, for term not exceeding
one year, or to imprisonment in the common
gaol, for term not exceeding six months.
SEC a. BE ii further enacted, That all
the provisions in any of the Acts herein refer
red to, which IRE repugnant to or inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, shall he, and
the same are hereby repealed: PrOrided, hoao-
ereg, That nothing in this Act contained shall
be Construed to take away or impair the pow.
er and authority given to overseers of the poor
an any town or city, in re-pect. to such poor
prisons as shall be actually chargesble 10 any
toen or city for their support, by virtue Of any
Of the Acts or laws now in force in this Com
monwealth.
.APprOued By tie GOurnour,>
Feb. 10, 1923.
An ACT to prevent the destruction of