Butte record., 1856-06-14
\ EELY JOHNSON.
An Act
To Punish E"g."nts. Tngab~nds, Dan
ger0pS and Suspicious Persons.
Approved Apri! 80. 1850

gerons and Suspicious Persons.
IApproved April 80, 1855
Til. z spl- Of tn. State of Ca for
ria. reprs.ent'd d in Senate and Assem-
Dly, d enact as follows:
) |. All persons except Digger Ind
sans, who have no visible means of livi Y,
-ho in tn days do not seek enpl,1-
ment, nor labor -hen empl 'yncat is Of
red 20 tnrm, all h.a thy bcggars who
travel with ~ri ten statements of til II
m'sortunes, all person. " ho roam abo 1t
from place to place wi hout any Ia \ f,
-'usl"es>, ALI lewn and dlssolute perso. S
who live in and about hou .cs of III fame,
all comm Il prostitutes and Common
d 'unk ,rd<, may be committed to Jail and
) nte to harn labor for such time as
the Cont bef 'e whom they are csny,c
ted Shall think p oper, not exceeding
ninety days
5 :. A | persons who are com nonl,
krown as Gre" 1T the issue of
Spanish and Indian blood, who m V
me within the provisions Of the fir,r
section Of hits Act. and who go armed
and are not known 10 be peaceabl~ ami
quiet persons, and whn can give no good
account of thens Ives, may be d:sarm ID
by any lawful officer, and pu',i he'd 9th
efwise, as provid' d in the foregoing Sec
ion.
5 g. Itsrall b. tho duty Of any jas
tice OF the Pc c., on knowledge .n
written complaint from any cred,tabs~
person Of the State. t., issue his war
rant to apps ehend such person or per
sons, and upon dr. coviction to send
such pers or persons to Jail, as pre-
-cribed in st cti III f st If ,h,s Ac;; and
on second convic ion for the same Of
tense, any offenders may be sentenced
t., the County jail for such .ddiii"nol
time as tb'' Go Irt may deem proper, not
xcecdIng Ole hand ed aud w n.y days,
and in case Of II conviction for either
OF the off nses aforesaid, an app al nay
be taken tn the Co,rt of Sessions, in
the same manner as provide for by Jaw
IN C,imi al ses in this S,ate.
5 4. The 'cper OF th. ia |, or such
thrr person as the Sh riff of the co1.-
ty m y ap ont, shal! be master or k .ep-
e: Of such prisoners al er co viction.
a''d shall .mpin them at ny kind Oh
! b r that the Board "f Sup rvi-ors Of
the count. ma, direct, and each and
very person % convicted, shall be Sc
cured VIII lst empl we'd ouisid. Of III
Cr. jail, with bail and chain Of ufficient
weigh, and etre 9Th to p event escape
5 5. When tn. Board If Sup rv :
ofs Of III cou 'ty sha be of OPT i N
that any person, who may have b C
commi ted under the p~oviSons Of this
st, has SO con 1nct''d himself or her-elf'I
whilst SO coufned or employed, 'h.t he
'r she III MD b.. 10 lon ger held, >aii
Baaaa of Sup'rvis ,rs may d scharg. such
p, rson FROM confinement, up,n his pay
ing what may r. MA du. of the costs of
p o-ecution and Commitment. irc ud,ns
bis suppIt whilst s.. confined, or upon
giving bond with two or nj re god and
efficient surrii E in the sun "f 6s..
nuni'ed d"IJsfs for future gn"d behav-
ipr; prrrided thar the Bo ,rd of Snp wi /
sos all have | over to disc. arge an,
pc. son CT "mitt under the provis ons
o this Act without such conditions, /
shen the h. alth of -aid person i, such as
to requ,r- his o. her discharge.
s This Act shalt O. into eff,
thirty divs after It's pass ra.