Butte record., 1856-07-05
An Act
To Punish Fng.wnts, Eoga'nnds, Dan
geroaS end Suspicious Persons.
Approved Apri. 80. 1879

10 aHfW f"S'"hts, FPSaWnaS, Ian
ger0as and Suspicious Persons.
Approved Apri' so, 1851
The p. ople Of the State of Califor-
MIA. Represented III Scnale and Assern>
bly, do enact as follows:
S !. All persons .xc pt Digger Ind
, irns, who have no visible means ofliyine
who in tn days do not seek employ
ul' 1t, nor labor when employment is of
/ led O them, all hea lily bcggars who
travel with written statements Of their
MIsioliunes, all persons ~ ia r..a,n abo Il
from place to place without any law ia,
business, all iewd and dlssclute persons
who live in and about houses Of Ill fame,
all common prostitutes and common
drunkards, may be committed to jail and
sentenced to hard labor for such time as
the Court, before whom they are convic
ted shall think p oper, not exceeding
ninety days.
,. All persons who are commonly
known as "GreaserS" or the issue Of
Spanish and Indian blood, who MY
cme within the provisions of the frs
section Of hits Act. and who 90 armed
and are not known 10 be peaccabl- and
quiet pcrs Ms, and who can give no good
account of thems Ives, may be d:sarmed
by any lawful officer, and punished 9th
erwise, as provid, d in the foresoi & 5 C
iion.
5 3. It's all be the duty Of any Jus
tice CT tbs Peace, on knowledge 'r On
written complaint from any creditabI.
person of the State, :, issue his war
rant to apps ehend such person or per-
sons, and upon dac coyiction to send
such pera' or persons 10 Jail, as pre-
>cribed in section first Of this Act; and
on second conviction for the same of
iense, any offenders may be sentenced
t" the County jail for such additional
time as The Colrt may deem, proper, not
,xceedng one hund cd and iw, nty days;
and in case Of Il conviction for either
Of the off nses aforesaid, an app al may
be taken to the Court of Sessions, in
the same manner as provided for by law
IN Criminal C. ses in this S ate
5 4. The keeper of the jail, or such
other person as the Sheriff of the eoun-
ty may appoint, shall be master or keep
er of such prisoners after conviction,
and shall employ them at any kind Of
labor that the Board Of Sup 'rvisors of
the count, may direct, and each and
very person 80 convicted, shall be Sc
cured whilst employed GU sid. of tn
Go. Jail, with ball and chain of ufhcient
weight and etrc.,gth to prevent escape.
5 .. When the Board nf Superv,-
sors Of the county shall be Of opinion
that any person, who may have bees;
committed under the provisions Of this
Act, has so conducted himself Or herself
whilst SO confined or employed, that he
or she should b., no longer held, said
Boaad ofSupervisors may discharge such
person from confinement, upon his pay
ing what may rema n due of the o>ts of
p osecuton aud commitment, inc uding
has supplt whilst SO confined, or upon
giving bond with two or more good and
sufficient surelies in the sum of five
hundred dollars for future good behav-
ior; prrrided that the Board of Supe wi
sors snall have power to discharge any
person commit d under the provisions
OF this Act without such conditions,
when the health of said person Is such as
to require his o. her discharge.
q This Act shall go into effect
thistv DAYS after its passape.