Butte record., 1856-07-05
An Act
70 Pumisd og.unts, Vosa3oHqfs, Dan
geroms and SuSpieioss Persons.
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gerogs and .Suspioioss Psrs0nS.
Approved Apri! 30, 1850.
The p, ople Of the State of Callfor-
mia. represented in Senate and Assen.>
blv, do enact as follows:
s /. All persons exc pit Digger Ind
ians,vho have no visible means ofliving,
who in tn days DO not seek employ
mcnt, nor labor when employment IS Of
fred o them, ali healthy begcars who
travel with VII ten sta a:cments Of their
u:siortunes, all persons whr r"am abo t
from place to place vi hout any lawfai
business. al lcwA and d,ssolute persors
who lie in and about houses Of III fame,
all common prostitutes and nmoH
drunkard>, may he committed to jai! and
scntenc.d to hard labor for such time as
the Cont, before whom they are conYlc
ted shall think p oper, not exceeding
ninety days
s ,. \ persons who are commonly
known as "Greescrs" ar the isere u
Spanish and Indian blood, who my
me within the provisions Of the iir>'
section Of hits Act. and who 90 armed
and are not known 10 be peaceablc and
q net pers .ns, and who can give 80 good
acrcunt Of thens Ives, may be disarmed
by ny lnwtut offer, anh puai he'd 9th
,rwise. as provl4 4 in the toresoi IS c
lion.
S 3. Its' al be the ,llty pc any JUS
ice OF to- Pc ce, % knowledge + on
writ en- complaint ftcm any cFedttabl'
pc, son Of the State. t. issue his war
rant 10 arp chend such person or per
som, and upon due coyiction to send
such pers Or persons to jill, rs pre-
>c!ibed in section first ii thus Ac;; and
on second conyie ion fJr the same Of
fms, any of'nders may be sentenced
t' the County Jal lor such ad'liii1nai
time as the 30 rt may dee III proprr, not
xcc;.dng Gle hand cd and ,w,nty days;
ana ia case Of conviction for either
of the off ns~s aforesaid, an app al ~ y
bc taken to the Court Of Sessions, in
thu s.tre manner rs provides for BY !aw
III Ciimi,al Q SIS in tins ) ate
5 l. The keeper of the il !, or such
other prrsoi as the Sh.1itf Of The coan-
ty III y ap o;nt, shall be nasrei or keep
er II such !rtsoor 5 al CT go 1iciion,
ard s.i h tnpis. thetu 1T tty kin Of
lab + lhHt he Board / Snip iyi-ors OF;
the coant, mAy direct, and ca' j and
very person % convicted, sh,iI be Sc
care whilst cnplnIci ou >jj Of ii
Ca jail, with ball ana chain Of uai-ieAt
wci-ht and 'tfe 9Th to p e,ent escape
) > Whom tii4 Board + Sup ~
>ora u. ia c,u = sh4 be ot o,nnion
that any pe'soA. WHO mty have bee,
commi ted ~ Ter the p'oyi>inns Of this
Act, has So coanct ii hilnS,lf OF her>cll
whilst SO confined OF emplofed, that he
or she should b 10 longer held, sail
i 'aad Of S Ipcrv;5 ITS may i >charge such
p rson trom confinement, up,p his pay
Ing wkai I7ay I, ma Il du of tAf ,o-iS Of
osecution aud commitment, lie uil u-
his supp 1T whilst 81 confined, or up,ll
sirln4 to ii with Two OF IN re 20 d aud
sufficient surrii IN the sun of f..
hunl,ed dplla.s To- future good behae-
idr; }rrrlded lhat the Boaru Of Snpt wi
Sofs 8.ail have power 10 discourage an,
po'sou commit d under the provisions
OF tbs Act without such conditions
when the hral,t of sai per- on i, such as
o requirr lis o. her discharge.
5 This Act ~hai - i,to effect
thi t. davS aftrr Is passage.