Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-27

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or BY competent testimony, that such
person is q vagrant within the des-
cription aforesaid. he shall make up
and sign a record Of conviction
thereof, which shall be fled in the
Office of the Board of Metropolitan
Police. And said justice or record
er shall issue a warrant to commit
such vagrant to the Workhouse of
the city for any time not exceeding
six months. there to be kept at hard
labor; or if such vagrant be proper
object of charity, to some place Of
refuge to be provided by the Com
mon Council Of the city of New Or
leans. The cost for maintaining
said vagrants, arrested on the right
bank Of the Mississippi river. shall
be charged to the police jury OF the
right bank of the parish of Orleans,
reimbursed by them to the city of
New Orleans.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc,
That if any child shall he found
begging for aims, or soliciting chari
| ty from door to door, or in any
street. highway or public place, such
child shall be deemed a vagrant,
and any recorder or justice Of the
peace, in the city of New Orleans
or parish of Orleans, shall commit
him or her to such place of refuge
as may be provided by the city or
parochial authorities, and the child
shall be there detained, kept, en-
ployed and instructed in such use
ful labor as he or she shall be able
to perform until discharged there
from.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That all Migrants. apprehended with
any picklock or other instrument,
with the probable intention to felo-
niously break in and enter any
dwelling house, shop, store, office,
church, courthouse, outhouse ap-
purtenant to dwelling house, yard
or garden or with probable intent
to steal or commit any crime or
felony, shall be sent before the first
district court for the parish of Or
leans, and, upon conviction by the
verdict OF jury, al be punished
with Imprisonment, with or without
hard labor, for a period not exceed
ing two years.
Sec. 6. Best further enacted, etc.,
That any person arrested under the
provisions of this act, shall have the
right to a trial by jury before the
First District Court for the parish
of Orleans; provided. such right is
claimed before sentence by the re-
corder, OF justice Of the peace OF
the city of New Orleans, Or parish
of Orleans, before whom the exami-
nation shall take place; and it shall
be the duty oil said recorder OF
Justice of the peace to commit the
prisoner to the First District Court
for the parish Of Orleans, to be tried
by jury; and upon conviction, al
vagrants or persons who do moi
belong to that, class described in,
and to be furnished punished by
section Eve Of this act, shall be pun
ished with imprisonment in the
workhouse of the city of New Or.
leans for the period not exceeding
one year; and. If snch vagrant be @
proper object of charity, he shal
be sent to some place Of refuge, te
be provided for by the. Common
Council of New Orleans.
| Sec.,7. Be it further enacted, etc.
That all persons condemned and
sentenced by virtue of this act
without verdict Of jury, may be re-
leased by the Board OF Metropoli
TIN Police, in the following case.
only:
I First-If the vagrant belongs t.
any other parish of the State, ani
the police jury or any municipa
corporation Of said parish recon-
mends his release.
i Second-H he is from any othe
State, if his release is recommended
and claimed by the city. town O
county to which he belongs.
\ Third-If he is a foreigner, ant
the consul Or consular agent of hi
nation recommends and claims hi
3 release, and not return to the Stat,
Iof Louisiana.
Fourth-u the Board of Metro