, 1877-12-07
TIE VAGR.ANCI f,.iViF.
Judge McAiliater Declares It to
Be Hopelessiy Uncon.
stitutional.


zon,o r,ro1,,,t,, fn..,,.,,.a
oou'o AreAth'shary OuSeFFnttoAs
on the perlls Of tic Ul,-
employed Poor.
- ..-.
In the Criminal Court yesterday morning 1ndge
NcAltfster gave very important decision, which.
nova,nrr ~. -, ."s..a ~. % WI .",s .s,s
~, 'no wv p'''e" 1n'e year " tne Les1Ha.
.ule wita view OF removing from the streets and
cral persons. arrested hy III. nollcc and ..n, IN
the Hon,r NJ corr.et,on for ra..sns1 hay n.s.
,'on.ly been released On habes. eorpn,, M but M The
question of tho eonstltatlonalis7 Of t1s law was
not formally set forth, Or any rcn.ons
.,s. xMsn .os .as i".na. lno eon.!naa. pfesehta-
t'on easea the police ana committing Magistrates
ha,na 'so,sa tho .etna opinion Of The Court.
s,.,,, sna below 1l Be- found h. conclusions. Tho Dc.
Of h.bca. corpus to secure thc re'esso 81 iis,ts
brooks. prostltnte, who WA committed to ,ho
1tousc OF Correction on tho 1u,, of N"ycn,hsr s1o
1les'ns 'h0t a. me tins OF hef arrest there hnd
been no complaint, or anything purpnr1ng to hc
a complaint, verbal or written. charging her With
g.. s'"~ Nv ""''""s "Ao oee" 's'ue"
''r rns hel Astea..
ths se 'as 1ase
cone in tic ionse Of Correction n in senienes
Of sfs mon,h1 fore YagrsncY, havc prepared 4
make few on eryntfon, In fcrard 10 th. mali ~ ~
this statute ills tagrancy ucl1, which c"u,d nvt
VERY ", well IY .t'oat rroony,ns ths onalon a
havu bccm vcfurH me tj,e nrrrst In cach ir..a a"s
wns ,nads withnnt warrant, BY poce,s @ lie ac
were wsnes.es md Il ID cls,nel that. u.um q feas
constsacsom u iae sccont section o, n sei i1f ~
1877, policemen arc authorised TO arrest Upon
tic rlatute VA not rn.jreiv '" .eiear' Il h
wa no; nv july to con.true IL IN f.,ma, NJ
q q n essy ss5s s!issn s]d q.
have kent on arsos,oy without watrant non s yicg
.,s :s sns!n5 ,S N,.,o.s q y
Thu record fa(iIns 10 show c ias tursIctton It !.
the duty Of the Curl tu dischnrte u1on bsoras
Now, if that bc Tue correct view Of Ills tfa,ut,,
say, and II il NJ duty 10 sptak pistniy upon t,s
aubject that ts stai,ite, II Il authorizes m srrsst
Mauietrato IL trT withant a inrr th.n liz t'ir,.ies
Of even tic honest poor arc entirely vi thc ,uereY
nf taf Ges s, % ta. s LET re-
Of vnErtnts in the lfyt section Of th,s stntntc Il
.'persuns VIM arc haitnally ncyiccttui Uf their
f:miliet." Tska shat an dcdnisIot, Of ynsrnnt.
And cunce,le Or assume tha. poecu,an ta, Hill
10 DO soi Tho last clause Of the provision. which
i ~ tus de.eIipton. :aad 10 hot !awiaily prS:
andAuppIIed by ths morc proof, Or tbs mere at.
tor them al nl II they do not lroyldr fur then,
at ALL they DO not do it. lawfully or unjswfnIIy
so thnt tNu ponrtt q man w. thc fre dc,tItute Re
Il. without reference TO anything else the clearer
tho evidence u Of tt,ut Lrauc, uf tic tieTito hc.
ing satisfied. 1hen Tho other branch Il. ::per.on,
whuare abltnqlly Nc9lcctful OF fthejrsmp]eyment or
calling, ifaGltunjiy ucyIcctfuII@ tIuw tnurH
evidence Ia required 10 ij,e Mind of pol,ccan or
Pt,lIcu Mavittrnn to ba satlsdctI TINT tran fnis
within TINT description Hers il . man: lso nay
b. tjnuoE or a blacksmith, lie NAV hayc hrart
dkrast. lie n.ny look a. walj a. nnybody. btli ue
entirely Iucauac,tatcd from iatar. j nG,icamau,
Wllu u1 have prejudice aynnst hin, ur mi; iints
that e ial,,Iy IL not nfoyded fur: ti,at thnT nro
ttetahly pour; that uart Of The escriptlun ii sui
niicd, liz dnds tbat thIs man i'm not dune srr.
Thing for Two or thrco ,nontAs Uc hns IL caiI,nv-
Of, employment. Thercupon, on View Of iic si,lu-
tt0n Of iii upsc aN tic st,Inton OF tbs man a. II
appesrs to uinl, tho policeman arrests that nla,,
anI t1kcs lin t,l tho st,iun. rho .ju.ttcc Win
acts anon the one man .powcr syetctu. il nnthor-
lxet IL trr dim without iury fn,td hn u,r,t tn II
within th,rty.six hoursI. and send linn ~ tn
ti.c s,rsdsweii; yca. .cni hia. TO u'A' tho ia
Hou.o Of Correction. Q, cslaboo,c. or mil ar i'm.
urlsuu,ncnt nj hnrd work IN the streets s,r btnh.
wa1s of ths ctr far a f,urina NJ ak months Thst
man mar M rniIrnIr Tomcxt ara inHn.tr,nn. nrI,