River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27
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Approved March 5. 1879.
Published March Is, 1879.
CHAPTER 1SS.

AN AL 10 suppress VagabOnCage.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in SoBa;e and Assembly, do enact as
iollows;
Section l. any male person sixteen years
OF age, or owes, being vagrant within the
plfview Of section one thousand five hundred
and forty-thrCe Of the revised statutes, who
shall be found. in any town, city or village in
this state, nos being an inAabitant of such
town, city OF village, shall be deemed g
tramp.
section >. Any person convicted of being
aTramp, shall he punished by imprisonment
az hard labor u the county Jail, Tor period
not exceeding six months, or by imprs0n
ment in the county Jail not exceeding thirty
DAYS, in sol tsry continent and to be fed on
bFead and we'er only, during the whole per
iCsl Of such c0niinment.
section 3. justices Of the peace, police
magistrates. county courts, having civil juris-
.ction, shall have jurisdiction of all otienses
Arising undes the preceding sections OF this
act.
Seetio, T. Any tramp who shall wantonly
oi maliciously by means of violence, threats
or otherwise, put in fear any inhabitant Of
this state, or who shall kindle any fire on any
highway or on the land of another within
this state, without the consent of the owner
or occupant cf such land, or who shall want
cl;fy or malitJously enter any house, barn or
our building Belonging to any other person,
without the consent Of the owner or oceu.
,laNt of such premises, or who shall carry
at.y firearms or other dangerous weapon,
skall, on conviction thereof, be punished at
hard labor in the state prison not more than
twO years.
section 5. ANY five or more tramps who
shall assemble or cougregate together within
this State for the purpose Of encouraging
vapabondage or for any other unlawful pur
pose, sha1, on conviction thereof, be punish
ed 10y impriso ment at bard lebor in the State
prtsOn not to exceed 'wo years.
nv enNgppH
asgsmblage may be prosecuted and convicted
there Of alonc,it il be alleged in the indictment
or inormation aud proved at the the trial, that
five or more tramps were engaged therein;
and if known, they must be named; but if I'M
known, that fact must be alleged.
section z. Any peace officer in the State
may arrest and imprison, without process,
aug person whom he knows, or has good
retson to belt@Ve to be tramp, OF divided that
SUI; IA peace Gilicer within twenty-fOur hours
af6rr making such arrest Sundays excluded,
sh,tll bring such person so arrested before a
M; yistrate, a@d lodge complaint against
him
section S. ANY peace officer making any
such arrest, TRder the provisions of this act,
shah be empowered TO return any warrant
iss,;3d on ruch complaint and shall DO en-
tti,5d to the same fees as constable for similar
services.
Section g. Il shall be the duty Of the keep
er Of any common jail upon written requests
from the chairman OF any town, the president
of Any village, or the mayor of any city, TO
detail any number OF tramps confined in said
jail TO such toUn, village or city, in charge OF
an officer, to work up3n the highways Or
otlar public improvements such town, 81
Iag4. or city to sustain any necessary expense
in transporting such officer and prisoners to
and from the place OF labor Any officer hav-
Ing such tramps in charge, while at labor as
provided in this section, shall receive two dol
lary for each day, and one dollar for each half
day so employed, to be paid by the town, VII
lag or city for whom such work is done.
Section 10. ANY tramp who has been duly
sentenced to hard labor under the provisions
of this act, who wantonly or williully refuses
to york, shall, ON conviction thereof be
punished by Imprisonment at hard labor in
the stale prison, for a period not exceeding
two years.
Section II. Hereafter no sheriff or jailor
shall receive, and no county beard Of super
visurs shall allow any compensation Tor keep
ing OF boarding any tramp in the common
Jail Of any other place Of any county in this
state unless such tramp shall have been duly
arrested or committed under the provisions OF
this act.
Section H. Each OF the counties OF this
state are hereby authorized to purchase, take
and hold all Il { necessary real estate for jail
purposes and purposes Of Imprisonment at
hard labor OF al persons adjudged guilty OF
an Ofense against the provisions OF this act.
And whenever in the opinion of the board Of
supc rvisors Of a county, the county shall re-
qurt for such purposes, or either or any oi
them, any lands for the use thereof and such
board CT superY. 'ors shall be unable TO agree
with the owner npon the amount Of cOmpen-
sation 10 be paid therefore, or where
by reason Of the legal incapacity or
absence Of any such owner, or other
sufficient caI.sc, no such agreement
or pnrchase car be made without delay, the
Judge Of the cufcuit court Of the county in
ghicn such lands or any part thereof are sit
uate,g. may, upon application in writing Of the
00ara Of supervisors Of such county making
he application, containing a description OF
The binds so required, appoint three disinter-
ssted persons residents Of such county, com
niss!oners to appraise such lands; and there
Gpoa and thereafter such proceedings shall
be had in the premises, so far as applicable,
rs required By chapter thirty-three Of the re-
siseG statutes, in case Of the State requiring
md Saking lands for the use Of the charitable
correctional or penal institutions
# the State, TO the end that the county ac-
luirt and have IN, absolute title In fee simple
. tlta lands so required and taken, upon pay.
sent u TIE COMPENSATION finally awarded
Section IL. AL acts or parts Of acts incon-
4stert with the provisions Of this act are
lereLg repealed
Section IA. THIS act shall take effect and be
q force from and after its passage and publ
ation
Appfoyed March 4, 1879