Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-29
City ORDINANCES.
"B.'
AN ORDINANCE AS TO THE PUN
ISHMENT OF VAGRANCY-
fApproycd June "a. 1881


ISHMENT OF VAGRANCT-
| approved June "a. 1881
BE II ordained by the Council Of the city
| Of Richmond: -
| Any person, not being o minor under IL
years. OF age or blind person. who mas
| no known place OF residence In the city
| Of Richmond. who shall beg or solicit
aims, whether of money, food. lodging,
| or clothing. or an habitual drunkard. and
| unable to take care OF himself. sha'i De
deemed a vagrant. and for such begging,
| vagrancy, or drunkenness shall be liable
| 10 be fined not less than $3.50 nor more
than $780, to be imposed by the Police
Justice.
1t shall be discretionary with the Police
Justice whether the party or parties SHAH
be fined or imprisoned, or both.
Whenever any such fine shall be I'M
posed. the said Police Justice may, IL
the same be not Immediately paid. COM
nit such person to Jail, for term not ex-
ceeding ninety days.
When ordering such imprisonment. the
Justice may declare and adjudge that the
same shall be with or without labor
Whenever any such sentence shall spe-
city with labor, the Committee on Police
snail have the power 10 receive each
morning. except Sundays. during the
months of May. June, July, August, and
September, from the City Jailer through
us authorized officer or agents. the per-
son so sentenced. and TO require
days MOTTO exceed ten hours In cleaning
out the bed of Shockoe creek.
The Committee on Police shall have the
power, during the other months than
those. above specified. to receive each
morning, through its duly authorized Of
ncer or agent, such person from the City
Taller and to require such person TO work
dligently during each Of such days not
to exceed ten hours in breaking rock or
stone with a hammer.
The said Committee on Police is hereby
authorized TO employ during the proper
months number OF guards, not 10 exceed
two. 10 take charge of and keep from
escaping any such persons received as
above authorized. such guards are to be
employed by the day as needed at a com
pensation not to exceed $50 per day each.
such guards may be taken from such
OF the city forces as may be unemployed
the said guards shall see that ouch per-
sons work diligently at the work required
of Them and If such person shall fail so
to work, he shall not be allowed any food
Except bread and water until the next
HUrning.
The Committee on Police may. II II shall
see fit, fence off in a proper manner such
Part Of the city stable lot. situated next
o. the city jail as the City Engineer may
designate. and erect a suitable shed there
on, within which the said Committee on
Police may cause to be put so much stone
or grapite as the said committee may
deem necessary to keep said Migrants
under their control at work, and may re-
quire such person TO work therein; such
part Of the said lot for the purposes
above stated TO be regarded as part q
the city Jail
The Committee on Streets is hereby in
to furnish the necessary stone
or granite. with the hand and carts force. |
as may be required TO keep said Migrants !
employed.
The said Committee on Police may |
make all proper rules and regulations for |
the working and guarding Of such prison |
ers. for returning them 10 the jail for |
their meals and their safekeeping during |
the nights
The City Auditor is hereby instructed |
TO put to the credit of the Committee
on Police the sum of 1913. to be used by |
said committee, SO far as may be neceS-
sary. for the carrying out of the powers
given and the duties imposed by this
ordinance.
All ordinances or parts OF ordinances
IN 50 far as they conflict with this ordl-
nance are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be in force from
is passage. BEN T. AUGUST,
je asst City Clerk.