Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-01

AN ORDINANCE AZ TO RIM PEN
ISHMtsNT OF VAGRANCY.

fApproyed June ~. 1852
DC u ordained ORDAINED BY the Council Of the city
Any person, not being minor under u
years OF age or a blind person. who hae
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 drsnkard and
nnaole to take care OF himself. shall -
deemed vagrant, and FOR such begging.
vagrancy, or drunkenness shall be liable
70 be nned not lesa than ESQ nor more
Justice.
1t shall be discretionary with the Police
Justice whether tho party or parties shall
DC lined or imprisoned, or both.
whenever any such fine shall be Inn
posed. III said Police Justice may. "
the same be not Immediately paid, conn
NIT such person to jail. for q 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 sentences 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 10 require
such person to work during each Of euch
days not TO exceed ten hours In cleaning
out the bed OF Shockoe creek
The Committee on Police shall have the
power, during the other months th0n
those above Specified TO receive each
morning, through its duly authorized Of
fcer or agent such person from the CITY
Jailer, and TO require such person TO work
diligently during each OF such days aot
to exceed ten hours In breaking rcck or
stone with a hammer.
The said Committee on Police Is hereby
authorized 10 employ during the proper
months number Of guards. not TO 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 com.
pensatton 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 such per-
sons work diligently NJ the work required
of them; and II such person shall fail 20
10 work, he shall not be allowed any food
except bread and water until the next
morning.
The Committee on Police may, IL It shall
see tit, fence OFF IN a proper manner such
part or the city stable lot situated next
TO 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 granite as the said committee may
deem necessary TO keep said Migrants
under their control at work, and may re-
qulTe SuCn person 10 WORK tueIciu. cu'h
part of the said lot for the purposes
above stated % be regarded as part OF
the city jail.
The Committee on Streets is hereby In
structed 10 furnish the necessary stone
or granite, with the hand and carts force,
as may be required 10 keep said Migrants
employed.
The said Committee on Police may
make all proper rules and regulations Tor
the working and guarding Of such prison-
ers, for returning them to the jail tor
their meals and their safekeeping during
the nights.
The City Auditor is hereby instructed
TO put 10 the credit OF the Committee
on Police the sum of $675. TO be used by
said committee, so far a. 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 so far as they conflict with THIS ordl-
nance are hereby repealed
This ordinance shall be IN force from
its passage. BEN Il. AlGlSI,
je S-5t CITY clerk.