Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-30
CITY ORDINANCES.
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AN ORDINANCE AS nc. THE PUN
ISHMENT OF VAGRANCf.
approved June y. lSys.)

| AN ORDINANCE 40 W inG ftN-
! ISHMENT OF VAGRANCf.
approved June "a. 1881
BE It ordained by the Council Of the city
| OF Richmond: -
| Any person. not being a minor under II
years Of age or a blind person. VINO nus
| 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 ana
unable to take care of himself, snail De
| deemed a vagrant. and for such begging
! mgrancy, or drunkenness snail De nahie
! to be fled not less than $50 nor more
than sioc to be imposed by the Ponce
| Justice.
" shall be discretionary with the Police
Justice whether the party or parties snail
be fined or imprisoned, or both.
Whenever any such fine snail 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-
ceedlng 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 SHAH spe-
cry with labor, the Committee on Police
snail have the power TO receive edch
morning. except Sundays. during the
months OF May, June, July, August, and
September, from the City Jailer, through
its authorized officer or agents. the per-
son so sentenced, and to require
such person to work during each OF such
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 than
those above specified 10 receive each
morning, through its duly authorized OF
ilcer or agent, such person from the CITY
Jaller. and TO require SUCH person 10 WORK
diligently during each OF such days not
10 exceed ten hours in breaking rock or
stone with a hammer.
The said Committee en- 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 COM
pensation not to exceed $3.50 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 at the work required
OF them; and IL such person shall fail so
TO work, he shall not be allowed any food
except bread and water until the next
morning.
The Committee on Police may. If It shall
see fit, fence off In a proper manner such
part of 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-
quire such person TO work therein: such
part of the said lot for the purposes
above stated to be regarded as a part Of
the city jail.
The Committee on Streets is hereby in
structeN TO furnish the necessary stone
or granSe, 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 to the Jail for
their meals and their safekeeplng during
the nights.
The City Auditor is hereby instructed
to put to the credit of the Committee
on Police the sum of 1913. 10 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 so far as they conflict with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be In force from
its passage. BEN T. AUGUST,
je 2S-5t City Clerk.