Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-28
CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE AS TO THE PUN
ISHMENT OF vAGRANCY.
fApnrnyed June "a. 1851


Be It ordained by the Council OF the city
OF Richmond.
Any person, not being a minor under L
years Of age or blind person. who has
1 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. shall be
deemed vagrant and for such begging
| Vagrancy, or drunkenness shall be habst
| TO be fined not less than $3.50 nor more
than $l0o, to be imposed by the Police
| Justice
| II shall be discretionary with the Police
Justice whether the party or parties shall
De nned 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
| shall have the power to receive each
morning, except Sundays. during the
months of May. June, July, August, and
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
wi the Deu Oh SnOChOc creek.
The COMMITTEES 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
yailer. and to require such person to work
diligently 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 to exceed
Two, TO 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 $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 If 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, il 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 10 keep said Migrants
under their control at work, and may re-
lullc SUN pSlSOn ~ WOTh lncItlN, Sucu
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
structed 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 20 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 SB75, 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 so far as they conflict with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be in force from
It's passage. BEN 7. AUGUST,
je 2S-5t City Clerk.