The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
,ruE TIMES, RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY, AUGUST Z 1898
: no residence IN N, city OF Rich

Ing no residence in tho city OF Rich
mond.' Very respectfully yours.
HENRY LEE VALENTINE,
President Young Mems Business Asso-
citation 6ud Chairman Of the Tramp
and Nagrant Committee.
Richmond. Va. August g. iNsS
An ordnance as 10 the punishment oil
yagr2ncy.
BE it ordalrod by the Council OF me
City OF Richmond, ANY person not . M
a minor under seventeen years OF sse y,
blind person. who shall peg OF -.
aims. whether OF money. food or .ous
ing or clothing or an habitual drunkara
and unable 10 take care OF himseil, eha"
Ia deemed n warrant. and for such ns--
pfno, varrancv or drunkardness shnh ne
ifable 10 he fined not less than $40 nor
moro tban 900 20 be imposed by me
polloa Justice. II shall be discretionary
v-itb the Police Justice whether the party
or Dartios shall be fined or imprisohed or
both. when ever any such hne shah pe
irnpoeed the Police Justice may lne
Same be not Immediately pald' commit
such person 20 Jan TOT " 1-i'" "'' "a
ceoIing ninety days.
when ordering such impri sonment the
Justice may declare and adiudge that tho
como shall be with or without labor.
whenever any such sentence shall
snecify with labor the Committee on the
Improvement Of Shock0e Creek shall
have the power to receive each morning
Except Sundays) during the months OF
May. June. July. August and september
from the city TALLER through its duly au-
thorized officer or agent the person so
sentenced and 90 require such person 10
work during each OF such days not 10 eN-
coed ten hours in cleaning out the bed or
shockoe Creek. The Committee on Police
shall have the power during the other
months than those above specified. 20
receive each morning through rs duly
authorized officer or agent such person
from the city i1llor. and 90 require such
person 10 work diligently during each of
such days not exceeding ten hours 10
breaking rock or stone with a hammer.
The said committee are hereby respcc-
lively authorized TO employ during the
proper months q sufficient number Of
guards. not TO exceed three, TO talo
charge OF and keep from escaping any
such persons received as above author
lied Such guards arc TO be employed
by tho day as needed ne a compensation
not 20 exceed SIS per month. Such
guards may be- taken from such or tho
city's forces as may he unemployoo.
The said guards shall see that such per-
sons work diligently Of the work re-
quired OF them, and If any such person
shall fail so 90 work he shall not ce el-
lowed any food except bread and water
until the next morning.
The Committee on the Police may, n Il
shall see a.. fence of IN a proper man
ner such part Of the city stable lot situ-
ated next 20 the city fail. Ga the CITY
Engineer may designate. and erect a suit
ablo shed thereon. withln which II may
cause 90 be put so much stone or granite
as &c may deem necessary 20 keep said
Migrants under their control az work,
and may require such persons 20 work
therein; such part Of the said lot for the
purposes above stated 10 DE regarded az
o. part Of the city jaL
The said committees may respectively.
make au proper rules and regulations
for tho working and guarding OF such
prisoners. for returning them 70 the Jail
for their meals and their safckeeping
during Che nights.
The City Auditor e. hereby instructed
20 put TO the credit Of the Committee on
Police the sum of sos. 20 be used by
said committee $50 far ne may be ueces-
sary for the carrying out Of the powers
given and The duties imposed by this or
dnance.
This ordinance shall be IN force from rs
passage