The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-16

or charter fee or which said corporation would be liable. upon the amount of said capital as ascertained by the Auditor from his inspection of the books, records and papers of such corporation and any such corporation which shall fail or re- fuse for the space of sixty days after the date that such demand Is made by the Auditor to pay such amount found by the Auditor to be due by 1t in excess of the amount shown to be due by 1t in such statement, shall not be permitted to engage in business or do any act in It's corporate capacity in this State at any time within five years from the date of such demand.
 Approved March '. 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 341) AN ACT (S 11S. To define vagrancy, and to provide for
 the proof and punishment thereof.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg Is lature of Alabama. (a) that any person who wanders or strolls about in idleness or lives in idleness who Is able to work, and has no property suf- ficient for his support; (b) or any per son leading an idle, immoral or prof ligate life, who has no property suf- fleient for his support, and who is able to work, and does not work; Co Or any able bodied person having no prop erty sufficient for his support, who loafs, loiters or ides in any city, town or village, or upon public high way, or about a steamboat landing, or a railroad station, or any other public place in this State, or any place where intoxicating liquor is sold, without any regular employment; (d) Or any person trading or bartering stolen property, or who unlawfully sells or barters any spirituous, vlnous malt or other intoxicating liquors; (e) Or any person who is a common drunkard; If Or any person who is a profession al gambler; (g) Or any able bodied person who is found begging; Ch) Or any able bodied person who shall abandon his wife and children or either of them without just cause, leaving her or them without sufficient means of subsistence. or In danger of becoming a public charge; G) Or any person who house of prostitution; (y) Or any person who is the keeper proprietor or em- ploye Of a gambling house; CD Or any person who has no property sufficient for his support, and who is able to work and does not work, but hires out his children or allows them to hire out; (m) Or any person under the age of
 
 who does ont work, and has no proper ty sufficient for his support, and has not some means of a fair. honest and reputable livelihood Is hereby declar- ed to be a vagrant, and must on con- viction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the coun- ty for not more than twelve months. Provided however, that in no prosecu- tbiG at shall tba h1Ip1an 0f proof rest upon the State to establish the fact that the defendant has no prop serty sufficient for his support, nor means of fair, honest and reputable liveli- hood, but whenever it shall be establish ed by the proof in any prosecution under this act that the defendant has been guilty of wandering or strollng about in idleness or living in idleness, and is able to work; or that such de- fendant is leading an idle immoral or profligate life, and that such defen- dant is able to work; or that the de- fendant being able to work loafs loiters or idles In the places named in subdivision "c" O, this section of this act, or that such defendant is able and does not work. but hires out his minor children or allows them to hiret out then, or in either of such events, a prima facie case of guilt is hereby declared to be established in all prose- cutions under paragraphs A. B. c. l.. and M. of this act, and the burden of proof shall be upon the defendant to show that he has sufficient prop erty from which to obtain a support, or sufficient means of maintaining a fair, honest and reputable livelhood and provided further that in prose- cuton under subdivision ''M' of this section. the defendant shall not be con- vietod if his parents, or those occupy ing that relation to him, are able to support him, and do support him, or that he is in bona fide attendance upon some educational institution. Provided. however, that In all prosecutions un- der this act where the burden of proof is placed upon the defendant. If the evidence introduced by the defendant is sufficient when considered together with all of the evidence in the case to raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt he shall be entitled to an acquit- tai And provided further, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to persons who are idle under strike orders or lockouts
 Sec. ?. Be 1t further enacted that this act shall be in force from it's pas- sage.
 Sec. B. Be It further enacted, that all laws or parts of laws In conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved March ', 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.