The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-20
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ions Ut ihls srt. and ot ilH stringent
Requirements ~ dennine warrants
Senator Ronlot SAWS this los haze
hren patterned ip y Rfent eSient from
Tine Mississippi statute on This sub.
lerl and a. has worked admirably
lthefr In fact senator eenict said
that Is has std the state of the idle
uoetoca ana others Nho Won't WORK
and hecoMe useful monitors ~ the
rommunlit in Witch they live. The
lilH ~ persons defined az Migrants
under this act includes fortune toll
lots. bands OF pypsles. elairvoyants,
ctc According 10 this act the follow
ling persons are and shall be punish.
ed as vafrarts: Persons known as
tramps. wandering or Htrolling about
IN idieness, who are abie to work
and have no property 10 support
them, persona leading an idle lie.
immoral or profllgate lie. who have
no property 20 support them. ana
who are able to work and do not
work, all persons able to work who
have no property TO support them,
and who have no visible or known
means OF fair, honest and reputable
| livelihood The term visible or
known means OF fair, honest and
reputable livelihood" ms used here
| In Hhali be construed to mean reas-
onably continuous employment at
some lawful occupation for reason
able compensation, or n fixed and
regular income from property orr
other Inv ,stments, which income IL
sufficient for the support and main
tenance Of such person; all able
bodied perrons who habltually loaf.
loiter and idle in any city, town or
village or railroad station, or any
other public place In thie state FOR
the larger portion of their time,
without any regular employment
and without any visible means OF
support, persons for the most part
out of a Job is defined ms n vngrant;
persons trading or bartering stolen
property or who unlowfully sell any
yinous alcoholic, malt or intoxicating
lliquors; every common gambler or
person who for the most part main
tnins himself by gambling; all com
lpnnles OF gypsles who, In whole or
I'm part, maintain themselves by tell
ling fortunes, every nble-bodicd per-
son who shall SO begging for llrclia
hood every common prostitutes
every Keeper OF n house OF prostitu-
ton, every Keeper of q house OF
gambling or gaming; every person
who shall abandon HIS wife or child
or children without iust cause, leay-
iing his wife or child or children
without support or IN danger OF be"
coming public charge; all persons
who are able TO work ana do not
work, but hire out their minor chill
drcn all persons between the ages
lor sixteen aud tWenty-one able 10
work and do not work and have no
Ivl8blc means Of support and who
are not attending some educational
institution, all persons who advertise
themselves and maintain themselves
IN whole or IN part as clalrvoyants
or fortune tellcrs of future events or
~ having supernatural knowledge
with respect to present or future
conditions, all male persons who
habitually associate with prostitutes
or habltually loitor in or around
houses of prostitution, or who, with
out having Visible means OF support
receive financial aid or assistance
| from prostitutes,
The bin provides nne OF not eN-
cecdIng $500 for anyone convicted
OF being n vnErant under the provis-
| ions of this act Senator Senter says
that If this law Is enforced that every
community IN Texas viii be rid OF
warrants ma described and defined In
this act The act becomes effective
30 days after adjournment OF the leg
ialaturc. Dallas Times Herald