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An Ordinance.
Defining vagrancy, declaring who
are Migrants. and how they
shall be dealt with,

Police Jury Of the Parish of Ibc-
ria, State Of Louisiana, that from
and after the adoption and the
PRONUNCIATION Of this ordinance,
that all persons who, not having
visible means to maintain them
selves live without employment /,
all persons wandering abroad and
lodging in groceries, taverns,
beer houses, bar rooms, market
places. sheds, barns. out houses,
pumping stations. uninhabited
buildings, railroad or street cars,
shanty boats, steamboats, or other
water craft, public buildings, o.
the open air; all persons who
earn a livelihood by gambling
with cards. dice, slot machines or
any other gambling device; all
persons Of either sex leading an
idle or open profigate life who
have no property to support them,
and who are able to work and do
not work; all persons receiving,
hiding, trading or bartering stol-
en- property, or who unlawfully
sell or barter any vinous, alco-
holic. malt Intoxicating or spiri-
tuous liquors or any narcotic or
Intoxicating habit forming drugs,
or any powder advertised as an
abortigatient or so called love
powder; every person who con-
ducts games Of chance under avn
ings, in booths, in enclosures, on
the streets, levees, public roads,
or in any public place, whether
the prize be in money or kind /;
every prostitute who shall walk
the streets of highways soliciting
men; any person or either sex OF
the white race who shall habitual-
ly loiter around, or frequent, or
reside in public places owned b.
or operated by negroes or fire.
quented by negroes; all persons
wandering about and begging or
who 20 about from door to door,
or place themselves on the streets,
pubic roads, on door
steps on church entrances, pas
sages, alley ways, or other places
to beg or receive aims; all per-
sons able to work who do not |
work. but who live upon the
wages of personal earnings OIL
Eheir wives or minor children |
my male person who habitually |
associates with prostitutes, orl
who habitually loiters in or
around houses of prostitution, or
Who being without visible means
# support live with prostitute,
'hall be deemed guilty Of va
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
,tc., The term visible means OF
as used in this ordi-
lance, shall be construed to mean
reasonably continuous employ
nent at some lawful occupation
or reasonable compensation, or
fixed and regular income from
or other investment,
which income is sufficient for the
maintenance Of such person.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
to-, That all prosecutions underj
he vagrancy ordinance Of thei
'olice Jury Of the Parish Of Ibe-
ia, State Of Louisiana, shall be
in the same manner as
re now or shall hereafter be con-
lucted, prosecutions for the vio-
ations Of municipal or parochial
iolations in general, and shall be
ried before such courts or court
8 are now or may hereafter be
ested with general jurisdiction
or the trial or violation of mu-
icipal or parochial ordinances.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
to-, Whoever shall violate the
rovisions Of this ordinance, shall
E deemed guilty Of q INSIDE ,
leanor, and upon conviction shall !
& punished by fine of not less
han Ten Dollars $4,000 nor
lore than Fifty Dollars, or by an
Of not less than ten
avs nor more than thirty days
i the Parish Jail. or both, at the
Of the Court. 4
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
C., that all ordinances in con- I
let with this ordinance be and :
le same are hereby repealed. )
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, Is
e., That this ordinance shall I
Ike effect and be IN force from 4
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