Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
ORDINANCE No. q. 1918.

An Ordnance to Declare and Define who are
Ysrruul, and TO Provide for The Punishmsnt
Of al Such Persons.
Section. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen Of the City of
Macon, Mississippi, except as herein
after provided, every person within the
corporate limits of the City of Macon,
who is physically and mentally capable
Of engaging in some usefnl occupation,
work, trade, business or profession who
shall fail, neglect or refuse to be en-
ployed at some lawful occupation. work,
trade. business or profession rontinu-
ously during FIVE and one half DAYS Of
every calendar week, are hereby de-
/ clared Migrants, and shall. On convic-
tion by the Mayor, be punished by a
fine of not less than S. 90 nor more than
$50 90 for each week that such person
not be so employed; provided that no
person shall be required to be employed
on any legal holiday.
Section 2. Be it ordained that the
following persons or class of persons
shall be excluded from the provision of
this ordinance:
(a) All persons who shall be contin-
uously attending or teaching in any
school. college or institute for the edu-
cation of youth for five days each week.
(b) All persons who may be tempo
rarily out Of employment for the reason
of being unable to procure employment
at a reasonable wage or salary. and who
has made reasonable effort to procure
such employment.
(c) All persons who may be Temporal
rlly out of employment by reason of
sickness Of a number of their family or
other unavoidable necessity.
(d) All females who are supported
by their husbands, fathers or other rel
atives and who are unable to procure
work that may be done at their homes
after reasonable effort has been made
to obtain such work.
(e) All females engaged in the care
Of small children or in the daily perfor-
nance of the duties of a housewife or
mother, and who have a support that
it is not necessary for them to work.
Section 3 BE it further ordained that
if in the enforcement of this ordinance
IL oiIdll DCIOiIlC ISICobnl " III OIuCI "
detect all persons who may be guilty of
a violation thereof, the Mayor is hereby
authorized and empowed to cause a reg
istration to be made of all persons in
the City of Macon, who are practically
and mentally capable of engaging in
some useful occupation, work, trade,
business or profession, showing the
name, age sex, color, place of business
and occupation of every such person in
said city. together with the name of
the employer of such person and the
length of time such person is employed
each week. And in case such registra-
tion shall be made under the direction
of the Mayor, then every person who
shall fail or refuse to register or to tnr-
nish the information as required by
this section, shall be fined by the Mayor
not less than $40. 90, not exceeding
500 90.
Section 3 Be it further ordained that
the enactment of this ordinance having
been rendered necessary on account of
the exigencies occasioned by the war
in which the United States is now en-
gagged, this ordinance shall take effect
from and afterits passage and approved
by the Mayor and shall remain in force
ard effect during the period of the ple e.
sent war between the United State and
the Imperial Government.
Section 5 BE it further ordained that
this ordinance shall not be taken or
held as in any wise repeating any other
laws on the subject of vagracy, but
shall be held and taken as an amedment
thereto enlarging the definition of the
offense and, as a wal measure, provid-
ing peaalties:for.the punishment thereto.
In case any provision of this ordinance
shall, for any reason, be held invalid,
such invalidity shall not effect those
parts as shall be held valid.
Section 6 Be it further ordained that
the occasion being urgent that as soon
as the said ordinance shall be approved
by the Mayor, the same shall be in
force and 60 in effect after the said
signature.
Approved this the 7th day of October
1918. JAS. &. HORTON,
Mayor.
|, j. j. Scott. City Clerk, here.y GER
tify that the above and foregoing Ordi-
nance was duly passed at a regular ad.
jcurned meeting of the Mayor and
Board of A%ldermel, held Monday Octo-
Der 7th.. same having been reduced to
writing vas considered and voted upon
by sections, then as a whole. Alderman
: Allen, Featherston, Patty, Patty and
+ Gearge voting yea, non voting nay,
said Ordinance was passed and adopted
and ordered spread on the Minutes anc
| filed. J. J. SCOTT,
City Clerk.