The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
LEGAL NOTICES.


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AN ORDINANCE DEFINING A WAR
LOAFER, PROVIDING PENAL
TIES FOR THE PUNISHMENT or
THOSE FOUND GUILTY or SO
REINGi GRANTING COURTS THE
RIGHT TO SUSPEND EENTENCI.s
IN CERTAIN COSTINGENCu1s.
DEFINING WHAT PRIAIA FACIH
EVIDENCE AS TO EMPLONM ENT
AND FIXING 4 TIME FOR ITS
TAKING EFFECT.
BE 1T ORDAINED ny TILE COMMON
COUNCIL or TIN CITY or HAM
M0Np. INDIANA
Section 1. That to preserve peace
ana good order and ID prevent any inn
morality und 10 promote thrift and in
dustry during the present emergency
ana to ala tho whole pooplo whllo err
aged in many occupations TO win tho
war with Germany and her allies this
ordinance 70 enacted.
Section 9 That for the purpose %
this ordnance tho words War Loafer
shall loo construed to mean a person.
who. while tho United states Of Amer
lea IS at war with any othor nation.
government or power IS rot engaged
continuously in lawful employment.
or who spends tho daylight hours loitor-
ing on the streets. alleys or public
places and appears apparently TO
have no visible means or support
aud who appears apparently does
NOT perform manual labor sufficient
that tho remuneration thereof would
equal The probable cost OF tho food
consumed by said person.
Section g. whoever being moro than
eighteen and not moro than sixty years
of ago and physically IL ~ perform
IL retF4 rx#ff fr
poration limits Of the city or Ham
mond. Indiana. from and after the pas
sage Of this act aud while the United
states Of America IS engaged in war
with any nation or power. without vls-
tble means Of support, and is not COM
tinuously employed III q lawful occupa-
ton business. trade. calling or pro-
fession, and who ia the SIX months last
/ past has made no reasonable effort TO
procure employment or Who has refused
10 labor for compensation where em-
ployment lis offered. or alleys or public
places Of thu city idling, lettering and
gossiping. and who. in the last preced-
ing six months has not performed man
ual labor sufficient that the remuner-
alton thereof Las equaled the probable
cost Of the food consumed by sid per-
son. shall be deemed guilty or being a
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
10 exceed one hundred dollars.
Provided that the following per-
sons or classes shall be excluded from
the provisions Of this act
ta) Students or persons fitting them
selves IN an educational way to engage
in trade or Industrial pursuits;
j Cb) Persons temporarily unemployed
+ by reason Of difference with their EN-
+ ployers;
/ (c) Persons engaged In any seasouabls
business. trade or occupation.
Section 4 Provided. that after the
conviction Of a person Of being a War
Loafer" tho COURT may use its power
as conferred in similar causes Of stat
ute to suspend sentence is upon the rep
resentation of two reputable citizens
that they viii furnish defendant WITH
employment at reasonable renuner-
alton and upon the defendants rep
resentatica shat he viii report weekly
to the court as to his employment;
which period Of employment and rapnrs-
ing shall be equal to the term OF inn
prisonment rendered by the court And
if said defendant shall fall To continue
said employment Or fail To maze re-
port to the court, he shall be taken n
custody and the original sentence en-
forced.
Section s. Evidence produced that
the defendant appears to be within age
limits as fixed in this ordinance that
ne is seen frequently on the streets.
alleys or public places of the commun-
ity. not engag ed in any form Of en-
ploymert. and seems not 70 be con-
/. tinuously engaged in any occupation.
trade or profession and that he is seem
ingIy healthy and ft for labor. shall he
deemed prima facie evidence that the
. defendant is war Loafer" within the
meaning OF this ordinance.
DANIEL BROWN.
. Attest: Mayor.
WILLIAM G. ROSE.
city Clerk.
Passed by the Common Council Of
the City OF Hammond. Indiana. on the
7th day Of Nay. 1918. and presented
to the Mayor for his approval or re
/ lection and approved hy the Mayor on
the sth day Of May. 1918.
WILLIAM c. ROSE.
City Clerk.