884
No. 9 of 1897.
VAGRANCY.
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ESTETTAJALLATI
Taking of vagrant before Magistrate.
Power to Magistrate to declare person to be vagrant.
Committal of vagrant to House of Detention.
Power to detain vagrant on order of committal.
Power to Magistrate to forward vagrant to place of employment.
5. Any police officer may require any person who is apparently a vagrant to accompany him or any other police officer to, and to appear before, a Magistrate.
6. The Magistrate shall, in such case or in any other case where a person apparently a vagrant comes before him, make a summary inquiry into his circumstances and, if satisfied that he is a vagrant, shall declare him to be such, adding, where practicable, any prior date from which, in his opinion, such person has, in this Colony, been a vagrant.
7. If the Magistrate is further of opinion that such vagrant is not likely to obtain employment at once, or if he has reason to believe that a declaration of vagrancy has on any former occasion been recorded in respect of such vagrant, he shall require him to go to a House of Detention, and shall draw up an order to that effect.
8. Such vagrant shall then be placed in charge of the police and the said order shall be a sufficient authority to the police for retaining him in their charge while he is on his way to the House of Detention, and to the Superintendent for receiving and detaining him.
9. (1) Where the Magistrate dealing with such vagrant is of opinion that he is likely to obtain employment in the Colony, he may forward him in charge of the police to the place where such employment is likely to be obtained, and shall draw up an order to that effect.
(2) Such order shall be a sufficient authority to the police for retaining the vagrant in their charge while he is on his way to such place of employment, and afterwards, in case he does not succeed in obtaining such employment.
10. (1) The Magistrate dealing with any vagrant shall, to the best of his ability, assist him in seeking employment, and may in the meantime keep such vagrant in charge of the police.
(2) If the vagrant fails to obtain suitable employment within a reasonable time, not exceeding at the most 7 days, the Magistrate shall forward him to a House of Detention, as provided in section 7.
[s. 11, rep. No. 2 of 1905, s. 2.]
* As amended by No. 1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and No. 48 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
As amended by No. 2 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
884
No. 9 of 1897.
VAGRANCY.
..
ESTETTAJALLATI
Taking of vagrant before Magistrate.
Power to Magistrate to declare
person to be
vagrant.
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Committal
of vagrant to House of Detention.
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Power to detain vagrant on order of committal.
§
Power to Magistrate to forward vagrant to place of
5. Any police officer may require any person who is apparently a vagrant to accompany him or any other police officer to, and to appear before, a Magistrate.
6. The Magistrate shall, in such case or in any other case where a person apparently a vagrant comes before him, make a summary inquiry into his circumstances and, if satisfied that he is a vagrant, shall declare him to be such, adding, where practicable, any prior date from which, in his opinion, such person has, in this Colony, been a vagrant..
7. If the Magistrate is further of opinion that such vagrant is not likely to obtain employment at once, or if he has reason to believe that a declaration of vagrancy has on any former occasion been recorded in respect of such vagrant, he shall require him to go to a House of Detention, and shall draw up an order to that effect.
8. Such vagrant shall then be placed in charge of the police and the said order shall be a sufficient authority to the police for retain- ing him in their charge while he is on his way to the House of Detention, and to the Superintendent for receiving and detaining him.
9. (1) Where the Magistrate dealing with such vagrant is of opinion that he is likely to obtain employment in the Colony, he may forward him in charge of the police to the place where such employment. employment is likely to be obtained, and shall draw up an order to
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Magistrate to assist
vagrant in seeking employment.
that effect.
(2) Such order shall be a sufficient authority to the police for retaining the vagrant in their charge while he is on his way to such place of employment, and afterwards, in case he does not succeed in obtaining such employment.
10. (1) The Magistrate dealing with any vagrant shall, to the best of his ability, assist him in seeking employment, and may in the meantime keep such vagrant in charge of the police.
(2) If the vagrant fails to obtain suitable employment within a reasonable time, not exceeding at the most 7 days, the Magistrate shall forward him to a House of Detention, as provided in section 7.
[s. 11, rep. No. 2 of 1905, s. 2.]
* As amended by No. 1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and No. 48 of 1912
Supp. Sched.
As amended by No. 2 of 1912. § As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
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