CAP. 229]
Power of magistrate to declare person a vagrant.
Committal of vagrant to a house of detention.
Power to detain vagrant on order of committal.
Power to magistrate to send vagrant to place of employment.
Magistrate to assist vagrant in seeking employment.
Vagrancy.
5. 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. [6
6. 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. [7
7. Such vagrant shall then be placed in charge of a police officer and the said order shall be a sufficient authority to any police officer for retaining him in his charge while such vagrant is on his way to a house of detention, and to the superintendent thereof for receiving and detaining such vagrant. [8
8. (1) Where the magistrate dealing with such vagrant is of opinion that he is likely to obtain employment in the Colony, he may send him in charge of a police officer 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 any police officer for retaining the vagrant in his charge while such vagrant is on his way to such place of employment, and afterwards, in case he does not succeed in obtaining such employment. [9
9. (1) The magistrate dealing with any vagrant shall, to the best of his ability, assist him in seeking employment, and may direct that in the meantime, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the vagrant shall be kept in police custody.
(2) If the vagrant fails to obtain suitable employment within a reasonable time, not exceeding at the most seven days, the magistrate shall send him to a house of detention, as provided in section 6.
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CAP. 229]
Power of magistrate to declare person a vagrant.
Committal of vagrant to a house of detention.
Power to detain
vagrant on order of
committal.
Power to magistrate to send vagrant to place of employment.
Magistrate
to assist vagrant in seeking employment.
Vagrancy.
5. 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. [6
6. 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.
[7
7. Such vagrant shall then be placed in charge of a police officer and the said order shall be a sufficient authority to any police officer for retaining him in his charge while such vagrant is on his way to a house of detention, and to the superintendent thereof for receiving and detaining such vagrant.
[8
8. (1) Where the magistrate dealing with such vagrant is of opinion that he is likely to obtain employment in the Colony, he may send him in charge of a police officer 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 any police officer for retaining the vagrant in his charge while such vagrant is on his way to such place of employment, and afterwards, in case he does not succeed in obtaining such employment.
[9
9. (1) The magistrate dealing with any vagrant shall, to the best of his ability, assist him in seeking employment, and may direct that in the meantime, subject to the provi- sions of subsection (2), the vagrant shall be kept in police custody.
(2) If the vagrant fails to obtain suitable employment within a reasonable time, not exceeding at the most seven days, the magistrate shall send him to a house of detention, as provided in section 6.
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