Identifier: historyofvagrant00ribt (find matches)
Title: A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging;
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ribton-Turner, C. J. (Charles James)
Subjects: Tramps Begging Poor laws
Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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n ; those whopublicly expose their persons obscenely ; those who endeavour bythe exposure of wounds or deformities to gather alms; those whoendeavour to collect charitable contributions under any false orfraudulent pretence ; those who run away and leave their wivesor children chargeable to any parish; those who publicly play orbet at any game or pretended game of chance; those who have intheir possession implements for house-breaking or offensive wea-pons for the purpose of committing a felony ; those who are foundin any dwelling-house, warehouse, coach-house, stable, outhouse,inclosed yard, garden, or area, for an unlawful purpose; suspectedpersons or reputed thieves frequenting any public place with intentto commit felony ; idle and disorderly persons who resist appre-hension. Punishment, imprisonment with hard labour for anytime not exceeding three months. Incorrigible Rogues.—Those who break out of prison before theexpiration of their term; those who have already been convicted
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PALMISTRY, OR CHIROMANCY AND BEGGAES AND BEGGING. 237 as rogues and vagabonds; and rogues and vagabonds who resistapprehension. Punishment, imprisonment with hard labour forany time not exceeding twelve months, with (in the case of malesonly) whipping at the discretion of the Justices in Quarter Sessions. Any person may apprehend offenders, and constables whoneglect their duty are liable to a fine not exceeding £5, or imprison-ment for three months. Vagrants and their trunks, bundles, &c,may be searched, and money and effects found on them appliedtowards the expense of apprehending and maintaining them.Lodging-houses suspected to conceal vagrants may be searched,and suspected persons brought before a justice. Yisiting justicesof gaols may grant certificates to persons discharged to receivealms in their route to their place of settlement, any such personsloitering upon their route or deviating from it are to be deemedrogues and vagabonds and punished accordingly. Magistrates areem

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