The Vagrancy Problem.: The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour HousesDawson, William Harbutt
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The Vagrancy Problem.: The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour Houses
Dawson, William Harbutt
Poor laws; Poor laws -- Great Britain; Tramps; Unemployed
"(9) Wayfarers who, by reason of their having failed to comply with
these regulations, have to be refused relief, and who are destitute,
will be referred to the local authorities. Any man who arrives
too late shall not be admitted at the relief station, but shall
be referred to the police authorities for further relief. On the
following morning, he will be required, in exchange for the relief
provided for him by the police, to perform a task of work; and at noon
he must have his pass stamped at the relief station with the words
'Relieved by the Police,' and thereupon he will again become subject
to the regulations for travelling workmen. Any man whose pass does not
show the proper continuous sequence of stamps, and who is unable to
give a satisfactory explanation of the fact, will be treated as if he
did not possess a pass. Any man who may be found in localities or on
roads other than those mentioned on the map displayed at the relief
station, is liable to be punished as a vagrant wandering without
reasonable cause.
"(10) On Sundays and other days recognised by the Federation of
Relief Stations as holidays, rest and relief (including a mid-day
meal) will be allowed in the forenoon to all such persons as arrived
the day before at the right time, and with their passes in order. It
is expected that every man will attend the religious service of the
confession to which he belongs. In the afternoon the men will proceed
on their journeys."
Hitherto the Provincial Diet of Westphalia has borne one-third of the
cost of the Relief Stations in the Province, and the remainder has
fallen on the District and Communal Authorities. During the year
October 1, 1907 to September 30, 1908, 116,995 persons were helped on
the way by these institutions, and the total cost was £5,655.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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