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Vagrancy is the condition of wandering homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants [a] usually live in poverty and support themselves by travelling while engaging in begging, scavenging, or petty theft.
The Vagrancy Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4.c. 83) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales.The legislation was passed in Georgian England to combat the increasing number of people forced to live on the streets due to the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the social effects of the Industrial Revolution.
The Black Codes, sometimes called the Black Laws, were laws which governed the conduct of African Americans (both free and freedmen).In 1832, James Kent wrote that "in most of the United States, there is a distinction in respect to political privileges, between free white persons and free colored persons of African blood; and in no part of the country do the latter, in point of fact ...
The Anti-Vagrancy Act, also known as the Greaser Act, was enacted in 1855 in California, by legalizing the arrest of those perceived as violating its anti-vagrancy statute. The law is sometimes referred to as the Greaser Act because the law uses the word " Greaser ", found in section two, to refer to individuals of "Spanish and Indian blood."
Pages in category "Vagrancy laws" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 41.18;
It closes a loophole that backers say exist in Fresno’s current laws. A second homeless law in Fresno takes aim at vagrancy, trespassing at private businesses Skip to main content
Vagrancy Act 1966, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Vagrancy Offences (Repeal) Bill (1981) , proposed legislation Vagrancy (Amendment) Bill (1991) , proposed legislation
These laws, passed or updated after emancipation, were known as Black Codes. [101] Mississippi was the first state to pass such codes, with an 1865 law titled "An Act to confer Civil Rights on Freedmen". [102] The Mississippi law required black workers to contract with white farmers by January 1 of each year or face punishment for vagrancy. [100]