Police Act 1898 (SA)

VICTORIB RiEGINB.

A. D. 1898-9.

No. 715.

An Act relating to certain Offences to be cognizable under

the " Police Act, 1869."

[Assented to, Jrrnzcavy 28th, r8pg.l

it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

BE the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

18'38-9," and shall be incorporated and read as one with the '' Police poration. 1, This Act may bc cited as "The Policc Act Amendment Act, short titleand incor*

Act, 1869," hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

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2. Every pcrson who obtains any chattel, money, or valuable Valueleae chequen.

security by passing any cheque which is not paid on presentation shall, uniess he proves that he had reasonable ground to believe the cheque would be paid in full on presentation, and that he had no intent to defraud, be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year, notwithstanding that there

may have been some funds to the credit of the account on which the

cheque was drawn at the time it was passed.

3, Where any person is accused of being an idle or disorderly Persons charged with being idle and

person on the ground that he has no visible l ~ w f u l means of support, di80r&rly having

intheir

or that he has insufficient lawful means of support, proof that he

possession.

possesses money or property shall be no deferlce unless it is also

proved that such nloney or property was honestly obtained.

4. Any

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Bogues and

vagabonds. 4. Any person-

I. In or near any public place or place of public resort, or

in or near any house or premises licensed for the sale of

liquors, engaging in betting, or soliciting or encouraging

any other to bet upon:

( a ) Any confidence game or trick of sleight of hand; or

( b ) Any game or trick played with any instrument which;

in the opinion of the Court, is constructed or used as

a means of cheating;

Ir. -Being a known or reputed cheat, loitering in or near any public place or place of public resort, or in or near any premises licensed for the sale of liquors, and having in his possession any instrument of gaming, or any instrurncnt which, in the opinion of the Court, is cotlstructed or used as a means of cheating, unlcss such person shall account for his having such instrument in his possession to the satisfaction of the Court:

shall be deemed to be a rogue and a vagabond within the meaning of section 63 of the principal Act, and liable to the punishment therein mentioned.

Poeeeseion of goods

auapeeted to be 5, Section 65 of the principal Act relating to the possession of

atolen.

stolen goods shall extend to money or any other thing which may

be reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained,

proved to be or to have been in the possession of the accused, whether in a building or otherwise, and whether the possession had been parted with by the ajccused before being brought before the Court or not. '

Furious driving.

6. If any person shall ride or drive through a road, street, or

public place, negligently, carelessly, or ftlriously, he shall be liable

to a penalty of not exceeding Two Pounds.

Negligent care of	7,	J t shall not be necessary, in any prosecution under sub-section
vehiolea.

4 of section 79 of the principal Act relating to the use of roads by drivers of vehicles and horsemen, to prove that any x t, omission, or matter charged against the accuscd was wilful.

Unlawfully ringing 8. Every person who wilfully and wantonly disturbs the occ;upant

housebells.	of, or any other person in, any house by pulling or ringing any door bell, or knocking at any house, without lawful excuse, shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding Two Pounds,
Playing games.	If any person in anv public place or place of public resort plays at any unlawful game, or at either of the games commonly known as "pitch and toss" and "two up " respectively, he shall be
liable to a penalty of not exceeding Two Pounds.

10. Every

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10, Every male person who- prostitution. Pereona trading upon

( a ) ICnowingly liws wholly or in part on the earnings of

prostitution; or

(6) In any public place persistently solicit s or importunes for

immoral purposes:

shall be deemcd a rogue and vagabond within the meaning of

section 63 of the principal ,4ct, arld may be dealt with accordingly.

11, If it is made to appear to a Special Magistrate, by informa- Warrant may iasue.

tion on oath, that there is reason to mspect that any house, or part of a house, is used by ,z female for purposes of prostitution, and that any male person residing in or frequenting the house is living wholly or in part on the earnings of thc prostitute, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorising any constable to enter a.11~1 search the house ant1 to arrest that male person.

12. M7here a male person is proved to live with or to be roof.

habitually in thc coinpany of a prostitute and has no visible means of

subsistence l ~ e shall, unless he shnll satisfy the Court to the contrary,

be deemed to be knowingly living on tho earnings of prostitution.

In the name and on beldf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

S. J. W9Y, Lieutenant-Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, C. E. B n ~ s ~ o w, Government Printer, North Terrace.