The second annual report of the managers of the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, in the City of New-York : read and accepted, December 29, 1819. To which is added, an appendix, on the subject of pauperism.

  • Society for the Prevention of Pauperism in the City of New York.
Date:
1820
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Credit: The second annual report of the managers of the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, in the City of New-York : read and accepted, December 29, 1819. To which is added, an appendix, on the subject of pauperism. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Such other provisions as would tend to enforce the foregoing regulations. The managers regret that they are compelled to in* form the society, of the entire failure in the attempt to procure the passage of the above law. 3. PAWN-BROKERS.—It appears, upon the exa- mination of this subject, that as the law now stands, pawn-brokers must be regularly licensed by the mayor of the city of New-York, and bonds entered into, irt the penal sum of five hundred dollars, with two sure- ties, to obey and perform the exactions of the statute. Ten persons are now licensed and under legal obliga- tions, to keep their books open to the inspection of the mayor and commonalty of the city, as well as to the special justices for preserving the peace. Each pawn- broker’s books must contain a description of the arti- cles pawned, and the amount of money thereon bor- rowed, with the name of the pawner, and the rate of interest received. On the reception of all articles, the pawn-broker must deliver a memorandum in the form of a receipt, to the person pawning his or her proper- ty. The rate of interest is 7 per cent, above S 25 ; and 25 per cent, below $ 25. In case of lost or stolen arti- cles being advertised, the pawn-broker is bound to give information to the police, if the specified article be in his possession. The articles pawned cannot be sold under a year, and then at public auction, after due no- tice has been given. The managers are led to believe, that the laws and regulations on this source of pauper- ism, are salutary and duly enforced. 4. LOTTERIES.—In their application to the legis- lature on this subject, the managers have been more successful than in the case of licenses to sell ardent