Maria,
There was an old UK law about 'exposing wounds in public places' that was repealed at the same time that fortune telling was made legal in about 1968-9 or possibly 1971. These laws were listed under 'begging'. The green paper I read (HMSO) covered laws such as the difference between a vagabond and vagrant. The definition if I remember correctly of vagrant had to do with wandering 'abroad' with ownership of a shilling (5p in new money). A vagabond was someone who had been arrested as a vagrant before.
Hope that helps
Keith
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 20:47:27 -0500
Maria B <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi everyone
> I wonder if someone can help me ? A while back, I was reading something on history of disability .
> I came across, a reference about a legislation that specifically made reference to work and people with disability, something to the effect that people with disability could not should not work.
> This law was British in around the same time as the English poor law. Unfortunately I didn't take down the sources, as it was not my objective at the time
> Does anyone on this list know any resources that might help?
> Thank you
> Maria
>
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