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Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-10 | Page 9 | Plan to Outlaw Bond 'Gappers' Pushed in S. L.

Type issue
Date 1931-06-10
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Plan to Outlaw Bond 'Gappers' Pushed in S. L.
Type article
Date 1931-06-10
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 9
OCR Text PlAN TO OUTlAW B BOND NO CArPERS CAPPERS PU HEn IN S S. S 1 L Ordinance Based on LA Law LawIs Is Sought by Chief Burbidge Drafting of oC a city ordinance similar simi sEmi lar to that in effect In Los Angeles outlawing cappers and runners for professional bondsmen loomed Wednesday day as another development In the police poUce drive against unscrupulous lous ions b ball balI U bond brokers Police Chief Joseph E. E Burbidge forwarded to City Attorney Shirley Jones a copy of the Los Angeles law which classifies bail ban bond runners as vagrants and provides for a maximum maxi mum fine of and a A. six months' months Jail sentence on conviction ASKED L. L A A. A METHOD The copy was Vias received by Chief Chic Burbidge Wednesday day in response to toa toa a n. query to the Los Angeles department department depart depart- ment rient last week Embarrassed by obnoxious obnoxious ob ob- noxious tactics employed by some of the local bondsmen In soliciting business business busi ness Chief Burbidge asked how police police po po- lice handled the ball bail bond situation in that city The Los Angeles law seems to be bethe bethe bethe the solution for the situation here Chief Burbidge asserted l Ball Bail bond cappers will stay away from the police police police po po- po- po lice station when their apprehension means a fine or a Jail jaU term The Los Angeles ordinance permits only duly qualified bondsmen to do business under stringent rules the chief pointed out Bondsmen must appear personally when posting bail for a prisoner They are arc forbidden to employ cappers or runners Numerous complaints complain ta of 1 tant fees promises of influence and other ther unscrupulous tactics of local bondsmen and their horde of o cappers cappers cap cap- pers resulted Tuesday in an order signed by City Judge C C. F. F Dalby barring all bond brokers from the police DoUce station Prisoners wishing bail ean can an summon a bondsman from lists In Is the desk sergeants sergeant's office cUke and in inthe Inthe the hc JaiL
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