Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers, acting on the request of any person or upon their own information or belief, shall without a warrant arrest and carry any vagrant before a district court for the purpose of an examination, and shall make complaint against him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 67
Vagrants; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint
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