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law prohibits unlicensed begging & arrests are continually made of such beggars but still they persist.

The lottery ticket sellers also swarm on the main thoroughfares & importance one on every hand to purchase tickets. These "billeteros" are licensed & each wear a number. They are men women & children & many cripples gain a livelihood by this means. 

There is a shameless persistency among many of the beggars who are abundantly able to work that is not likely to create