Passed in the South, what authorized local authorities to arrest unemployed Black people and to fine them for vagrancy?

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The Black Codes were laws passed in the southern states after the Civil War, during the Reconstruction era, that aimed to restrict African Americans' freedom and compel them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. Among these laws were provisions that allowed local authorities to arrest unemployed Black people and fine them for vagrancy, effectively forcing many into involuntary labor due to their inability to pay fines.

Passed in the South, What Authorized Local Authorities to Arrest