492 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 22, 1768.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

shall lay the said List and Accounts before the Trustees or the
Major Part of them at their Meetings at the Times by this Act
directed or oftener if by them required

[To Compel
such as are
of sufficient
Ability to
work, &c]
p. 726

And be it further Enacted That the said Overseer may compel
and oblige any of the said Poor, Beggars Vagrants and Vagabonds,
or other Offenders in their respective Alms and Work Houses if of
sufficient Ability to work, to labour and work and the produce of
their Labour he is hereby directed and impowered to sell and apply
the Money arising from such Sale to their Maintenance and support

[On com-
plaint made,
and founded,
against dis-
orderly Per-
sons, a single
Magistrate
may com-
mit such
Person to
the Work-
House, &c.
unless Se-
curity shall
be given for
good Be-
haviour]

And be it further Enacted That upon Complaint made that any
Person from his or her disorderly Conduct gives disturbance to his
or her Neighbourhood and is likely to become Chargeable to the
said County City or Town Corporate it shall and may be lawful for
any one Magistrate of the said County City or Town Corporate
respectively if upon hearing the Party he shall Adjudge the Com-
plaint to be well founded to commit such disorderly Person residing
within the said County City or Town Corporate respectively to the
said Work House for any Time not exceeding three Months unless
he or she shall find Security at the discretion of the Magistrate
aforesaid in any sum not exceeding twenty Pounds Current Money
for his or her good behaviour and more orderly Demeanor during
the space of six Months and also upon Complaint and due Proof
made by any one Trustee for the Poor or any Overseer of any Alms
& Work House to any one Magistrate of the said County, City or
Town Corporate that any Person in the said Work House hath

[Persons
demeaning
themselves
in a dis-
orderly man-
ner, in the
Work-
House, to be
punished]

behaved and demeaned him or herself in a disorderly manner or
hath refused or neglected to do and perform his or her Daily Labour
and Taske or hath refused or neglected to obey keep and observe any
of the Ordinances Rules and Bye Laws of the said Corporation to
order and direct such moderate and proper Correction not exceed-
ing thirty nine Lashes for any one Offence to be given to such
Offender as the Nature of the Case shall require

[Trustees to
appoint what
Poor shall
be received,
and a single
Magistrate,
or any Per-
son, by him
authorized,
may appre-
hend Va-
grants, and
keep them
to hard
Labour, not
exceeding 3
months &c.]

And be it further Enacted That it shall and may be lawful to and
for any of the said Trustees to direct and appoint under their Hand
in Writing what Poor shall be received into such Alms and Work
House and it shall and may be lawful for any one Justice of the
Peace for any one County City or Town Corporate and for any
Person Authorized and appointed by such Justice to apprehend or
cause to be apprehended any Rogues, Vagrants, Vagabonds Beggars
and other Idle Dissolute and Disorderly Person found loitering or
residing in the said County City or Town Corporate who follow no
Labour Trade Occupation or Business and have no visible means
of Subsistance whereby to Acquire an Honest Livelihood there to be
kept at hard Labour for any Term not exceeding three Months
and the Overseer of such Alms and' Work House is hereby required
to receive any Poor appointed as aforesaid to be received and any