224 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 23, 1773.

Liber R. G.

1773
[Overseer
to enter
into a Bond,
in Penalty
of 200 1.
Current
Money.]
[The
Condition.]

then take and the said Overseer and every other Overseer to be
appointed shall and he is hereby obliged to enter into a Bond with
sufficient Sureties in the Penalty of two hundred pounds Current
Money payable to the said Trustees for the Poor Conditioned as
follows to Wit The Condition of the above Obligation is such That
if the above bound AB as Overseer of the Alms and Work House
in S.^t Marys County shall well and truly discharge his Duty in the
said Station and more particularly according to the Directions of the
Acts of Assembly Entitled an Act for the Relief of the Poor in Saint
Marys County then the above Obligation to be void otherwise to
remain in full force and Virtue in Law.

[Trustees
to remove
the Over-
seer, at their
Discretion,
and appoint
others.]

And be it further enacted That the said Trustees or the major
Part of them shall and they are hereby directed and impowered to
remove such Overseer and all other Officers by them to be appointed
in Pursuance of this Act at their Discretion and to choose others
in their Place and Stead —

[And to
make Ordi-
nances, &c.
for the Gov-
ernment and
Support of
the Alms
and Work-
House, &c.]
p. 266

And be it further enacted That the said Trustees or the Major
Part of them shall and they are hereby directed and enjoined to
meet at the Alms and Work House in said County four Times in
the Year in the first Week of February May August and November
or oftener if it should by them be deemed Necessary to make and
ordain by a Majority of Votes of such as may be present all such
good and wholesome Ordinances Rules and Bye-Laws as they shall
think convenient and Necessary for the Direction Government and
Support of such Alms and Work House and also for the Mainte-
nance and Employment of all such poor Persons as shall be taken
under their Care and of all Vagrants Beggars Vagabonds and other
Offenders that shall be committed thereto by Virtue of this Act
all which Ordinances Rules and Bye Laws shall be from Time to
Time inviolably observed by all Persons concerned according to the
Tenor and Effect thereof

[Overseer
to keep
Lists of the
Poor, &c.
to be laid
before the
Trustees;]

And be it further enacted That the Said Overseer shall keep a fair
and Regular List of all poor Beggars Vagrants Vagabonds and
other Offenders who shall be committed to the said Alms and Work
House and also fair and Regular Accounts in writing of all Materials
and other Things coming to his Hands as Overseer aforesaid and
of all Expences and Charges attending their Maintenance and Sup-
port and of all Monies received by him for the sale of the produce
of their Labour and otherwise as Overseer aforesaid and shall lay
the said Lists 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

[And com-
pel those to
work who
are able,
&c.]

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 his Alms and Work House if of sufficient
Ability to work to Labour and Work and the Produce of their