Acts. 225

Labour he is hereby directed and impowered to Sell and apply the
Money arising from such sale to their Maintainance and Support

Liber R. G.
1773

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 it shall and may be Lawful for any one Magistrate of
the said County if upon hearing the Party he shall Adjudge the
Complaints to be well founded to commit such Disorderly Person
residing within the said County to the said Work House for any
Time not exceeding three Months unless he or She should 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 the Overseer of said Alms and Work
House to any one Magistrate of the said County that any Person
in the said Work House hath 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 Task or hath refused or neg-
lected 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 exceeding thirty nine Lashes for any
one Offence to be given to such Offender as the Nature of the Case
shall require

[Disorderly
Persons to
be com-
mitted to the
Work-
House, &c.]

p. 267

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 the said County and for any Person Authorised and
appointed by such Justice to apprehend or cause to be apprehended

[Trustees to
direct what
Poor shall
be received.]

and committed to the said Work House any Rogues Vagrants
Vagabonds Beggars and other idle dissolute and disorderly Persons
found Loitering or residing in the said County who follow no
Labour Trade Occupation or Business and have no visible means
of Subsistence 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
Rogue Vagrant Vagabond Beggar and other idle dissolute and dis-
orderly Person so as aforesaid committed and employ them accord-

[Justices to
commit
Rogues, &c
to hard
Labour.]

ing to the Tenor of such Commitment
And be it further enacted That every Person who shall be re-
ceived into the said Alms or Work House and there receive Relief
shall upon the Shoulder of the Right Sleeve of the Uppermost
Garment of every such Person in an open and visible Manner wear
such Badge or Mark as is herein after mentioned and expressed

[Persons re-
ceived into
the Alms or
Work-
House to
wear a
Badge.]
p. 268