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

Liber R. G.

1773

That is to say. A large Roman p. together with the first Letter of
the Name of S.^t Marys County cut either in Red or Blue Cloth as
by the Overseer of the Poor shall be directed and appointed and if

[Punish-
ment on Ne-
glect or
Refusal.]

such Poor Person shall neglect or refuse to wear such Badge or
Mark as aforesaid and in Manner as aforesaid it shall and may be
Lawful for any one of the Trustees aforesaid to punish every such
Offender for every such Offence either by Ordering his or her
Relief or usual Allowance to be abridged suspended or withdrawn
or otherwise by ordering such Offender to be whipt not exceeding
twenty Lashes and kept to hard Labour for any Number of Days
not exceeding twenty one as to the said Trustee shall seem meet and

[Penalty on
the Overseer
receiving or
relieving
such
Persons.]

if any Overseer of the Poor shall receive into the said Alms and
Work House or shall relieve any such Person not having and
wearing such Badge or Mark as aforesaid and be thereof convicted
upon the Oath of one or more credible Witness or Witnesses shall
forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds Current Money —

[Penalty on
Persons sell-
ing strong
Liquors,
&c. to the
Poor, or
others en-
tertained in
the Alms or
Work-
House.]

And be it further enacted That whosoever shall presume either to
set up a Booth Stall or other Convenience for the selling of strong
Liquors on the Land purchased for the Use of the said Alms or
Work House or shall commit any kind of Trespass thereon or shall
sell or dispose of any strong Liquor or other matter or thing what-
soever to any poor or other Person entertained in said Alms and
Work House shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay the Sum
of Ten pounds Current Money

[Penalties
inflicted by
this Act to
be recovered
in the
County
Court, &c.]

And be it further enacted that all and every the Pains Penalties
and forfeitures herein before by this Act directed and inflicted shall
and may be recovered in the County Court of said County by Action
of Debt founded on this Act or Indictment wherein no Essoine Pro-
tection or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance shall be
allowed any thing in this Act herein before contained to the con-
trary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding one Moiety to the In-

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former the other Moiety to the Use of the Alms and Work House
of said County in which Actions of Debt it shall be sufficient for
the Plaintiff to alledge that the Defendant or Defendants are indebted
to the Plaintiff the Sums of Money or Tobacco by this Act directed
and inflicted whereby the Plaintiff's Action accrued to him according
to the Form of this Act of Assembly without setting forth the Special

[Sheriffs,
&c. to aid
and assist
the Trus-
tees, &c.]
[Persons
orosecuted
in pursu-
ance of this
Act may
plead the
general Is-
sue, &c.]

Matter Provided a Short Note expressing the Cause of Action be
lodged in the Office at the Time of issuing the Writ
And be it further enacted That all Sheriffs Bailiffs Constables and
all other Officers and Ministers of Justice shall be aiding and Assist-
ing to the said Trustees for the poor in the said County and to all
such Officers as shall be employed by them as by this Act is directed
in the Execution and Performance of the said Service
And be it further enacted That if any Person or Persons shall at
any Time or Times be sued or prosecuted for any Matter or thing