386 Assembly Proceedings, March 23-April 19, 1774.

Liber R. G.
1774

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 compel
those to
work who
are able,
&c.]

And be it further enacted that the said overseer may compel
and Oblidge any of the said Poor Beggars Vagrants and Vaga-
bonds or other offenders in his Alms and work House if of Sufficient
Ability to work and Labour and the Produce of their Labour he is
hereby directed and empowered to sell and apply the Money arising
from such sale to their Maintainance and Support.

p. 337
[Disorderly
Persons to
be com-
mitted to
the Work-
House, &c.]

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 Com-
plaint 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 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 the Overseer of said Alms
and Work house to any one Justice that any Person in the said
Work house hath behaved and demeand him or herself in a dis-
orderly manner or hath refused or neglected to do and perform his
or her daily Labour and Task 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
Corection not exceeding thirty nine Lashes for any One Offence to
be given to such Offender as the Nature of the Case may require

[Trustees to
direct what
Poor shall
be received.]

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

[Justices to
commit
Rogues, &c.
to hard

Labour.]

Peace for the said County and for any person authorised and ap-
pointed by such Justice to apprehend or cause to be apprehended
and committed to the said Work house any Rogues Vagrants Vaga-
bonds 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 Subsistance
whereby to Acquire an Honest livelyhood 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 into the
said Alms and Work house any poor appointed as aforesaid to be
received and any Rogue Vagarant Vagabond Beggar and other Idle
dissolute and disorderly Person so as aforesaid Committed