1372

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

dwelling,

to be admitted into the same, for the purpose of making search

&c. to
demand

as aforesaid, and if the owner or occupant shall refuse to suffer

admittance,

such entry and search, it shall be lawful for such patiol, to use

&c.

all necessary force to effect the same, and in any action of tres-

pass, or other suit brought by any owner or occupant for any

entry made in virtue of this act, the defendant shall, on the

general issue plea, have liberty to give the special matter in

evidence.

Penalty for

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person named in such

refusing to
obey re-

requisition or patrol, on being duly notified and summoned by

quisition.

such justice of the peace, or by their authority, shall neglect or

refuse to obey the same, every such person so offending, shall

be -subject to pay a fine not exceeding five dollars, nor less than

fifty cents, to be recovered as other small debts out of court

now are, by warrant in the name of the state, and the money

so arising, to be applied to the use of the commissioners ol the

school fund.

POOR

See County Commissioners, ante page 1358

AN ACT for the relief of the Poor within the seven! Counties therein

mentioned, — 1768, ch 29

Preamble

WHEREAS, the necessity, number and continual increase, of

the poor within this province is very great, and exceedingly bur-

thensome, which might be greatly lessened by a due regulation

and employment of them;

Alms and

SEC. 2. Be it therefore enacted, by the right honorable the

work-
houses to
be erected,

Lord Proprietary, by and with the advice and consent of his lord
ship's Governor , and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly ,

&c

and the authority of the same, That there shall be an alms and

work-house elected, built and set up, in the several counties

herein after named, at convenient places therein, at the general

charge and expense of the lespective counties wheie the said

alms and woik houses shall be erected and built ; and that the

justices of the said county courts lespectively for the time being,

shall and they are hereby authorized and empoweied to assess

and levy on the taxable inhabitants of each county, at the time

of laying their respective county levy, a quantity, not exceeding

fifteen pounds of tobacco by the poll on each and every the

taxable inhabitants of their said counties, in each of the years

of our Lord seventeen hundred and sixty-eight, seventeen

hundred and sixty-nine and seventeen hundred and seventy,

together with the sheriff's salary of five per cent for collecting

the same ; which said assessments, so as aforesaid to be made

and levied, shall be collected by the several and respective

sheriffs of the said counties from the several taxable persons