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BALTIMORE COUNTY.

sions of the second section of this act ; Provided, that nothing

Interest to
be paid.

contained in this act shall exempt the county and city of Balti-
more, from the payment of interest due by them.

POOR.
AN ACT for the Relief of the Poor within the County of Baltimore —
1773, ch 30

Preamble.

WHEREAS, the inhabitants of Baltimote county, by their
humble petition to this general assembly, have set foith, that
the necessity, number, and continual increase of the poor within
the said county, is veiy great, and exceedingly buithensome,
which might be greatly lessened by a due regulation and em-
ployment of them, and praying that a law may pass fot that
purpose, and to enable the eornmissioneis for emitting bills of
credit to pay and advance to the trustees, for the use of said
county, the bum of two thousand fout hunched pounds steiling
in bills of credit, and that the said sum may be repaid to the
public, with interest, by the said county.

Sheriff may
be sued, &c

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That in case the sheriff
shall not make such payment within the time limited, the eorn-
missioners aforesaid shall and may, within thirty days there-
after, prosecute a writ of scire facias against him and his sure-
ties on his office bond, in like manner as they may do on bonds
taken by them on the loan of money, and shall recover the like
judgment, and have the like execution, and on such proceeding
the sheriff aforesaid shall be chargeable with and pay interest
at the rate of four pei cent, by the year from the time he ought
to have, paid the money aforesaid, until he shall actually pay
the same.

Disorderly
pertons
may he
committed,
&c.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted. That upon complaint
made, that any peison, from his or her disotdedy conduct,
gives disturbance to his or her neighbouihood, and is likely to
become chargeable to the said county, it shall and may be law-
ful for any one magistrate of the said county, if upon hearing
the party he shall adjudge the complaint 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 secuirty, at the dis-
cretion of the magistrate aforesaid, in any sum not exceeding
twenty pounds cut rent money, for his or her good behaviour,
and more orderly demeanour, during the space of six months;
and also upon complaint and due proof made, by any one trus-
tee for the poor, or any overseer of any 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