POOR.

1701

neglected to obey, keep and observe, any of the ordinances,
rules and by-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.
By 1804, ch. 96, ante page 1620, vagrants may be committed to the
alms-house 'to work,' This act was repealed by 1811, ch. 212, which
authorized vagrants to be sent to the penitentiary ; which act was re-
pealed by 1818, ch. 169, and which revived 1804, ch. 96.

SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may
be lawful to and for any of the said trustees to direct and ap-
point, under their hand, in writing, what poor shall be received
into such alms and work-house; and it shall and may be law-
ful for any one justice of the peace for the said county, and
for any person authorized and appointed by such justice, to
apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, and committed to the
said work-house, any rogues, vagrants, vagabonds, beggar?,
and other idle, dissolute and disorderly persons, found loiter-
ing or residing in the said county, who follow no labour, trade,
occupation or business, and have no visible means of subsis-
tence 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 disorderly persons, so as aforesaid committed, and employ
them according to the tenor of such commitment.

Trustees to
direct what
poor shall
be received,
&c.

SEC. 22. 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 in (he
county aforesaid for the use of an 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 whatsover, to any
poor, or other person entertained in such alms and work-house,
shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of ten
pounds current money.

Penalty oa
keeping
booth, &c.

SEC. 23. And be it further enacted, That all and every the
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 indict-
ment, wherein no essoin, protection or wager of law, or more
than one imparlance, shall be allowed, any thing in this act
herein before contained to the contrary thereof in anywise not-
withstanding, one moiety to the informer, the other moiety to
the use of the alms and work-house ; in which action of debt
it shall be sufficient for the plaintiff to allege, that the defen-
dant or defendants are indebted to the plaintiff the sums of

Penalties,
&c. how to
be recover-
ed, &c.