POOR.

1848

the poor of Saint-Stephen's parish, in said county ; and it also
appears from the representation of the executor of said Phelps,
it was the intention of the deceased, that as soon as a poor-house
was established, the said residue should be applied, as part of
the funds thereof, for the support of said poor ;

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the residue of said estate shall be paid and accounted for
by the executor of said Phelps to the trustees of said alms and
work-house in Cecil county, they allowing said executor all
reasonable charges and disbursements he has or may be at in
the administration of said estate.

Residue to
be account-
ed for to
trustees,
&c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the trustees of the poor and
alms-house in Cecil county, and their successors, shall be enti-
tled to receive the residue of all personal estates belonging to
persons dying intestate and leaving no legal representative,
and the administrators of such estates shall be obliged to pay
and satisfy the balance thereof to the trustees aforesaid, in the
same manner as such administrators should have been obliged
to pay the same to a legal representative, if any, to be taken
and applied as part of the funds for the support of the poor in
said county, any thing in former laws to the contrary notwith-
standing.

Who are to
receive, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That the trustees aforesaid shall
have power to purchase, in fee simple, any quantity of land
not exceeding two hundred acres, any thing in the act to
which this is a supplement to the contrary notwithstanding, for
the use and benefit of the poor of said county.

To purchase
land, &c

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That the trustees of the said alms
and work-house, and their successors, may take upon them the
trust intended to be committed to them, by taking only the
oath of office prescribed in the act above mentioned, any thing
therein to the contrary notwithstanding, and when so qualified,
they, or a major part of them, shall, at the time of their meeting
in the first week in November annually, besides the powers
heretofore given them, appoint by ballot a treasurer to receive
all the moneys belonging to the funds of said institution, which
treasurer shall give bond with sufficient security to the trustees
for the time being, and their successors, that he will fairly and
honestly account with said trustees for all property belonging
to said funds which may come into his possession, at ths expi-
ration of every year, or sooner if required by said trustees, or
their successors, provided that such treasurer shall be one of
the trustees for the time being, and a compensation shall be
made him for his trouble out of the funds aforesaid, not exceed-
ing three per cent, on the moneys he receives and accounts for.

And take
upon them
the trust,
&c.