POOR.

dollars each, to be recovered and applied as other fines and for-
feitures are directed to be recovered and applied in the afore-
said original act, or the supplement thereto, to be taken under
the care and management of the said newly appointed trustees.

1845

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the trustees of the poor to
be appointed in virtue of this act, shall and may have, and they
are hereby invested with, all the poweis and authorities, and
subject to all the penalties for neglect of the duties of trustees
of the poor of said county, as are mentioned and declared in
the said original act, except the power of appointing new trus-
tees or filling up casual vacancies in their own board, and in
all cases of vacancies happening by non-acceptance, death, re-
signation, removal out of the county, or disqualification, of any
of the said trustees, the vacancies thereby occasioned shall be
filled up by the said levy court, at their next meeting which
shall happen thereafter.

Trustees to
be appoint-
ed invested
with powers
and subject
to the pe-
nalties men-
tioned in
original act.

SEC. G. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
trustees of the poor to be appointed in virtue of this act, under
the penalty of fifty dollars each, to be recovered and applied
as herein before directed, to make out and render to the said
levy court, at their first meeting in April in each year, a state-
ment of their accounts and expenditures, with the necessary
vouchers, for the preceding year, which accounts shall be set-
tled and passed by the said court, previous to the making out
the new appointments of trustees.

Accounts to
bo rendered
annually to
levy court.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all accounts settled by the
treasurer or overseer of the poor with the trustees, shall be on
oath or affirmation, that they are just and tiue, which oath or
affirmation shall be administered by any one of the trustees.

Accounts
settled to
be on oath.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That all the meetings of the said
trustees of the poor necessary to be held for the purpose of
carrying into effect the provisions of this act, or of the original
act, or of the supplements thereto, shall be held at the alms
and work-house in the said county, except such meetings as
may be necessary for the settlement and passing their accounts
with the levy court.

Meetings to
be held at
alms house.

SEC. 9. And whereas, it is unreasonable that the time and
services of any individual should be devoted to public uses
without a reasonable compensation for the same, therefore, Be
it enacted, That each of the said trustees to be appointed in
virtue of this act, shall be allowed one dollar per diem for each
and every day he shall attend to the discharge of the duties of
trustee of the poor, and that the clerk of said county shall be
allowed twenty-five cents for each certificate of appointment
which he shall make out and deliver to the sheriff, and the
sheriff shall be allowed fifty cents for the delivery of -each of
the said certificates lo the persons appointed, all of which

Allowance
to trustees.