1930

FREDERICK COUNTY.

levy court
under a
penalty.

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 May in each year, a statement
of their accounts and expenditures, with the necessary vouch-
ers, for the preceding year, which accounts shall be settled and
passed by the said court, previous to the making out the new
appointments of trustees.

Accounts
settled by
treasurer
shall be on
oath.

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 true, which oath or
affirmation shall be administered by any one of the trustees.

Trustees to
meet at
alms-house.

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 cf this act, or of the original
act, or of the supplements thereto, shall be held at the alms-
house in the said county, except such meetings as may be ne-
cessary for the settlement and passing their accounts with the
levy court.

Allowance
for making
out certifi-
cates.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the clerk of said court 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 to the persons appointed ; all of which
charges and allowances are to be levied, collected and paid
over, as other county charges are.

Repealing
section.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That any thing in the said ori-
ginal act, or the supplements thereto, which is repugnant to,
or inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall be, and the
same is hereby repealed.

AN ACT to authorize the Levy Court of Frederick County to increase the
pay of the Overseer of the Poor in said County. — 1817, ch. 103.

Additional
allowance.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the levy court of Frederick county are hereby authorized, in
their discretion, to allow to the overseer of the poor of said
county, such sum of money in addition to his present pay as in
their judgment shall be just and reasonable for his services.

1825, ch. 48, authorizes the purchase of land, and building a new poor-
house.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to authorize the Levy Court of
Frederick County to levy a sum of money to purchase a tract of Land
and build a House thereon, for the use of the Paupers, and sell the pre-
sent Poor-house of said County, and for other purposes. — 1828, ch. 152.
SEC. 1, 2. Authorize the purchase of a farm for a poor-house.

Appoint-
ment of
keeper.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the levy court are hereby
authorized to appoint the keeper of the poor's-house and ma-