2000

KENT COUNTY.

hands as overseer aforesaid, and of all expenses and charges
attending their maintenance and support, and of all moneys
received by him for the sale of the produce of their labour and
otherwise, as overseer aforesaid, and shall lay the said lists and
accounts before the trustees, or the major part of them, at their
meetings at the times by this act directed, or ofteuer, if by
them required.

And compel
the poor to
work, &c.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the said overseer may
compel and oblige any of the said poor, beggars, vagrants and
vagabonds, or other offenders, in his alms and work-house, if
of sufficient ability, to work and labour, and the produce of
their labour he is hereby directed and empowered to sell, and
apply the money arising from such sale to their maintenance
and support.

Disorderly
persons
may be
committed,
&c.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted) That upon complaint made, that
any person, from his or her disorderly conduct, gives distur-
bance to his or her neighbourhood, and is likely to become
chargeable to the said county, it shall and may be lawful for
any one magistrate of the said county, if upon hearing the
party he shall judge the complaint to be well founded, to com-
mit 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 security, at the discretion of the ma-
gistrate aforesaid, in any sum not exceeding ten pounds cur-
rent money, for his or her good behaviour during the space of
six mouths; and also upon complaint and due proof made by
the overseer of the said alms and work-house, to any one trus-
tee, that any person in the said work-house hath behaved and
demeaned him or herself in a disorderly manner, or hath re-
fused or neglected to do and perform his or her daily labour
and task, or hath refused or neglected to obey, keep and ob-
serve, any of the ordinances, rules and by-laws, of the said
corporation, to order and direct such moderate and proper cor-
rection, not exceeding ten lashes for any one offence, to be
given to such offender, as the nature of the case may require.

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

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be law-
ful to and for any of the said trustees to direct and appoint
under their hand in writing what poor shall be received into
such alms and work-house ; and it shall and may be lawful 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 vagrants, vagabonds, beggars and other idle, disso-
lute, and disorderly persons, found loitering or residing in the
said county, who follow no labour, trade, occupation or busi-
ness, and have no visible means of subsistence whereby to
acquire an honest livelihood, there to be kept at hard labour