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Sheriff to
appoint a
gaoler, &c
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That after the completion of the
said gaol the sheriff of Queen Anne's county shall, within one
month thereafter, nominate and appoint a discreet and judicious
person to be gaoler, or keeper of the said gaol, who, on his
acceptance of the said office, shall qualify himself to hold the
same, by taking an oath, or affirmation, before some two justices
of the peace for Queen Anne's county, that he will well and
faithfully keep all prisoners who shall be committed to the gaol
of Queen Anne's county, and that he will in all respects truly
and honestly demean himself in his office of keeper of the said
gaol, without prejudice, affection, malice, hatred or partiality,
so long as he shall continue in the said office ; and also by en-
tering into a recognizance before the said justices, with two
sufficient sureties, in the sum of four hundred dollars, in the
usual form, with the condition thereto, 'that if the said A. B.
do and shall well and faithfully execute and perform the office
of keeper of the gaol of Queen Anne's county, and find and
provide wholesome and sufficient victuals for all and singular
the prisoners who shall be committed to the said gaol, and
keep the several apartments in the said gaol clear and free
from all manner of filth, and not suffer or permit loose, idle or
disorderly persons to frequent the said gaol, or remain about
the same, and do and shall in all respects faithfully demean
himself in the said office, without favour, partiality or preju-
dice, then the said recognizance to be void and of no effect,
otherwise to remain in force;' and the person so appointed and
qualified shall remain in office during good behaviour, remov-
able by the sheriff of Queen Anne's county, or by a present-
ment of the grand inquest for the body of Queen Anne's
county, and conviction of misconduct in the county court
thereon, after hearing and determining upon the charges
alleged against him, and the evidence concerning the same ;
and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the said office, it
shall be lawful for the said sheriff to proceed forthwith to the
appointment and qualification of another gaoler, in the manner
herein before directed.
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His duties.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in addition to the duties
imposed by the laws of this state upon all gaolers, it shall be
the duty of the keeper of the said gaol to receive and provide
for all manner of persons who shall be committed to the same
according to law, and to be obedient to the mittimus of the
sheriff of the said county in those cases wherein the said
sheriff hath a power to confine by virtue of process, or pur-
suant to the laws of this state ; and the said keeper shall, be-
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