POOR.

and vagabonds, and other offenders, in his alms and work-
house, or to sell the same, and apply the money arising from
such sale to their maintenance and support.

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SEC. 16. And be it enacted. That upon complaint made, that
any person, from his or her disorderly conduct, gives distur-
bance to his or her neighborhood, and is likely to become
chargeable to said county, it shall and may be lawful for any
one magistrate of the said county, if upon hearing the party
be shall judge the complaint to be well founded, to commit
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
magistrate aforesaid, in any sum not exceeding ten pounds
current money, for his or her good behaviour during the space
of six months; and also upon complaint and due proof made
by the overseer of the said alms and work-house to any one
trustee, that any person in the said work-house hath behaved
and demeaned him or herself in a disorderly manner, or hath
refused 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
correction, not exceeding ten lashes for any one offence, to be
given to such offender, as the nature of the case may require.

Disorderly
persons may
be commit-
ted, &c.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful
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 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, dis-
solute and disorderly persons, found loitering or residing in
the said county, who follow no labour, trade, occupation or
business, and have no visible means of subsistence whereby
to acquire an honest livelihood, there to be kept at hard labour
for any time not exceeding three months; and the overseer of
such alms and work-house is hereby required to receive into
the said alms and work-house any poor appointed as aforesaid
to be received, and any vagrant, vagabond, beggar, and other
idle, dissolute and disorderly person, so as aforesaid committed.
SEC. 18. Repealed by 1822, ch. 118.

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

SEC. 19. And be it enacted. That whosoever shall presume,
either to set up a booth, stall, or other convenience, for the
selling of strong liquors, on the land belonging to the said
alms and work-house, or shall commit any kind of trespass
thereon, or shall sell or dispose of any strong liquor, or other

Penalty on
booth, &c.