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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.

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 magistrate of the said county, if upon hearing the party he
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 twenty 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 de-
meaned 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 observe, any
of the ordinances, rules and by-laws, of the said corporation,
to order and direct such moderate and proper correction, not
exceeding fifteen lashes for any one offence, to be given to
such offenders, as the nature of the case may require.

Disorderly
persons
may be
committed,
&c.

SEC. 16. And be if 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 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 rogues, vagrants, vagabonds, beggars, and other
idle, dissolute and disorderly persons, found loitering or resid-
ing 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 rogue, vagrant, vagabond, beggar, and
other idle, dissolute and disorderly person, so as aforesaid com-
mitted.

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

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That every person who shall
be received into the said alms or work-house, and there re-
ceive relief, shall, upon the shoulder of the right sleeve of the

Poor, &c.
to wear a
badge, &c.