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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the Trustees of the Poor of Talbot County shall consist of five persons, to be appointed by the County Commis- sioners of said county on the first Tuesday in April, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, or at their first meeting thereafter, and at the same date or at the first meeting thereafter in each and	Trustees.
every second year ; and as often as any of them shall die, resign or remove from the county and become incapable of acting, the County Commis- sioners for said county, at their first meeting thereafter, shall appoint a suitable person in the place of said Trustee.	Fill vacancy.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the persons so appointed, before acting as Trustees, shall, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County, take and subscribe the following oath : I ......... do swear that I will duly and faithfully discharge the duties and trusts committed to me as Trustee of the Poor of Talbot County according to my best skill and judgment, so help me God.	Oath.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That said Trustees shall hold their office until their successors are appointed and qualified.	Hold office.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the said Trustees or a majority of them shall meet at the Alms House in said county between the first and tenth of May in each year, and appoint a fit person to be Overseer of said Alms House, and such other proper officers as they may think necessary.	Overseer.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage, and the Trustees appointed under it shall at once super- cede the existing Trustees of the Poor of Talbot County. Approved March 3, 1868.	In force.