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receipts and expenditures, to, be examined and passed at their
discretion.

47. They shall require the said purveyor to give bond and
security to be approved by them, and in such penalty as they
shall direct, conditioned for the faithful performance of the trusts
reposed in him, and upon failure to comply with the conditions
thereof, they may direct said bond to be put in suit, and any
sum or sums of money recovered in such suits shall be applied
to the use of said alms-house.

48. They may allow a salary to said purveyor not exceeding
four per cent. upon the amount of money expended by him
under their direction.

49. They shall meet at the alms-house on the first Monday of
May yearly, and appoint an overseer of said alms-house.

50. They may allow and pay to said overseer as a salary a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars per annum, and so pro rata
during his continuance in office.

• 51. They shall require said overseer to enter into bond with
sufficient securities, payable to said trustees, in the penalty of five
hundred dollars for the faithful performance of the duties of his
office.

52. The overseer 'shall keep a regular list of all poor, beg-
gars, vagrants, vagabonds and other offenders, who shall be
committed to said alms-house, and also regular accounts in
writing of all materials and other things which may come to
his hands, 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 labor, and otherwise, as
overseer, and shall lay the same before the trustees when re-
quired.

53. He may compel and oblige any of the poor, vagrants,
vagabonds and other offenders in said alms-house to work and
labor, and shall sell the produce of their labor and apply the
money arising therefrom to their support and maintenance.

54. Every pauper who shall be under the care of said trustees,
except females under the age of twelve years and males under