352 CALVERT COUNTY. [ART. fl.

8. The county commissioners for Calvert county shall assess
and levy on the assessable property of the county, at the time
of laying their county levy, such sum as they shall deem neces-
sary, to be paid by the collector to the order of said trustees, or
the majority of them, under their common seal, to be by them
applied to the maintenance of the poor in the alms-house of said
county, and furnishing all things necessary for the support and
government of said alms-house.

9. The said trustees shall meet between the first and tenth
days of November yearly, and at such other times as they shall
judge necessary; and at such yearly meeting they shall appoint
a fit person to be overseer of the alms-house, and such other
proper officers and servants as they may deem necessary.

10. They shall pay the said overseer a sum not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars per annum as a salary, and so pro rota
during his continuance in office, and shall take bond from said
overseer, with good and sufficient securities, in the penalty of
five hundred dollars, current money, payable to the said trustees
of the poor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties of his office.

11. They may remove said overseer, and all other officers by
them appointed, and appoint others in their stead.

12. They shall meet at some convenient place in the county
three times in the year, in March, June and November, to make
and ordain all such rules and by-laws (the same not being con-
trary to law) aa they may think convenient and necessary for
the direction, government and support of the alms-house and
for the maintenance and employment of all such poor persons as
shall be taken under their care, and of all vagrants, beggars,
vagabonds and other persons that may be committed thereto.

13. The overseer of the alms-house shall keep a regular list of
all persons committed to the alms-house; and regular accounts
of all materials and other things coming to his hands as over-
seer, and of all moneys received and expended by him, and shall
lay the same before the trustees at their regular meetings, or
whenever by them required.