ART. 6.] CAROLINE COUNTY. 371

18. He shall keep an account of all moneys and materials
coming to his hands, and of expenses attending the support of
the inmates of the alms-house and work house, and lay the same
under oath before the trustees as often as required.

19. He may compel any of the inmates of the alms-house and
work house, if of sufficient ability, to work, and shall sell the
produce of their labor and account for the same.

20. Any justice of the peace of the county, upon complaint
made that any person from his disorderly conduct gives dis-
turbance to a neighborhood and is likely to become chargeable
to the county, and being satisfied upon hearing the party that
the complaint is well founded, may commit such disorderly per-
son to the work house for any period not exceeding three months,
unless he shall find security, at the discretion of the justice, for
his good behavior for the space of six months.

21. Upon complaint and due proof made by the overseer of
the alms-house to any one of the trustees that any person therein
hath behaved in a disorderly manner, or hath refused to perform
his daily labor, or to obey the rules and by-laws of the corpora-
tion, or any of them, the said trustees may order such person to
be put on short allowance for any number of days not exceeding
twenty.

22. Any two of the trustees may, in writing, appoint what
poor shall be received into said alms-house.

23. Any justice of the peace of the county may authorize a
constable to apprehend and bring before him, or some other
justice of the peace of the county, any vagrant, vagabond, beg-
gar, or other idle, dissolute and disorderly person found loitering
or residing in said county, and who has no visible means of sup-
port, and may commit him to the work house, to be there kept
at hard labor for any period not exceeding six months.

24. Any person who shall sell any spirituous liquors, or any
thing whatever, to or purchase any thing'which shall belong to
said alms-house from any inmate thereof, shall forfeit and pay
for every offence the sum of thirty dollars to the use of .the
trustees.