652 KENT COUNTY. [ART. 14.

10. They, or a majority of them, shall meet between the first
and the tenth days of November, yearly, and appoint a fit per-
son to be overseer of the alms-house in said county, and other
proper officers and servants necessary for carrying on the busi-
ness of said corporation.

11. They may allow such overseer any sum not exceeding two
hundred dollars per annum, and so pro rata during his continu-
ance in office.

12. The said overseer shall give bond, payable to the said trus-
tees, with good and sufficient security, in the penalty of five
hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his
duty as overseer.

13. The trustees may remove such overseer in their discretion,
and appoint another in his place.

14. They shall meet four times in each year, in the first week
in January, May, August and November, or oftener if necessary,
and by a majority of votes make the rules and regulations afore-
said.

15. All meetings of the said trustees shall be held at the alms-
house, except such as may be necessary for the settlement and
passage of their accounts with the county commissioners.

16. They shall provide suitable farming stock and implements
of husbandry for said alms-house, and cause all paupers who
may be maintained therein, to perform such labor as may be
consistent with their health and ability, and may conduce to the
interests of the institution.

17. They shall dispose of all products of the farm belonging
to said alms-house, over and above what may be necessary for
the support of the inmates thereof, and the amount of the money
arising on such sale shall annually, on the first day of January,
be returned, on oath, and paid to the county commissioners of
said county.

18. They shall, under the penalty of fifty dollars each, make
out and render to the county commissioners of said county, at
their first meeting in the month of March in each year, a state-
ment of their accounts and expenditures, with the necessary