| 1817.
CHAP. 102.
Sheriffs, &c. to
assist trustees
when required. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
17. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all sheriffs, constables,
and other
officers and ministers of justice in said county, when called on,
shall aid and assist the said trustees, and all such officers as shall
be appointed and employed by them, at all times when necessary
in the execution and performance of the duties required by this act. |
Persons sued may
plead general issue. |
18. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any person
or persons shall
at any time or times be sued or prosecuted for any matter or thing
by him or them done and executed in pursuance of this act, or of
any matter or thing in this act contained, such person or persons
may plead the general issue, and give this act and the special matter
in evidence for his or their defence, and if upon trial a verdict
shall be given for the defendant or defendants, or if the plaintiff or
plaintiffs shall be nonsuit, or discontinue his or their suit, then
such defendant or defendants shall have power and recover treble costs
to him or them awarded against such plaintiff or plaintiffs. |
Trustees to be
classed.
Proviso. |
19. AND, to prevent individuals from being
unreasonably burthened
with this act as trustee of the poor, BE IT ENACTED, That at
the time of the meeting of the said trustees for the poor on the first
Monday of April next, and on the same day yearly and every year
thereafter, the said trustees shall proceed to class themselves in
such manner as to them shall seem most proper and convenient, so
as no person shall be compelled to serve more than two years out of
five, the first class going out at the end of the first year, and so in
rotation each and every year; Provided, nothing herein contained
shall prevent any person from serving as a trustee after his time
has expired if he may see proper, and shall be re-elected, which
election shall take place on the first Monday of April in each and
every year after the first year. |
Act to be in force
after 1st April. |
20. AND BE IT ENACTED, That this act shall
take place, and be
in full force on and after the first Monday of April next. |
When deemed expedient,
trustees
may purchase land.
Proviso. |
21. AND BE IT ENACTED, That whenever the trustees,
or a majority
of them, shall deem it expedient and for the interest of the inhabitants
of Caroline county, and the comfort of the poor, it shall be
lawful for them, or a majority of them, to purchase and hold in
trust for the purposes herein mentioned, a tract or parcel of land
and premises not to exceed five hundred acres, and to erect thereon
at their discretion proper buildings and improvements for the accommodation
of the poor, and a work-house, the cost of which
shall not exceed six thousand dollars, which shall be paid by the
inhabitants of Caroline county, to be levied and collected as other
county charges are; Provided nevertheless, that not exceeding one
thousand dollars per annum shall be levied and collected in any
one year, until the whole sum is levied and collected, and paid over
to the trustees or their order. |
In a certain event
may sell poor-house
&c. |
22. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the trustees,
or a majority, shall
have full power and authority, at any time after having made arrangements
for the accommodation of the poor as before prescribed,
to sell and dispose of the present poor-house, and lands and
premises, with all the appertenances thereunto belonging, at public
auction, or otherwise at their discretion, for the best price which
can be obtained, and when the sale is so made, to make and execute
a deed of bargain and sale to the purchaser or purchasers,
conveying the same to him or them in fee simple. |
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