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WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, Esq; Governor.
and all other officers by them to be appointed in pursuance of this
act, at their discretion, and to choose others in their place and stead. |
1785.
CHAP.
LVII. |
XII. And be
it enacted, That the said trustees, or the major part of
them, shall, and they are hereby directed and enjoined, to meet at the
alms and work-house in the said county, four times in the year, in the
first week in January, May, August and November, or oftener if it
should by them be deemed necessary, to make and ordain, by a majority
of votes as such as may be present, all such good and wholesome ordinances,
rules and by-laws, as they shall think convenient and necessary
for the direction, government and support, of such alms and work-house,
and also for the cleanliness, maintenance and employment, of all such
poor persons as shall be taken under their care, and of all vagrants, beggars,
vagabonds and offenders, that shall be committed thereto by virtue
of this act; all which ordinances, rules and bye-laws, shall be from time
to time inviolably observed by all persons concerned, according to the
tenor
and effect thereof. |
And meet
four times in
the year, &c. |
XIII. And be
it enacted, That the said overseer shall keep a fair and
regular list of all poor, and of all beggars, vagrants, vagabonds and offenders,
who shall be committed to the said alms and work-house, and also fair
and regular accounts in writing of all materials and other things coming
to his hands as overseer aforesaid, and of all expences and charges attending
their maintenance and support, and of all monies received by him for
the sale of the produce of their labour, and otherwise, as overseer
aforesaid,
and shall lay the said lists and accounts before the trustees, or the
major part of them, at their meetings at the times by this act directed,
or oftener, if by them required. |
Overseer to
keep a fair list
of all poor,
&c. |
XIV. And be
it enacted, That the said overseer may compel and oblige
any of the said poor, beggars, vagrants, and vagabonds or offenders, in
his alms and work-house, if of a sufficient ability, to work and labour,
and
the produce of their labour he is hereby directed and empowered to sell,
and apply the money arising from such sale to their maintenance and
support. |
And may
compel them
to work, &c. |
XV. And be it
enacted, That upon complaint made, that any person,
from his or her disorderly conduct, gives disturbance to his or their neighbourhood,
and is likely to become chargeable to the said counties, respectively,
it shall and may be lawful for any one magistrate of the said counties,
if upon hearing the party he shall judge the complaint to be well
founded, to commit such disorderly person, residing within the said counties
respectively, to the said work-house, for any time not exceeding three
months, unless he or she shall find security, at the discretion of the
magistrate
aforesaid, in any sum not exceeding twenty pounds current money,
for his or her good behaviour during the space of six months; and also
upon complaint and due proof made by the overseer of the said alms and
work-house, to any one trustee, that any person in the said work-house
hath behaved and demeaned him or herself in a disorderly manner, or
hath refused or neglected to do and perform his or her daily labour
and
task, or hath refused or neglected to obey, keep and observe, any of the
ordinances, rules and bye-laws, of the sid corporation, to order and direct
such moderate and proper correction, not exceeding twenty-five lashes for
any one offence, to be given to such offender, as the nature of the case
may require. |
Disorderly
persons may
be committed,
&c. |
XVI. And be
it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for
any of the said trustees, to direct and appoint under their hand in writing,
what poor shall be received into such alms and work-house, and it shall |
Trustees to
direct what
poor shall be
received, &c. |
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