EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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the Almshouse, under the penalty of five hundred dollars,

County Com-

to be recovered by a suit in the Circuit Court for said county

missioners de-
barred from

in the name of the State, one-half to the use of the informer

furnishing
goods to alma-

and the other half to the use of the county.

house.

SEC. 12. Upon complaint made to any Justice of the Peace

for said county that any person from his disorderly conduct
gives disturbance to a neighborhood and is likely to become

Commitments
by Justices of
the Peace.

chargeable to the county, the said justice, if, upon hearing the

party, he shall judge the complaint to be well founded, may

commit such disorderly person to the Almshouse for any time

not exceeding three months, "unless he shall find security, at

the discretion of the Justice, any sum not exceeding fifty dol-

lars, for his good behavior during the space of six months.

SEC. 13. Any County Commissioner may, in writing, direct

Admission.

the admission of any poor person into said Almshouse.

SEC. 14. Any Justice of the Peace for said county, or any
person authorized by him, may apprehend or cause to be

Vagrants, beg-
gars, etc.

apprehended and committed to said Almshouse, any rogues,

vagrants; beggars, vagabonds and other idle, dissolute and

disorderly person found loitering or residing in said county

who follow no labor, trade or occupation, and have no visible

means of support, there to be kept at hard labor for any time

not exceeding three months.

SEC. 15. All Sheriffs, constables and other officers shall aid

Police duties.

the said Commissioners and the officers and servants appointed

by them in the discharge of their respective duties.

Approved March 3, 1904.

CHAPTER 24.

AN ACT to repeal Section 106 of Article 10 of the Code of

Public Local Laws, title "Dorchester County, " sub-title

"County Commissioners, County Treasurer and Collectors, "

and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Section 106 of Article 10 of the Code of Public

Local Laws, title "Dorchester County, " sub-title "County

Commissioners, County Treasurer and Collectors, " be and the

same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,

so as to read as follows:

106. There shall be a Treasurer appointed as provided in
succeeding section whose duties shall be to receive and dis-

Appointment
of Treasurer.