1434 KENT COUNTY. [ART. 15.

Monday of April then next ensuing, at the almshouse of said!
county, unless prevented by sickness or other unavoidable acci-
dent, and in such case as soon thereafter as the disability shall be
removed, and qualify as trustee, by taking the following oath, to
wit: "I, A. B., do swear that I will duly and faithfully discharge the
duties and trusts committed to me as trustee of the poor of Kent
county, to the best of my skill and knowledge, so help me God;"
which oath may be administered by any one of the three trus-
tees to the others, any one of whom being sworn, shall adminis-
ter the same to him.

P. L. L., (I860.) art. 14, sec. 5.

51 No member of the general assembly, clergyman, attorney
or practising physician, shall be obh'ged to accept or be liable to
the said penalty for refusing to accept the office of trustee of the
poor; and no justice of the peace or sheriff, or any one who has.
not the qualification to be a member of the general assembly,
shall be eligible as a trustee; and no person shall be compellable
to serve in less than three years after he has served or paid the.
penalty for not serving.

Ibid. sec. 6.

6. The county commissioners shall fill any vacancy occasioned
by non-acceptance, death, resignation, removal out of the county,
or other disqualification of any of the said trustees, at their next
meeting thereafter.

Ibid. sec. 7.

7. The trustees so appointed and qualified and their succes-
sors are a corporation, with power to sue and be sued, by the
name of "the trustees of the poor of Kent county," and by that
name may take, hold, possess and enjoy any gift, donation or
present which may be given, devised or bequeathed by any per-
son to them, for the support and maintenance of the poor in said
county; and may purchase and hold any lands, tenements and
hereditaments, not exceeding the yearly value of fifteen hundred
dollars.

Ibid. sec. 8.

8. They may use one common seal, and may change the same
at their pleasure.