ELIHU E JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said trus-
tees shall meet at the almshouse of said county

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four times in each year, in the first week in Jan-
uary, April, July and October, and make by a
majority of votes of such as may be present
(provided a quorum as hereinbefore provided is
present at such meeting), such rules and by-laws,
or change or amend the same, as they may think
necessary for the direction, government and
support of the almshouse and insane asylum,
and for the maintenance and employment of all
such persons as shall be taken under their care,
and of all vagrants, beggars, vagabonds and
other offenders that shall be committed thereto.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said trus-

Make rules
and by-laws.

tees at their meeting on the first Monday of
January, in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety, shall select one of their members to act
as president of said trustees, one to act as vice-
president and one to act as secretary of said
trustees; and the said trustees may, by rules and
by-laws, define the duties of said officers, regu-
late their tenure, and provide for the appoint-
ment of their successors.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the president

Shall select
officers.

of the said trustees, at their meeting on the first
Monday in January, eighteen hundred and
ninety, shall select and appoint from among the
said trustees a committee of three trustees of the
poor and insane of Cecil county, and said com-
mittee shall meet at the almshouse twelve times
in each year, in the first week of each month, or
oftener if necessary.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That all accounts,

Appoint com-
mittee.

claims or charges against the said trustees shall
be submitted to the said executive committee at
its monthly meeting, or to the board of trustees
at its quarterly meeting, and shall be considered
by and passed upon by said committee; and if
approved by said committee or a majority there-
of, or by the board of trustees or a majority
thereof, the said trustees shall issue a warrant
upon the treasurer of Cecil county for the amount
of the claim or account so approved, signed by
the president and countersigned by the secretary
of said trustees, and thereupon the treasurer of
the county shall pay the same.

Accounts to
be submitted.