WORCESTER COUNTY. 1207

under the control, supervision and management of the said
"The Trustees of the Poor of Worcester County," and from
and after the date when this Act becomes effective the said
"The Trustees of the Poor of Worcester County" as a corpor-
ate body is declared dissolved.

2. The said County Commissioners of Worcester County,
in addition to the duties heretofore encumbent upon them,
shall be charged with the further duty of the maintenance and
support of the poor of Worcester County to the same extent
as said duty has heretofore rested upon the said "The Trus-
tees of the Poor of Worcester County."

3. The said County Commissioners of Worcester County
are hereby clothed with the power to adopt such reasonable
rules, regulations and by-laws as to the management of said
property and the discharge of their duties in reference to the
poor of Worcester County as in their discretion may seem to
the public interest and for the good government of the county
almshouse property; to appoint, employ, compensate and re-
move at their pleasure an overseer or superintendent of said
almshouse property, a physician for the inmates of said alms-
house, and such other agents as they may deem necessary;
require the overseer or superintendent to give such bond as
they may deem proper, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of the duties of his office, which duties shall be prescribed
by said County Commissioners, and shall include the duty of
keeping and rendering at stated times to be specified by said
County Commissioners a sworn statement of all the stock,
farming utensils and other things that may come to his hands,
including the crops and other articles that may be made on
the estate of said almshouse, and of all expenses and charges
attending the maintenance of said property and of the poor
therein and of all money received by him from the sales of
the produce of their labor and from said property; they may
purchase such beds, bedding, clothing and other supplies and
articles as may be necessary from time to time for the reason-
able comfort of the inmates of said almshouse, and from time
to time buy and sell such stock, farming implements and other
articles as may be proper in the management of said property
to the best public advantage; and they shall keep a full and
regular account and record of all matters pertaining to said
almshouse and property in a separate book to be called "Alms-
house Record."

4. The said County Commissioners of Worcester County
are hereby authorized in their discretion to sell at either pub-
lic or private sale and on such reasonable terms as may seem
to said County Commissioners to the best public interest, the