592 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 299

years thereafter and organize by the election, of a Chairman,
and Secretary. The Secretary shall have charge and custody of
all the books and papers of said Board, shall keep the minutes
thereof and the common seal, after the same has been adopted
by said Board, shall countersign all checks for the payment of
money, and shall be paid a yearly compensation, of not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars, out of the funds levied for the use
of the poor, as hereinafter provided for. The Chairman of
said Trustees shall be selected from among the members thereof
but the Secretary shall be selected from outside of the member-
ship and may hold any other clerkship to any other County
board which does not interfere with the performance of his
duties as such Secretary.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the
Poor in Prince George's County shall meet at such times and
places as may be necessary to carry out their duties, and each
of said trustees shall be allowed his necessary expenses in the
discharge of his duty, which shall be paid out of the funds
levied for the use of the poor hereinafter provided for.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all property now
held by the Trustees of the Poor of Prince George's County, in-
cluding lands, moneys, contracts, purchases and all other kinds
of property real, personal and mixed, choses in action and rights
of action of all kinds or character is hereby vested in the Trus-
tees of the Poor in Prince George's County as constituted by
this Act, and the said Trustees of the Poor in Prince George's
County are authorized and empowered to sell, lease or other-
wise dispose of the same or any part thereof in any manner
that they shall see fit whenever the same, in their judgment,
shall be best for the purposes for which they were created, and
they are authorized and directed to purchase additional prop-
erty of any kind or character within the limits of the money in
their hands at any time if, in their judgment, they shall deem
it proper for the purposes for which they were constituted.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the
Poor in Prince George's County shall have the general charge
of the government, support and maintenance of the almshouse
now established in Prince George's County or of any future
almshouse or almshouses, or places devoted to the care of the
poor of said County, they shall have full power and
authority to make such rules, by-laws and regulations as they
may deem proper and as are not in conflict with the Public