WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

trustees of the poor of Montgomery county, according
to the provisions of this act, which sum or sums of mo-
ney, when collected, shall be paid over to the said
trustees, to be by them expended as herein directed.

CHAP. 192.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of said trustees to encourage the growth of the Multi-
caulis Mulberry, or Chinese Mulberry, and the pro-
duction of merchantable raw silk, on the land of, and
at said house, by the individuals belonging properly
thereto, according to law, and to enable said trustees
to carry into effect the aforesaid duty, they are hereby
authorised and required to determine what amount of
the mulberry could be cultivated by the aforesaid in-
dividuals on said land, without materially interfering
with its present agricultural operations, being also
influenced in estimating said quantity, by the amount
of labouring force belonging to the said institution,
which could conveniently be diverted from said oper-
ations, or which may not. be employed, as aforesaid, but
could properly be applied to the production of raw silk,
and shall also estimate the probable sum of money that
may be required to purchase the same, and give timely

Trustees directed.

Considerations to

determine them.

notice to the commissioners for Montgomery county,
that said sum may be by them levied for this use, at the
laying of the annual levy for said county, for the year
eighteen hundred and thirty-nine; provided however,
that said sum does not exceed sixty dollars, and they
shall have power to apply, if necessary, any sum of
money, not exceeding five dollars, now in their hands,
or which may hereafter come into their hands, to ena-
ble them to decide correctly on the subjects referred to
them in this section.

Notice to commis-

sioners.

Levy, not over $50.

Information fee.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That said trustees, on the
receipt of said sum. shall expend the same, as soon af-
ter its receipt as may conveniently be, in the purchase
of buds and cuttings of the Multicaulis (or Chinese)
Mulberry, and have the same planted and cultivated.
in the manner they may deem expedient, on the ground
belonging to said institution.

Purchase and

planting authoris-

ed.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That whenever the said
trustees may think proper, they are hereby authorized
and required to estimate the amount of money neces-
sary to erect a cocoonery of a suitable size on said
land, and also shall estimate the amount of money ne-

Estimate of cocoon-

ery.