THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE. GOVERNOR.

1887.

out and deliver to the Sheriff of said county, a certifi-
cate of the appointment of each of the trustees so ap-
pointed, endorsing one of the said certificates for each
of them respectively, which said sheriff shall, within
ten days thereafter, deliver one thereof to each of the
trustees respectively; and it shall be the duty of the
several trustees so appointed, and notified of such ap-
pointment, and who shall accept thereof, under the
penalty imposed by the original act, upon any per-
son appointed a trustee of the poor in virtue of the said
act, for wilfully delaying or refusing to take upon him

CHAP. 32.

the duties of the said office, to meet on the first Mon-
day of June next, ensuing such appointment, except
prevented by sickness, or other unavoidable accident,
and in such case as soon thereafter as the disability
shall be removed, at the Poor House of said county,
and qualify in the same manner prescribed by the ori-
ginal act, and thenceforward proceed in the execution
of the duties of said office; provided nevertheless, that
nothing herein contained shall prevent the said court
from reappointing any of the existing trustees, if they
in their discretion shall deem it advisable and proper
so to do.

Annual meeting
in June to
qualify, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That the existing trustees
shall meet at the aforesaid Poor House on the first
Monday of June next, and deliver over to their succes-
sors, all books and papers, and all and singular, the
property belonging to the aforesaid Poors House, un-
der a penalty of twenty dollars each, to be recovered
and applied as the levy court may direct, to be taken
under the care and management of the said newly ap-
pointed trustees.

Delivery over.

SEC. 5. And be enacted, That the trustees of the poor
to be appointed in virtue of this act, shall and may
have, and are hereby invested with the powers and au-
thorities, and subject to all the penalties for neglect
of their duties of trustees of the poor of said county, as
are mentioned and declared in the said original act,
and the supplements thereto, except the power of ap-
pointing new trustees, or filling up casual vacancies

Powers confer-
red.

happening by nonacceptance, death, resignation, re-
moval out of the county or disqualification of any of
the said trustees, the vacancies thereby occasioned shall

Case of vacan-

cy.