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CHAP. 122.
Trustees to re-
ceive and maintain
persons so long as
in their opinion
they may be enti-
tled to relief, &c.
Amount of esti-
mate to be levied
on county and
city of Baltimore.
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the poor-house of said county, by his order in writing; and every
such manager shall hold the said office until the first day of May
1821, and fur and during the term of one year each thereafter,
and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified, agreeably
to this act, and shall perform the said duties of manager gratuitous-
ly.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trustees of
the poor-house of Baltimore county, to cause the persons so sent
or taken there, by order of the said managers, to be received,
maintained, and employed therein, so long an in the opinion of such
trustees such persons may be entitled to relief, and require it., keeping
separate lists of the persons sent by the managers of the wards; and
the trustees aforesaid shall, in the next and every future estimate of
the amount necessary for the support of the paupers and pensioners
of the said poor-house, make one estimate of the expenses of the per-
sons sent there by the managers of the districts, including the pau-
pers and pensioners of the county, distinctly from the city, who
shall then be in the said poor house, or supported as out-pensioners
thereof, which estimate they shall deliver to the levy court of said
county annually, and another such estimate of the expenses of the
persons sent to said poor-house by the managers of the wards, in-
cluding the paupers and pensioners of the city, distinctly from the
county, who shall then be in the said poor-house, or supported as
out-pensioners thereof, which lust estimate they shall deliver to the
mayor and city council of Baltimore annually, and in which esti-
mates the said trustees shall carry forward all excess or defici-
encies of the preceding years, if any there be, so that the future
expenses shall be apportioned between the county and city, accor-
ding to their number of paupers and pensioners respectively, as
near as may be.
3. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Baltimore county,
and the mayor and the city council of Baltimore, shall levy the
amounts of the above estimates respectively; that is to say, of the
first mentioned estimate on the property of Baltimore county, ex-
clusive of the city, and of the last mentioned estimate on the pro-
perty in the city of Baltimore exclusively, as the charges of the
city court are now levied, annually hereafter, and pay, or cause the
same to be paid, to the trustees aforesaid, between the, first day of
May and the first day of October in each and every year if re-
quired.
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Passed Feb. 5, 1819
Levy authorised
for her support.
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CHAPTER 123.
An act for the benefit of Esther Irvin, of Montgomery
county.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the levy court of Montgomery county shall be and is hereby autho-
rised, to assess and levy annually, so long as they shall think fit,
on the assessable property of said county, a sum of money not ex-
ceeding thirty dollars, for the support of Esther Irvin, and the
same shall be collected and paid over to her or her order, in the
same manner that other county levies are collected and paid.
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