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Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That the overseer of the Almshouse, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall give bond, payable to the said Trustees, with sufficient sureties, in the penalty of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.	Give Bond.
Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That he shall keep a list of all poor, beggars, vagrants, vagabonds, and other offenders committed to the said Alms- house, and lay the same before the said Trustees at their regular meetings, or oftener if required.	List of Inmates.
Sec. 19. And be it enacted, That he may compel any of the inmates of said Almshouse to work and labor.	Work.
Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That he shall keep a regular account of all the stock, farming utensils and other things that may come into his hands, and of the crops and other articles made on the estate of said Almshouse, and of all the expenses and charges attending the maintenance of the poor therein, and of all moneys received by him from the sales of the produce of their labor, and shall, on the first meeting of May, in each year, return the same to the said Trustees, with an affidavit annexed, to be administered by one of the said Trustees, that the same is just and true, and the Trustees shall lay the same before the County Commissioners at the lime of making their report.	Sell produce.
Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That any one of the Trustees of the Poor may, in writing, direct the admission of any poor person into said Almshouse.	May admit.
Sec. 22. And be it enacted, That any Justice of the Peace for said county, or any one authorized by a Justice of the Peace, may apprehend or cause to be apprehended any rogues, vagrants, vaga- bonds, beggars, and other idle, dissolute and dis- orderly persons found loitering or residing in said county, who follow no labor, trade or occupation, and have no visible means of subsistence, and commit them to said alms-house for any term not exceeding three months, there to be kept at hard labor, and the overseer shall receive and employ them according to the tenor of their commitment. Sec. 23. And be it enacted, That upon com- plaint made to any Justice of the Peace that any person, from his disorderly conduct, gives dis-	May appre- hend vagrants