Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
New Laws for Worcester County.

corporate body, aud the said
County Commissioners Of Worcester
County shall hereafter have complete
control. supervision and management
Of all said property and of all matters
which have heretofore been under tho
control, supervision and management
of the said ''rhe Trustees OF the Poor Of
Worcester County" aud from and after
the date when this Act becomes eifec-
tive the said "The Trustees OF the Poor
-of Worcester County" as a corporate
body II declared dissolved.
2. The said County Commissioners
of Worcester County, in addition to the
duties heretofore encumbent upon them,
shall be charged with the further duty
Of the maintenance and support of the
poor of Worcester County to the same
extent as said duty has heretofore rest.
ed upon the said 1.-The Trustees Of the
Poor OF Worcester County.
3. The said County Commissioners
Of Worcester County are hereby clothed
with the power to adopt such reasonable
rules. regulations and bylaws as to tho
management Of said property aud the
discharge of their duties in reference TO
the poor of Worcester County as in their
discretion may seem to the public inter
est aud for the good government OF the
County Aims House property, to APP
point, employ, compensate and remove
az their pleasure an overseer or superin-
tendent of said Aims House property. a
physician for the inmates of said Aims
House, aud such other agents as they
may deem necessary: require the over
seer or superintendent TO give such bond
as they may deem proper. conditioned
for the faithful performance of the du-
ties of his office, which duties shall be
prescribed by said County Commission
ers, aud shall include the duty OF keep.
ing aud rendering at stated times 10 be
specified by said County Commissioners
a sworn statement of all the stock. farm
ing utensils and other things that may
come to his hands. including the crops
and other articles that may be made ON
the estate Of said Aims House. and Of
all expenses and charges attending the
maintenance Of said property and of the
poor therein aud of all money received
by him from the sales of the produce of
their labor and from said property; they
may purchase such beds, bedding. cloth
ing and other supplies and articles as
may be necessary from time 10 time for
the reasonable comfort of the inmates
Of said Aims House. aud from time to
time buy aud sell such stock, farming
implements and other articles as may
be proper in the management OF said
property to the best public advantage;
and they shall keep full and regular
account and record of all matters per.
tanning 10 said Aims House aud proper
ty in seperate book to be called "Alms
Honse Record"
4. The said County Commissioners
of Worcester County are hereby author.
lied in their discretion TO sell at either
public or private sale and on such rea-
sonable terms as may seem to said Coun-
ty Commissioners to the best public
interest, the whole or any part of all
that tract Of land lying on the road from
Snow Hill 10 Berlin and in the Second
Election District of Worcester County
aforesaid known and called by the
name Of Rochester and "Purnell's Out
let" or by whatsoever name or names
the same may be known or called. upon
which is at present located the County
Aims House and overseer's residence
aud other county buildings. and to grant
aud convey the same TO the purchaser
or purcnaheTS tutFhOI Dy kObu anu
sufficient deed; and they are further au
thorized and empowered in their discre-
tion 20 sell at either public or private
sale aud on such reasonable terms as
may be to SAID County Commissioners
seem to the best public interest, the
whole or any part of the growing tim
ber on the land aforesaid without sell
ing the said land or any part thereof,
and 10 execute such instruments OF
writings as may be proper to pass title
10 said timber 10 the purchaser or pur-
chasers thereof. and at the time to grant
and convey to- the purchaser or purchas-
ers Of such timber as may be sold such
rights of way and rights Of storage and
mill sites as may seem right aud proper
to said County Commissioners. IL Is
the intention hereof TO authorize and
empower said County Commissioners 10
sell said timber aud lands together or
separately as 10 the said County Com
missioners may seem to the best inter
est. provided however. that before the
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