The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-05-22
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

not only include items relating to the
maintenance of the County Home and
! County Farm, but also items relating
to the original cost of the County
Farm and the erection Of the County
Home and out buildings, if it is nee
essary to erect the same, or any of
them, and of the equipment and other
things placed on the Farm and in the
Home.
ALL. The County Commissioners
shall meet at the County Home at
I least once in every three months. They
shall use every effort to make the cost
/ of the purchase and maintenance of
the County Home and County Farm
as economical as possible and consis-
tent with the proper care of the in
mates. Especially shall they use &c
onomical methods in the purchase of
supplies and other materials. No
County Commissioner shall sell sup
/ plies or materials or be in any way
interested in the sale Of them to the
County Home or County Farm.
ANN. The County Commissioners
shall be compensated for their serv-
ices and reimbursed for their eXpen-
ses in connection with the County
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manner and at the same rate as for
their services and expenses in con-
nection with other county matters.
41NN. The Superintendent shall
/ keep a list of the inmates committed
to the County Home, showing their
names, places of birth, nationality,
age at time of commitment, date of
commitment, date of discharge or of
death, as the case may be, cause of
death if inmate died at the County
Home, whether or not the inmate was
previously committed there and, if so,
how often and for how long each time.
A true copy of the list shall be fur
nished by the Superintendent to the
County Commissioners semi-annually
on the first day of January and June
of each year and whenever they shall
require.
hoo. The Superintendent shall
compel all of the inmates of the Coun-
ty Home, if of sufficient ability, to
work.
App. Upon complaint and due
proof made by the Superintendent toa
Justice of the Peace of the County
that any person in the County Home
has behaved in a disorderly manner
or has refused or neglected to obey
any or the rules or regulations of the
County Home, the said Justice of the
Peace may direct such moderate and
proper correction to be given to such
offenders as the nature of the case
may require.
400. Upon complaint made that
any person from his disorderly con-
duct gives disturbance to a neighbor-
hood and is likely to become chargea-
bic to the County, any Justice of the
Peace, if, upon hearing he shall ad-
judge the complaint to be well-found-
ed, may commit such person to the
| County Home for any time not eX-
ceeding three months, unless he shall
/ find security, in the discretion of the
Justice of the Peace, in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for his
good behavior for the space of six
months.
ARR. Any Justice of the Peace of
! the County or any person authorized
by him may apprehend and commit to
| the County Home any rogues, vag-
rants, vagabonds, beggars and other
/ idle, dissolute and disorderly persons
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County and having no visible means
of subsistence and following no trade
or occupation, there to be kept at
hard labor for any period not exceed
ing three months and the Superinten-
dent shall receive and employ them
accordingly.
Ass. The County Commissioners
as body, may appoint what poor, in
sane, feeble minded, aged, crippled
and others who are or are likely to be-
come public charges, shall be received
in the County Home; provided that
any one Commissioner may, during
the interval between meetings Of the
County Commissioners as a body
commit a poor, insane, feeble minded
aged, crippled of other person who is
or is likely to become public charge
and he or she, as the case may be
shall be received into the County
Home and there remain until the next
meeting of the Commissioners as {
body, at which time they shall deter
mine whether or not the said person
shall remain there longer.
41TT. The County Commissioners
shall have full power and authority
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such lunatics, insane, feeble minded
crippled, aged persons and paupers as
may be committed thereto by any OF
the Courts of this State and also such
lunatics, insane, feeble minded, Grip.
pied or aged persons and paupers as
may be placed in said County Home
by their friends for safe keeping OF
treatment and shall be entitled to re.
ceive as compensation for the board
treatment and support of such per.
sons, such compensation as may be
reasonable and just, to be paid by the
County Commissioners of the Coun
ties from which said persons may be
sent, when committed by order of any
Court and to be paid by the friends
relations, trustees or committees OF
such persons when placed there by
their friends, relations, trustees OF
committees.
41UU. All the fines, penalties anC
forfeitures imposed by this subtitle
of this Act shall be recovered in the
Circuit Court by action of debt or in
dictment for the use of the County
Home.
41VV. All sheriffs, constables anC
other officers shall assist the County
Commissioners and the Superinten
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