duty as constable of the county of C. and impartially demean myself in office, according to my best understanding. So help me God." And where any person accepting such office of constable shall declare himself conscientiously scrupulous against taking an oath, then the following affirmation shall in like manner be administered instead thereof, that is to say, "I, A B, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will faithfully and truly do my duty as a constable of the county of C. and impartially demean myself in office, according to my best understanding," which affirmation shall be entered on the docket of the justice administering the same. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said justices in session in their respective counties, shall annually appoint one or more overseers of the poor in each and every township of the county, to serve for the term of one whole year, and it shall be the duty of every such overseer to make report to any justice of the peace in and for the county, of all vagrant persons likely to become chargeable to the township for which he is appointed overseer, and also to take notice of all the poor and distressed families and persons residing in his proper township, and enquire into the means by which they are supported and maintained. And whenever he shall discover any person or family really suffering through poverty, sickness, accident, or any misfortune or inability, which may render him, her, or them a wretched and proper object of public charity, it shall be his duty, and he is hereby strictly enjoined to give immediate information thereof to a justice of the peace, acting in and for the same county, that legal means may be then taken by such justice to afford the person or persons so suffering proper and seasonable relief. And every overseer of the poor appointed as aforesaid shall take the same oath or affirmation according to his conscience, to be administered and entered by the same authority, and in the same manner as is prescribed in this act for a constable, changing only the words "a constable," to the words "an overseer of the poor," and the word "county," to that of "township." Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the justices in session as aforesaid shall appoint in each township throughout the several counties respectively, a clerk of the township during good behaviour, whose duty it shall be to keep a fair book of entries, containing the particular marks and brands assummed for distinguishing the horses, cattle, hogs, or other beasts of such inhabitants of the township as may choose to be at the expense of thus registering the same, and the name and particular place of abode of every such inhabitant shall at the same time be entered therein. And for every mark or brand so registered, the clerk of the township shall be entitled to demand and receive of the person employing him the sum of one quarter of a dollar, and no more. And that it may be readily known to what particular township estrays belong, the justices in session as aforesaid shall assign to each and every township a distinct letter of the alphabet to be taken and used, as the peculiar and general brand of the same township by all the inhabitants thereof, who shall cause the form of such letter to be impressed upon one or both of the horns of every bull, cow, and ox, and upon one or both of the shoulders of every horse, mare and colt, to such inhabitants respectively belonging. And morever the clerk of the township shall keep another book in which he shall enter from time to time every estray that may be reported to him for that purpose, describing the natural and artificial marks, as well as the colour, sex, age, and stature of every such estray, as far as the same shall come to his knowledge, together with the name of the person taking up such estray, and where it may be found. And for every estray so entered by the clerk he shall be entitled to demand and receive of the person at whose instance such entry was made, the sum of half a dollar and no more, and thereupon it shall be the further duty of such clerk, to make out in writing as soon as may be afterwards two or more fair and legible copies of an advertisement describing such estray as entered in his said book, and informing when and where the same was taken up, and where it may be found, one of which copies shall be put up in some conspicuous part of his dwelling house, and the other copy thereof he shall cause to be put up in some conspicuous part of the town, or place where the courts of justice are usually held in and for the same county. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall take up any estray within the meaning of this act, and shall not within seven days thereafter give or send notice thereof to the then nearest clerk of the township, particularly describing such estray, with the time and place when and where the same was so taken up and where it is to be found, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay to the party informing the sum of eight dollars, to be recovered with costs before any judge of the county court of common pleas, and moreover shall be liable to the action of the proper owner of such estray, and upon conviction shall pay double damages, anything in this or any other act of the territory contained to the contrary notwithstanding. AR. ST. CLAIR. -Reprinted from "Laws passed in the Territory of the United States north-west of the River Ohio, from the commencement of the government to the 31st of December, 1791. Published by authority. Philadelphia. Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, M, DCC, XCII.,” p. 47. An ACT creating the Offices of Treasurer General of the Territory and Treasurers for the Counties passed at Cincinnati in the county of Hamilton the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two by Winthrop Sargent Secretary vested with all the powers of the Governour in the absence of the Governour of the Territory northwest of the river Ohio and John Cleves Symmes and Rufus Putnam Judges of the same. Sec. I. Be it enacted That, etc. Sec. 6. And be it also enacted That there shall be appointed and commissioned in and for each and every county in the territory an officer to be stiled the County Treasurer. Sec. 7. It shall be his duty to receive and keep for the use of the county of the proper persons who ought to pay the same all monies due and owing at any time to the county or accruing to the use thereof. He shall pay or cause to be paid the same monies or such part thereof as may come to his hands in the manner and to the purposes directed by law. And for the faithful discharge of the trust and duties hereby enjoined on him the said county treasurer shall give bond with two sufficient sureties to the governour for the time being in the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars. Sec. 8. And each county treasurer by means of the attorney-general or person officiating as such in his county shall have power and he is hereby authorized to enforce the payment of all dues fines amercements forfeitures revenues and emoluments which are or may hereafter be due given coming or accruing to the use of the county in the same manner as the treasurer-general is by this act authorized to do in respect of monies due or accruing to the use of this territory. Sec. 9. He shall annually lay before the legislature of the territory an account of all monies that shall have been raised in the county to which he belongs by assessment or by any other way or means by him received as county treasurer and how the same has been disposed of. And no furthur assessment shall be made on the several towns and places in the county to which he belongs until the said amount has been offered to the legislature and allowed by them. Sec. 10. As a compensation for all services and expenses incidental to his office the said county treasurer shall and may retain for his own use out of all the public monies as the same shall come to his hands a sum after the rate of five per centum. Signed WINTHROP SARGENT -Reprinted from "Laws passed in the Territory of the United States north-west of the River Ohio, from July to December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, inclusive. Published by authority. Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers of the Laws of the United States. M, DCC, XCIV.," p. 13. An ACT directing the manner in which Money shall be raised and levied to defray the Charges which may arise within the several Counties in the Territory passed at Cincinnati the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two by Winthrop Sargent Secretary and now vested with all the powers of the Governour of the Territory northwest of the river Ohio and John Cleves Symmes and Rufus Putnam Judges. Sec. I. Be it enacted That the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace at the last term which shall be held within each of the counties next preceeding the first day of January annually shall make an estimate of such sum or sums of money as they according to their best skill and judgement shall think sufficient to defray the necessary charges of their respective counties for one year specifying as nearly as may be hte purposes for which such sum or sums may be necessary and which may properly be considered as county charges which estimate the clerk of the said court is hereby directed to lay before the governour and two or more of the judges of the territory from time to time as soon as may be after such |