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A superintendent or supervisor; a public officer whose duties involve general superintendence of routine affairs. Overseers of highways. The name given, in some of the states, to a board of officers of a city, township, or county, whose special function is the construction and repair of the public roads or highways:Overseers of the poor. Persons appointed or elected to take … [Read more...] about OVERSEER
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Proved guilty or convicted. Blount. … [Read more...] about OVERCYTEDOR OVERCHYSED
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Persons appointed or elected to take care of the poor with moneys furnished to them by the public authority. 2. The duties of these officers are regulated by local statutes. In general the overseers are bound to perform those duties, and the neglect of them will subject them to an indictment. … [Read more...] about OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
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Such as set watches for the robbing any manor-house. Cowell. … [Read more...] about OUTFITTERS
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In Scotch law. Publisher. 3 How. State Tr. 003. … [Read more...] about OUTSETTER