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XII of 1903.

J [28th March, 1903.

J 1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Poor Relief ShOI"t title.

Ordinance.

2.-(1) In this Ordinance, requires,- unless the context otherwise I�terpreta- twn.

means the Pool'.'.
means the Pool'.'.

Law Commis- " Commissioners" s10ners; � " meansJa commissary "commiss�r and incl i/ any otTher p�rson ointed by the of ation, ve:ilrior itnd'er se�tion ; three by section " board " means the board establishea. '

of this Ordinance.

(2)The city of Georgetown t · een o:f.,this Ord'inance includes W ortmanville, Kitty village, Lodge village, other places are from time to time included for the purposes of this Ordinance.
which, by order of the Governor in Council, and Albouystown, and any in the city of Georgetown 3.-(1) The relief Administration.

of the poor an the administration of Establish­ moneys granted ' all public shall be conduct{}d that purpose more than six commission rs, to be called Commissioners.

°f Council for ment by � Legislative 1 poor aw y a board to consist of not Commission.

the Poor Law JI,� l ;.

::_[ �� ($J.

.J.1 I shall be Appointrrlentf'f-, 8 0 shall be for o_f commis- 0. s10ners.
(2) The Comm· ioners by the vernor, and their chairman their appointments .

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d an t ey may e re-appomte appointed h three years, 4.-(1) The entire executive of this Ordinance and all executive for the purposes chairman, done by the Commissioners trary intention the chairman.

shall be vested acts hereinafter or by the board, from the context, directed the con- unless shall be done by appears in the chairman; to be quorum.

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(2)The chairman shall consult not being mere matters matters, · action be prejudiced by delay.

or making any order, unless of routine, before taking service would the public the members in all k-��� (3) At a meeting of Commissioners whom th�chairman must be one, shall form two of them, of a quorum.

�,�(/Ji?> ctions by (4) or against the Com­ missioners : Proviso.

5.
All actions or suits by or against may be brought in the name of the chairman and be sued by or under the style and designation Chairman or suit brought, commenced, or prosecuted, the chairman shall abate or be discontinued t who may sue of the of the Poor Law Commissioners, and no action by or against by his death: the Commissioners Provided that the chairman the colony all damages, shall be reimbursed and paid charges, costs, out of the funds of and expenses chargeable be personally or any part of them.
by reason to or with which he may be put or become answerable of any action or liable or suit, and he shall not for the payment of them Appointment of officers.

may appoint a secretary to the of the poor for· the city of Georgetown, 6.-(1) The Governor an inspector board, and a superintendent, matron, house and any other officers, sary for its efficient and surgeon assistants, of the alms­ and servants neces­ and superintendence.
management (2)Any of the officers appointed as aforesaid, if the in the almshouse.

Governor so directs, shall reside Salaries officers.

of 7.Everyone appointed to an office under this Ordinance shall be paid at the rate or from the funds applicable the purpose determined Council.

or provided by the Legislative for Mode of appointment.
8.Appointments to all offices created nance the salaries of which are separately estimates shall be by the Governor, offices uo.der this Ordinance separately provided in the estimates sioners subject to the approval the salaries of the Governor.

under this Ordi­ provided on the to of which are not shall be by the Commis­ and appointments Removal of officers.

this Ordinance.

9.The Governor may remove any officer appointed under Orphan 10.The Governor t:Y;�:0:1lto asylum shall be attached alms-house.
be under the control may at any time order that the orphan to the Georgetown alms-house and and management of the board.

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1741 11.-(1) The inspector, or other officer directed by the �:>uties of the at the intervals shall issue to the outdoor paupers of the by Commissioners, Georgetown, to them respectively relief amount of pecuniary allowed the Commissioners, shall perform all and the inspector other general duties from time to time ordered by the board.
by the Governor, directed mspector.

(2)The secretary and conduct the correspondence tion perform all other duties assigned shall keep the minutes and accounts B�ard minutes.

of the board and in addi- to him by the board.
to poor relief or any �:�=� or for the conce and verification may summon before them any Commis­ for the purpose of being si?ne�s ma y upon oath of any maps, plans, sur- agreements, or writings, 12.The Commissioners persons they think necessary examined upon any matter relating other matter placed by law under their control, purpose of production books, cont.racts, veys, valuations, relating any question not being the property oath anyone whom they so summon, or who voluntarily comes before them to be examined upon the matter, or, instead examined of the matter respecting examined.
and not relating of title to lands, tenements, of a parish; a declaration which he has been or is so in anywise to or involving accounts, or copies thereof the person of the truth to make and subscribe of administering an oath, may require and may examine upon to that matter, 1{1f poor re e · or hereditaments, 14.No commissioner, or officer employed by or under the Paid officer ordering, of an alms-house in the management y no t· have t m�m poor, m whose hands or under whose control contract.
or direction, management, Commissioners .

the out-door the maintenance, the destitute or in the name of any other person, provide, furnish, supply, sions for the use of the alms-house time for which he acts or retains poor is placed shall, either in his own name for his own profit, any materials, his appointment, shall or the poor during the goods, o:r: provi- or of �a te or of be 1742 CH .

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concerned dj rectly or indirectly them, or in any contract relating nor shall any paid officer on any pretence whatsoever take or permit to be taken or received any fee or reward from anyone obtaining a 8um not exceeding on his account, that con�ract, in furnishing thereto, two hundred and forty dollars.

or receive, or supplying on pain of forfeiting Penalty.

Rules relating to poor law administra­ tion.


15.The Commissioners, with the approval of the Governor and Legislative (a)the good government (b)regulating Council, may make rules for- of any alms-house; the duties of the surgeon, inspector, superintendent, and servants; matron, and all other assistants (c)the repression and punishment of insubordinate and disorderly inmates, of assistants and imposing and s� nts.

; and conduct on the part of the fines for the misconduct (rl) the guidance of the -� -Jt.
s and y other officers employe y of relief to .e poor or in carr - g into effect the 1s of this Ordin e. m t 7 ministration Alms-houses .

16.The Commissioners and superintendence of alms-houses shall have the charge, control, in the colony.

A lms-hoiises.

Vesting in the colony of property in alms-house.

17.All the buildings, furniture, , and supplies, clothing, of whatever kind or provisions, utensils appertaining implements, description the accommodation and taken to be the property vested therein.
to or used in any alms-house or support of the poor shall be deemed of the colony and are hereby for Order for person requir� ing relief to be placed in alms-house.

18.The Commissioners one as a condition of his receiving nance, or as a condition of his receiving public charge, to be placed in an alms-house.

may; if they think fit, order any­ relief under this Ordi­ medical aid at the as Provisions to property of inmate of ahns-house.
19.-(1) \\There anyone is admitted alms-house, all his movable and immovable ipso fa,cto vest in the Commissioners, proceedings necessary realizing it or any part of it.

for obtaining into or placed in an property who may take any possession of and shall POOR RELIEF.

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1743 (2)The property of which possession shall be administered is taken by the by them for the sup­ of the person while he remains an Commissioners port and maintenance inmate of an alms-house.
(3)This section the person becomes entitled alms-house.

shall apply to any property to which while he is an inmate of an of an im ·grant into an alms-�oti?e shall gi notice thereof of to the :-:!.

gf;nt a. if it appears that the aims".house Agent General, 20.- (1) On the admission house, the superintendent Immigration · · t · th t· d · d t llnIDigran the Immigration employer the immigrant ordered by the 'Gov: nor.
IS at e Ime Ull lil en Ure to any emp oyer, gration Age�t 1 to the Immi Agent eneral shall call upon that General.

to make paJ)TI; t for the future maintenance at a general rate from time to time ctA-J (2)If the mployer fails to pay, or to remove the to e hospital immigrant the cost of 1s maintenance being m e shall be recovered execut· n. of the estate to which he belongs, 61.J.

�1 1» from the time of the demand from the employer by parate ·LI-·J of ft .
, � directed and refuses an alms-house to do so, and a pauper who intro- who is able to perform Refusal of 21.A pauper in any work or service or P by the superintendent, aupehr in a ms-ouse 1 matron or other officer, under the rules made by the Com-to work.

missioners duces or attempts prohibited by the rules, or carries out any provisions, his use or belonging duly authorised, imprisonment exceeding without being thereto shall be liable on summary conviction hard labour for any term not Penalty.
anything to carry provided into an alms-house out or attempts or other property, to the colony, sixty days.

with or without to introduce clothing, for to 22.Any alms-house for the relief of the aged and infirm Regulation of established shall be subject laid down for alms-houses, poor hereafter inbefore that case be modified by any order made by the Commis- sioners under the provisions Ordinance.

of section fifteen of this to the rules here-� s-�uses but those rules may in e::i%'lis{ea.
Relief of the Poor.

23.All and every the expense to be incurred for relief Payment of of the destitute defrayed djsposal out of the funds placed for that purpose at the of the Commissioners.

poor in tbe colony shall be paid and ;�1:n:0TI0f_f 26.-(1) Persons entitled to relief.

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Accounts.

'° 24.Every cmmIIttSSary sh keep regular of his accounts and disburseme for poor relief and whenever receipts required by the CoIDI · ssioners produce a balance the accounts.
sheet of of Register paupers .

relieved 25.Every ceHtmissary sh,9-W'k eep a register of the paupers to whom relief district sioners; sioners disposal.
in the manner nd form directed and the regis r shall be furnished and paid or out of the funds placed at their his by the Commis­ by the Commis­ granted or allowed within o/ i Every aged or infirm person, years, children under the age of fourteen or reformatory school excepted, to earn sufficient relief who is destitute in any industrial and unable shall be entitled to from the funds at the disposal (2)v\�here relief has been afforded to anyone under of the CoIDinissioners.
for his maintenance, and every child the Com­ to recover or inherits, this section and he is the owner of, or possesses, property in any way, or dies leaving, or acquires the amount of the shall be entitled missioners relief so afforded from him or his estate, of the secretary setting claimed or due shall, any other matter all courts and by all judges evidence of the amount claimed being in every particular correct.
or of or thing, be held and be deemed to be in and the signature to any document of the amount to the board subscribed a statement without proof of the signature forth or containing and magistrates prima facie Sending orphan child to industrial echool.

Cbaptor 192.

27.The board may send to an industrial relief admissible of the Industrial school all into the school and Reforma­ orphan children requiring by virtue of the provisions tory Schools Ordinance.

Comnrissary to inquire.

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The commissary shall kifinquiry, either person- (if any) placed at his ally or with the aid of paid · quirers of every to the circumstances disposal by the board, · he is therefor; recipient of poor relie of authorised every governmen me ical officer, police constable, rural constable, bail' , or other public officer within his district.

.d every applicant for tha p pose to require the assistance i Local Boards of guardians.
29.-(1) The G ernor may in any fiscal district appoint a local b ard of guardians of not more th n six persons, to assist the commissary in of the poor, consisting "I .

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1745 the duty of administering at the meeting preside · gs.

of its proc.ee minutes shall rel· ; and the commissary o the local board and keep the (2)Every gu dian shall vacate years or when ving the colony re-appointme .

his office after three for and shall be eligible l b d f .
f h 1 within the district, 30.The oomm-iss--<:try, in the months f January and Peri�dical f o meetmgs July of every year, shall call meetmg t e oca oar o local guardians, the and shall submit for eir consideration for poor A £A cases of every recipient of the inquiries /JU'ih.£ VV · relief of L/-tJ I� made into their circumst where necessary the reports, and practicable, of the local to be given to every board, shall fix e amount of relief applicant, previously or 1rect that the relief increased, of an every applicant wi the reports inspection and advice ces, and upon consideration wit he assistance and upon rsonal · scontinued, or reduced.
issued be boards.

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� 31._ Thc,e�� ill£r ansmii to the _Commissioners the mmutes of the board, together and a list of the amounts of relief reduced, and all relief six months shall be paid according &W,m••• ,1 hst' relief 1o , A,£,c�f U\J · increased, 7sJ to the list : Proviso.
may in their discretion that the Commissioners granted, during the ensuing Q 6 or discontinued, with the reports Provided alter the amount of the relief or may direct that any relief discontinued it to be discontinued, be restored.

or direct 32.The Commissioners uecessity, grant assistance may at any time, in cases of General to those requiring it.
�::U�� 33.All sums required _ / -Of poor relief shall be from ti to time remitted to t e comm1 ry thereof district · s10ners when a person re iring relief limits of any · strict, Commission.

a�oun by the Commis-of re mre or 4 except poor relief to for distribution, which shall be dealt with by the fa.

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;t\) within the local boards· LIO /ft-' s as to them seems best.

in any fiscal Remittance does not reside ,n\ · h d ft sioners to grant relief.

JVI iscellaneous .Provisions.


34.Everyone who on any examination wilfully under the Punishment �01.s giving gives false evidence, authority or wilfully conviction of this Ordinance makes or subscribes thereof a false declaration, suffer the pains and penalties of shall on e�Jence.

perjury.

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Refusal to attend summons of tho Com­ missioners.


85.Everyone who refuses or wilfully neglects alters, agreements, them, or wilfully to a summons of the Commissioners, suppresses, attend in obedience to give evidence before or refuses conceals, destroys, accounts, tracts, tions, or writings, or copies duced for the purposes be liable conviction hundred dollars, or to imprisonment exceeding six months.
any books, con­ valua­ surveys, to be pro­ shall on of this Ordinance, one to a penalty to produce, maps, plans, thereof, not exceeding for a term not required thereof to or Penalty.

Expenses of persons appearing prosecute.


to for e Commissioners a magistrate it is necessary to employ anyon · o make a claim or com­ is hereby requi to order each person against 36.Whenever the commissary plaint before magistrate whom complaint claimed exceeding employed is reqinred to attend before the magistrate t.he prosecution to pay, a sum not the person so for is mad o pay, over and above the amount one doll for each day whereon and which e is adjudged of the complaint.
or a ereinbefore provided, the l'rocedw·o and appeal.

37.All complaints or informations any sum of money, or any fine, penalty, and except when otherwise shall be specially made, heard, and determined as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed Ordinances.

for the recovery or forfeiture (save provided) of by the Summary Jurisdiction