Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-13
os.-AN ACT, in relation to the Poor.

23.-AN ACT, in relation to the Poor.
is hereby enacted by the General assembly OF the State
Iof Vermont, as follows:
SECTION |. Any number OF towns i'll this state may,
by of such towns, passed at any annual meeting,
special meeting called for that purpose unite for
the purpose of supporting the poor of such towns such
part thereof may be deemed by such towns proper
subjects to be supported at poor house
SEC. g. Each Of said towns shall annually appoint a
superintendent of the poor, and the
appointed shall be corporation by the of the u-
perntendens of the Poor of the towns for which they
shall be appointed and shall possess the usual powers of
corporation for public purposes. They shall meet an
nuay the poor house, and until they have poor house,
at some other place agreed upon by orty Of the
perntendens and at such other times and PLACES they
shall think expedent twothirds Of whom shall be
sary to form quorum to transact business They shall
have the superintendent and of all the poor idle
and dsoIdery persons placed in the poor house of said
towns and shall have power to decide what persons
proper subjects to be placed and supported at said poor
house; and it shall be their duty,
l. To purchase the expense of said towus such real
estate may be necessary for the support and mante-
nance of such poor, and to provide suitable house or
houses for their accommodation and until such house
houses be otherwise provided, to rent tenement
tenemens and land not exceeding three hundred acres
and such poor of said towns be maintained in
such places
2. To establish and ordain prudential rules, regula
tons and bylaws for the government and good order Of
such poor house or places SO provided, and for the
poyment, relief management and government of the per-
g. To employ suitable persons to be keepers of such
houses places, and all necessary officers and servants
and to vest such powers in them for the government of
such houses shall be necessary, reservng the pau
pers and other persons who may be placed under the
of such keepers the right of appeal to the supern
tendents.
H. To purchase the furniture, implements and mate
rails that shall be necessary from time time for the
maintenance of the poor in said houses and for THAR
ployment in labor manufactures and to sell and dis
pose the proceeds of such labor they shall deem
pedent
s. To assess the lists of the polls and the rateable
of the inhabitants of said towns such rates
they shall from time to time deem necessary to defray
the expenses of purchasing such real estate erecting the
buildings and to pay all the expenses of supper
ting such poor which rates taxes shall be collected by
by the several consabes Of said towns in the
town rates taxes by law collected, and by
them paid to the treasurer of said corporation who
is to be appointed by said superintendent.
SEC 8. The poor houses established ageeably to the
provisions of this act shall be warehouses and houses of
correction in which to confne and to work Migrants
and idle and disorderly persons.
[Approved by the Governor, Oct. 81 1871
c. l.. KNAPP, Secretary of State,