The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-05

,e personally responsible.
Sec. 10. That all parts of the act to
which this is amendatory, contradictory
% this act are hereby repealed.
Approved January Ia, 1910.
AN ACT for the relief of the poor.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Coun-
Gil and House of Representatives of the
Territory of Iowa, That the board of
county commissioners of the several
counties of this territory, shall be and
they are hereby vested with entire and
exclusive superintendent Of the poor in
their respective counties.
Sec. O. Every poor person who shall
be unable to earn a livelihood, in conse-
quence Of bodily in6rmity, idiocy, lunacy
or other unavoidable cause, shall be sup
ported by the father, mother, or children
Of such poor person, if they or either Of
them, be Of sufficient ability, and every
person who shall fail or refuse to sup
port his or her father, mother or child
when directed by the board of county
commissioners Of the county where such
poor person shallbe found, whether such
relative reside i'll the county or not, shall
forfeit and pay to the county commission
ers, for the use Of the poor Of their coun-
lily the sum Of fifteen dollars per month to
be recovered in the name of the county
commissioners, for the use Of the poor as
aforesaid, before any justice Of the peace
or any court having jurisdiction.
Sec. 8. When such poor person shall
mot have any such relative in any county
in this territory, as are named in The pre-
ceding sections, or such relative shall
not be Of sufficient ability, or shall refuse
to maintain such pauper, then the said
|pauper shall receive such relief as the
case may require out of the county trea-
|sury; and the county commissioners may
either make contracts for the necessary
maintenance ofthe poor, or appoint such
agents as they may deem necessary, to
oversee and provide for the same.
Sec. 4. When any minor shall be-
come, or be likely to become chargeable
to the county, either because of being an
orphan, or because the relations aforesaid
are unable or refuse to support such mi
nor, it shall be the duty Of the county
commissioners to bind such minor as a
apprentice by written indenture, which
shall bind such minor as an apprentice,
and shall in all respects be to the tenor
and effect as required in the act concern
ing apprentices.
Sec. 5. When nonresident, or any
other person not coming within The def
milton Of a pauper, shall fall sick, in any
county in this territory, not having mo-
Iney or property to pay for his board,
nursing and medical aid, it shall be the
duty of the county commissioners, on
complaint being made, to give or order
to be given such assistance to such poor
person as they may deem just and neces-
sary; and if said sick person shall die,
then the said commissioners shall give or
order to be given to such person, {, decent
burial; and the said commissioners shall
make such allowance for board, nursing
or medical aid or burial expenses, as they
shall deem just and equitable, and order
the same to be paid out Of the county trea.
lsury. 81 5s,s.l.
Sec. s. When application is made by
any pauper to the board of commissions
ers in any county in this territory for re-
lief, it shall be necessary for said commits
sioners to require Of said pauper sat
isfactory evidence that he has been re-
sident Of said county for twelve months
Immediately preceding the day upon
. which such application is made.
II Sec. Z. When, on application made
] by any pauper to the board Of commits.
sioners as aforesaid, it shall appear to the
satisfaction of sad board, that ith,, person
$50 applying for relief has resided in said
county agreeably to the provisions Of the
. foregoing section Of this act, he shall h
entitled, to all the relief provided BY thi.
Tact; but if on the contrary it shall appear
Ito the satisfaction of said board that said
! lpauper has not been a resident Of sale
! couuty agreeably to the sixth section Q
= this act, they shall proceed to remove
) from their county, at the expense Of SAT-
county, such panper 10 the county wher'
! said panper may have had his residence
4 or may ifthey think best, Issue d motto,
! directed to some constable of said county
, (which notice the constable shall serv.,
f lforthwith on said pauper requiring him Il
yldepart said county forthwith; and after Sc
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