Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-04-22
LAW OF OHIO.
AN ACT

To provide for the election Of Direc'
tors Of the Poor.
Sec. l. Be ii enacted By the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That the
qualified electors for members Of the
General Assembly in any county with
in this State, in which county poor
house is completed, or may be hereafter
completed for the reception fthe poor,
shall elect at their annual election, ia
the same manner and under the same
regulations that State and other county
officers are now elected, three judlcous
persons, residents Of the Co., who shall
form o board of directors Of the Poor,
one OF which shall hold his Office for
one year, one for two years and one Tor
three years, so that one OF said dlrec-
tors be elected each year, and said d.
rectors shall in all respects have
the same power and be subject to the
same liabilities as now provided for by
law, and each director so elected after
the first election 0hall hold his Office for
the term of three years and until bis
successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. 2. If any vacancy shall in any
manner occur in the board OF directors
or in any cases where poor house has
been completed for the reception Of the
poor, and the commissioners of the pro-
per county shall deem it right and pro,
per that the management oil such poor
house 10 be placed under board of di.
rectors prior TO The next annual cleo
tion, said commissioners are hereby
authorized in either case to appoint
said directors as now provided Tor, who
shall continue in office until their sue
cessors are elected aud qualified, anc
shall have tho same powers and bc
subier' to the same duties as thouBf
they were elected.
Sec 3. In cases where persons art
admitted into the poor house as pauPers
whether such person or persons be m
sane or otherwise. and such admItloi
person be possessed OF or owners o
property, whether real or personal O
having an interest in reversIon or il
any other manner legally entitled i
any gift, legacy, or bequesl OF whateVe
nature or kind the same may be, tt
directors maya soon after such ad
mittance as they may think proper, TAX
possession OF all or OF any such proper
~ or other interest such pauper ma
lawfully be entitled TO, and sell an
dispose Of The same as hereinafter pr
vided, and the nett proceeds arisin
therefrom shall be applied in whole {
in part, under the special direction
the dlroctors.i in such manner as the
may think best to the maintenance
such person during the continuance
such person as pauper in said POI
house, and the said directors may
their option admit orsreject any persC
as Pauper who has not gained leg
residence in the proper county, as
sound discretion and the nature Of +
case may require.
Sec, 4. Upon e,death OF any pa
per in poor house, or who shall olht
wise leave or be in any lawful mann
discharged lherelrom, whose proper
and effects shall have been disposed
and the hvails thereof applied as pr
vided for in the preceding section Of Il
act. and if thore remain a. the time
such leaving balance due and in la1
OF such pauper on the books of the
sli,ution, such balance shall be rep
by the directors or other authorl7
officer TO such pauper or other pers
legally entitled to receive the same
Sec. S. That when the directors sh
desire to sell any real estate under
provisions of tho third section OF
act, they shall file a petition for t
purpose in the court Of common pie
and the proceeding thereupon, the 81
confirmation OF sale, and execution
deed by said directors, shall in all r
poets be conducted in conformity to
practice and statuary provision for
sale of real estate by guardians.
Sec. 6 That so much oil all acts
parts of acts as come in conflict with
provisions of this act, be and the ST
J are hereby repealed
RUFUS P SPALDING,
Speaker ofthc House of Representa-
JAS. ] FARAN,
Sneaker of The SendL