Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-06-14
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OF THE Poor IN THE COUNTY OF MIFFLE.
Authorsing the Overseers of the Poor of Ly-
coming county to sell certain property belong
ing to Walter Potts, an insane pauper; relative
to the Boundary Lines between the States OF
Pennsylvania and Delaware; to Elections in
Philadelphia county; and to holding Courts
In Juniata county; and to taking Excessive
Interest from the Bank of Lewistown.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth Of Penalsui-
vdn'a IN General assembly met, and is herebg en-
acted BY the authority of the same That Samuel
w. Taylor, Isaiah Coplin, Samuel Barr, James
Criswell, and David Jenkins-all of the county
OF MltfiIn-be and are hereby appointed Com
mlsstoners, whose duty it shall be- or majority
of them, on or before the first day of August.
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
nifty, to determine upon and purchase such real
estate they shall deem necessary for the ac-
commodatlon of the poor Of Miffiin county: and
1t shall be lawful for said Commissioners or a
majority OF them, to take cOnyeyances therefor
IN the name and for the use of the corporation
mentioned in the third section of this act; and
they shall certify their proceedings therein. un-
der their hands and SEALS to the Clerk of the
Court OF Quarter Sessions of the county of
Mlfiin, to be filed in his office and at the next
general election the qualified electofs of MdIn
county shall elect three reputable citizens of
SAID county to be Directors of the poor and of
the house of employment for the county Of
hlnhn Tor The ensuing year ID the following
! manner, to wit: The townships of Armagh
Brown, Union, and Memo shall elect one per-
son, who shall serve three years the townships
| OF Wayne, Oliver, Granville, Derry, Decatur
and the borough of m'Vevtown and the borough
OF Newton Hamilton shall elect one person. who
/ shall serve for two years and the borough of
( LeWistown shall elect one person. who Shall
serve one year-and annually thereafter one
person shall be elected TO serve for three wears
and be elected in the district where a vacancy
! shall occur by the expiration of the term of
office; and the judges of the election of said coun-
! ~ shall, immediately on receiving the returns
from the several election districts and castinr IN
( the number of votes therein, or within three
! days thereafter certify, under their hands and
seals, the names of the persons so elected d.
/ rectors TO the Clerk of the Court of Quarter
Sessions Of said county, who shall file the said
certificate in his office, and forthwith give notice
In writing 10 the said directors Of their being
elected and said directors shall meet at the
Court House, IN Le"lstOwn, on the first Monday
Of November next ensuing their election, to
transact business.
/ SECTION ?. Every director elected in manner
aforesaid, or appointed as is directed by the
eleventh section Of this act, shall within ten
days after hc is notified of such election or ap-
! polntment, and before he enters upon the duties
of the said Office, take an oath or affirmation.
which shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Court Of Quarter Sessi sions, which any JUS
tIce OF the peace Of said county is hereby author
ized to administer, that he viii discharge the
duties of the Office Of director of the poor for
the said county truly, faithfully, and impartiaIly,
to the best of his knowledge aud ability and in
case of neglect or refusal to take said oath or
affirmation within the time aforesaid, he shall
forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for the
use Of the poor of said county, which fire shall
be recovered by the directors for the time being
as debts are or shall De by law recoverable; ; and
the directors qualified as aforesaid are hereby
authorised to administer oath or affirmation
IN any case when ii shall be necessary in relation
TO the duties of their Office
SECTION g. The said directors shall forever
hereafter in name and in fact, be one body poll
ltIc aud corporate in law 10 all intcnts and pur-
poses whatsoever relative to the poor Of the
county of Mitiin, and shall have perpetual sue
cession, and may sue and be sued, plead and be
lmPleaded, by the name, style and title of The
Directors of The Poor and the House of Employ
ment for the County Of Miffin," aud by that
name shall and may receive, take and hold any
lands, tenements, and hereditaments not exceed
ing the yearly value of ten thousand dollars, and
any goods and chattels whatsoever of gift alien
alton, or bequest OF any person or persons what
soeYer TO purchase, take, and hold any lands
and tenements within their county in fee simple,
or otherwise, and erect suitable buildings for the
reception use, and accommodation Of the poor
OF said county to provide all things necessary
lOr The lodging, maintenance, aud employment
OF said poor; to appoint Treasurer annually,
who shall give bond with full and sufficient sure
ty for the faithful discharge Of the duties of his
office, and at the expiration thereof for the pay
ment and delivery over TO his successor in Office
all moneys, bonds, notes, book accounts and
other papers TO the said corporation belonging
which shall then be remaining in his hands Gus
tody, and possession and said directors shall
nave power TO employ, and at pleasure remove, !
q steward o stewards mr. mat nh
stefan or physicians, surgeon or surgeons, and
all other attendants that may be necessary for
the said poor respectively TO bind out appren- /
tIces so that such apprenticeship may expire Of
males) at or before the age of twentyone; if fe-
males, at or before the age of eighteen years |
such poor children shall come under their !
notice, or as may now be bound apprentices BY !
the Oyerseers of the Poor: Propided, That no |
child shall be bound at greater distance than |
thirty miles from the poor house, and to have !
notless three months schooling in each and every /
year; and the said directors shall exercise and |
ENJOY all such other powers now vested in the !
OYerseers OF the Poor as are not herein gran cd |
or supplied and the said directors arc hereby !
empowered to use one common seal in all busi-
ness relating to said corporation, and at their /
pleasure to alter and renew the same.
SECTION a. The said directors as soon as may .
be after their election and organization as aiore-
said, shall make an estimate of the probable eX-
pense Of purchasing the lands and buildings, or |
erecting the necessary building or buildings, and !
furnishing the same, and maintaining the poor
within the said county for one year, whereupon
the County Commissioners of the said county |
shall, and they are hereby authorized and re-
CURED to increase the county tax by one-fourth |
part of the sum necessary for the purpose afore-
said, and shall procure on loan on the credit of
the taxes herein directed TO be levied, the re-
naming three-fourths thereof to be paid in in
stalmentS, with interest, out of the county taxes,
ProUided atlrayS, That not more than one-fourth |
Of the whole amount of the sum necessary for |
the purpose aforesaid shall be added to the coun-
ty tax annually thereafter, to be paid by the |
county treasurer to the directors aforesaid, on |
orders drawn in their favor by the county com
missoners as the same may be found necessary. |
SECTION 5. Ii shall be the duty of the said |
directnrs hefnre the Erst 4 Of Ncue ah.r !