Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-17
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
AN ACT

To amend an act entitled "an act for the relief
Of the poor,n passed March IA, 1881.
SEC. 1. Be 1t enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That upon
complaint being made or information given
to the trustees Of TOWNSHIP in any county
in this State, having county poor house,
that any inhabitant Of such township is in
4 suffering condition and requires public as
sistance or support, said trustees shall en-
ouire into the condition and necessities of
such person, and if satisfied that relief ought
to Be granted at the public expense, and
shall also be of opinion that such person
requires temporary or partial relief only,
and that for any cause to be by said trus-
tees stated, it would be inexpedient to re-
move such person to the county poor house,
saidtrustees thereupon may make certified
statement Of the facts Of such case, to be by
them signed, setting forth the name, age,
birth place, length of residence, previous
habits and present condition of such per-
son, and the reason why it would be inex-
pedient to remove such person to the county
poor house, which statement they shall
forthwith cause to be delivered to the direc-
tors Of said poor house.
. Sec. 2. Upon receiving said statements
it shall be the duty Of said directors to en-
quirs into the truth of the same, and if up
on full examination they shall find said
statement to be true, and shall. be further
satisfied that it is inexpedient to remove
such person to the poor house, and shall
further find that the trustees of said town.
ship have not been chargeable with neg lect
il not warning said person to depart from
their township, it is hereby made further
the duty Of said directors, without removal
to the poor house, to furnish such person
such temporary or partial relief as in their
opinion may be necessary, and they shall
charge the expense Of the same in their ac-
count current, and shall draw an order
therefor upon the county auditor, to be paid
as in other cases. =.-.
- Sec. 8. If upon complaint made or in
formation given to the trustees of town
ship, as in the first section of this act men
toned, that any inha bitant of such town
ship is in suffering condition and requires
public assistance, and upon examina ton, as
aforesaid, they shall dnd that such person
needs temporary or partial relief only, such
trustees may in their discretion afford such
relief at the expense of their township, with
out removing such person to the county
poor house, or certifying the facts of the
case to the directors thereof, and it is here
by declared and made the duty of such
trustees to provide for all paupers who nay
upon application be rejected by the direct
ors Of the poor house, whether such pau
pers may require permanent, temporary or
partial relief, in the same manner and to
the same extent as is now required by law
Of trustees Of townships in which there is no
county poor house; provided, that this act
shall not extend to, nor be in force in the
counties Of Fairfield, Perry and Hooking,
CLARK or Coshocton.
sas's 80 BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J CHARLES G. CONVERS,
~ Speaker of the Senate.
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