Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-06-14

accounts oil the county commissioners, and shall
/ az ieast once IN every year lay before the Court
Vi quarter Sessions and Grand Jury of said
county list of the number, age and sex of the
persons maintained and employed in the house
"a employment, or supported or assisted BY
ui .iIeui eisewhere, and of the children by them
oouhd out to apprenticeship as aforesaid. with
| tne name OF their masters or mistresses and
lnetc tlaue, occupation, or calling and shall at
~ az tluics "hen Ihereunto required, submit to the
inspection and free examination Of spch visitore
as shall from time TO time he anna astod h,, ~
Court OF Quarter Sessions Of the said counIx ali
their books and accounts together with the rents
interest and monies payable and receivabIe Inv
the SAID corporation; and also an account of iii
sales, purchases, donations, deyises and heoueste
as shaii nave oeen made by or to them Propided
That no director shall sell or dispose of anv ar
tcle or articles to the said poor house during the
time he shall serve director thereof, nor be a
contractor for erecting buildings
SECTION g. As soon the said building shall
have been erected or purchased, and all necessa-
ry accommodations provided therein notice shall
be sent, signed by any two of the said directors to
the oyerseers of the several boroughs and town
ships OF the said county Of Mifliin recurring them
forthwith to bring the poor of their respective
ooroughs and townships to said house of en-
pioyment, which order the overseers are hereby
enJolned and required to comply with or other
wise TO iorielt the cost of all future maintenance
except In cases when by sickness or anv other
suihcIent cause any poor person cannot be re-
moved, IN which case the said overseers shall
represent the same to the nearest Justice of the
peace, who being satisfied of the truth thereof
shall certify the same to the said directors. and
al the SAID time issue an order under his hand
ana seal 10 the saId oyerseers, directing them to
maintain such poor until such times as he or she
may be in situation to be removed, and then
convey the SAID pauper and deliver him or her
10 the steward or keeper of the SAID house of
employment, together with the said order; and
the charge and expense Of such temporary re-
iiet and OF such removal, shall be paid by the
SAID directors at reasonable allowance.
SECTION I. The said directors shall from time
10 lime receive, provide for and employ accord
ing to the true intent and meaning Of this act
all such poor and INDECENT persons as shall ne
entitled TO relief or shall have gained a legal
settlement IN said county of MilIiin, and shall be
sent there by an order or warrant for that pir-
pose under the hands and seals of any two ius-
tees Of the peace, directed to any constable of
the said county of Miff!n, or to the overseers of
the proper township in any other county of this
commonwealth and the said directors are here
by authorized when they shall deem it proper
and convenient to do so, to permit any poor
person or persons TO be maintained elsewhere:
Fr0rtded The expense OF their maintenance does
not IN any case exceed that for which they could
be maintained al the poor house OF the said
county of Mitflin.
SECTION .. The said directors, or any two of
them, who shall be a quorum in all cases to
do business, shall have full power to make and
ordain such ordinances, rules, and regulations
as they shall think proper, convenient, and ueces-
sary for the direction, government, and support
oil the poor and house Of employment aforesaid,
ana oil The revenues thereunto belonging and
OF all such persons as shall come under their
cognizance; Prorided, The same be not repug-
nant to this law or any of the laws of this State
or the United States, ind procided also, That
the same shall not have any force or effect, until
they snail have been submitted To the court Of
common pleas for the time being of the county
OF Miililn, and shall have received the approba-
ton Of the same.
SECTION 8. The said directors, or either of
them, shall have full power and authority 10 ad-
minister oaths affirmatons to all persons re-
siding IN the said house of employment, or be-
coming chargeable to the said county touching
sheIr place of legal settlement; and IN ease
tuch poor person or persons shall refuse to take
the said oath or affirmation, or shall refuse to
answer such questions as shall be asked BY the
saiu directors touching and relating TO said SET
Elements, the said directors may withhold all
further relief from such poor person or persons
until he or She. or they shall con,eat to take
such oath or affirmation, and answer all such
questions as aforesaid and the said board of
The powers hereinbefore granted, are author
ized and empowered to administer oaths and
aihrmations in all eases whatever relating to
their official duties
SEcuus 10. A quorum Of said directors shall.
and they are hereby enJoired and required to
meet AT the said house Of employment at least
once IN every month, and visit the apartments,
and see that the poor comfortably supported,
and hear all complaints and redress or cause to
be redressed all grievances that may happen by
the neglect or misconduct of any person or
persons in their employment or otherwise.
SECTION H. In case of any vacancy by death
resignation or otherwise, of any of SAID direc-
tors, the remaining directors shall fill such va
cancy by the appointment of a citizen of the
district III which such vacancy may occur, un-
der The same penalty as is provided by the sec
ond section Of this act, to serve until the next
general election, when another director shall be
erected 10 serve as II no such vacancy had hap
pened.
SECTION 10. The said directors shall each of
them receive for their services annually the sum
Of twenty dollars, to defray the expenses of the
necessary attendance on the duties Of their
office.
SECTION I3. All claims and demands existing
At the time of this act being carried into effect
shall have full force and effect as if this act had
not passed, and when the same may have been
iuly adjusted and settled, all moneys remaining /
n the hands of the overseers, as well as the un-
collected taxes levied for the support of the /
Door In the several boroughs and townships in /
he county of Miiln, shall be paid over to the ,
treasurer of the poor house, to be applied to |
he maintenance and support of the poor and /
IS soon as the poor of the county of Mitfiin !
hall have been removed to the house of en-
1loyment of said county, and the outstanding /
axes collected and paid over, the Office of over
eer of the poor within the said county shall .
rom hencefOrth be abolished.
SECTION IA. The powers conferred and the /
luties imposed on the oversecrs of the poor in /
md by an act to empower the overseers and |
guardians Of the poor in the several townships |
within this commonwealth, to recover certain /
ines, penalties, and forfeitures, and for other /
purposes, are hereby conferred and imposed on
he supervisors of the highways in the said /
county of Nlfflin, and that the justices of the |
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