Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-05-31

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county list Of the number, age, and sex Of thr
persons maintained and employed in the ho,,.c
Of employment, or supported or assisted hv
them elsewhere, and of the children by th.11
bound out TO apprenticeship as aforesaid vim
the name of their masters or mi5tres.es. apd
their trade, occupation, or calling and shall ~
all times hen thereunto required, submit 10 H..
inspection and free examination Of such visitors
as shall from time to time be appointed by ,La
Court of Quarter Sessions Of the said county all
thelf books and accounts, together with tne refis
interest and monies payable and receivable hy
the sald corporation; and also, an account Of ali
sales, purchases, donations, deyises and bequests
as as shah nave been made by or to them, Progidct.
That no director shall sell or dispose Of any ar
ucie or articles to the said poor house d.,rjrr,h
time he shall serve as director thereof norhca
contractor for erecting buildings
SECTION G. As soon the said building shall
have been erected or purchased and all nPrnse.-
ry accommodations provided therein notice shall
be sent, signed hT any two Of the said liretors a.
the overseer5 Of the several b3roug!Is and -,
ships OF the said county Of Mifiin, requiringth,n
forthwith TO bring the poor OF their rexDcc.i..
bor0ughs and townships to said house e., eyc.
pioyment, which order the oYerseers arc LeraI,,
enlolned and required 10 comply with. orofh.r.
wise to forfeit the cost of al future nanteaanr.
except in cases when BY sickness or anv otb4r
sufficient cause any poor person cannot be re-.
moved, IN which case the said oYersccr, SLag
represent the same to the nearest Justice of ~.
peace, who being satisfied OF the truth thereof
shall certify the same 10 the said directors a,i
at the said time issue an order under his hand
and seal to the ssld oyerseeTs, directing them Ia
maintain such poor until such times as he or st.
may be in a situation to be removed. and then
convey the aid pauPcr and deliver him or her
to the steward or keeper of the said house Of
employment, together with the said order; and
the charge and expense Of such temporary re-
lief and Of such removal shall be paid by the
said directors al reasonable allowance
SECTIoE I. The said directors shall from time
TO time receive, provide for and employ, accord
ing 10 the true intent and meaning Of this act
all snch poor and INDECENT persons as shall be
entitled 10 relief, or shall have gained legal
settlement IN said county Of Mifflin. and shall be
sent there by order or warrant for that Dur-
pose under the hands and seals of any two ius-
tees Of the peace, directed to anv constable of
the said county Of Miiiin, or to the oyer.eers of
the proper township in any other county Of thj,
commonwealth and the said directors are herr.
by authorized when they shall deem il proner
and convenient to do SO, TO permit any D6or
person or persons TO be maintained elsewhere.
Prorided The expense Of their maintenance docs
not IN any case exceed that for which they could
DC maintained at the poor house Of the said
county Of Mliiin-
SEcUoS :. The said directors, or any two of
them. y no shall be quorum in all cases +,
DO business, shall have full power to make and
ordan such ordinances, rules, and regulations
as they shall think proper, convenient and neces-
sary for the direction, government, and sunnor.
OF tie poor and house Of employment aforesaid
and If the revenues thereunto belonging. and
OF all such persons as shall come under their
cognizance; Pr0riGed The same be not reDuy.
nant TO this law, any of the laws of this State
or the United States, Ind prorided also. That
the same shall not have any force or effect, until
they shall have been submitted TO the court Of
common pleas for the time being of the county
OF AlliilIn, and shall have received the approba-
ton OF the same.
SECTION 9. The said directors, or either Of
them, shall have full power and authority 10 adj
minister oaths or affirmations TO all persons re-
siding IN the said house of employment, or be-
coming chargeable to the said county. touching
their place Of legal settlement; and in case
such 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
said directors, touching and relating TO said set
tlemcnts, the said directors NAV withhold all
further relief from such poor person or persons
unl'i hs or she, or they shall consent TO take
such oath or affirmation, and answer all such
questions aforesaid and the said board of
directors, or majority of them, in addition to
the powers hereinbefore granted, are author
iZcd aud empowered 10 administer oaths ami
aiiirmations in all cases whatever relating 10
their Official duties.
SECTION 10. Aquorum 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
ana see that the poor are comfortably supported
and hear all complaints and redress or cause 10
be rcdressed all grievances that NAV happen by
the neglect or misconduct of any person or
persons in their employment or otherwise
SECTION IL. 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 in which such vacancy NAV occur, IN
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 shallbe
elected 20 serve as il no such vacancy had hap
pened.
SECuoH II. The said directors shall each Of
them receive for their services annually the sum
of twenty dollars, 10 defray the expenses of the
necessary attendance on the duties Of their
office
SEcrtoN l3. All claims and demands existing
n 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
duly adjusted and settled, all moneys remaining
IN the hands OF the overseers, as well as the un-
collected taxes levied for the support of the
poor an the several boroughs and townships IN
the county of Miiiiin, shall be paid over to the
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the maintenance and support Of the poor; and
as soon as the poor Of the county Of Aliiiin
shall have been removed TO the house of en-
Ployment of said county and the outstanding
taxes collected and paid over, the office Of over
seer OF the poor within the said county shall
from thenceforth be abolished.
SEcrIoN Il. The powers conferred and the
duties imposed on the oycrsecrs of the poor in
and by an act 10 empower the oFerseerS and
guardians OF the poor in the several townships
within this commonwealth to recover certain
fines, penalties, and forieitures, and for other
purposes, are hereby conferred and imposed on
tho supervisors Of the highways in the said
county Of Mitllin, and that the Justices of the
peace and sheriff within the said county are
hereby required and enjoined to pay TO the said
SUPERVISORS, to 6e by them applied to the repair
Of the highways, the aforesaid fines forfeitgres
and penalties within the time and in the manner