Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-05-14

lays before the day named therein for receiss
ing such proposals And said,trustces NAV
contract with such person as they shall think
suitable 70 take charge Of, and maintain such
lperson, and who shall do the same on the
most reasonable terms; but they shall no, con.
tract for the support Of such person. for long.
Ter period than one year, at any one time
Sec. 8. That upon complaint being made or
J information given TO the trustees Of any town
ship in any county ,r to the directors Of the
poor house or infrmary for the nccommoda-
ton Of the poor Of any city in this State. that
any person residing in such township or city
is in a condition that requires public assist
ance or support, said trustees or directors shall
inquire into the condition and necessities Of
such person, and if satisfied that relief ought
to be granted at the public expense; and that
such person requires temporary or partial Re.
lief only, and that for any cause Il would be
inexpedient toremove such person to the couh.
ty or city poor house, or intrmary, such trus.
tees or directors NAV in their discretion afford
such relief at the expense Of their township or
or city withou: removing such person to the
county or city infrmary and il is hereby made
The duty OF such trustees to provide for all
persons who may, upon application, be reject
ed BY the directors Of the county infrmsry
under the provisions Of the ninth section Of
the act authorizing the establishing Of poor
houses, whether such person or persons may
require permanent, temporary or partial re-
| lief, in the same manner and to the same ex.
tent as is required of trustees Of townships In
the last preceding section of this act
Sec. Z. That the trustees of each township
shall also afford relief or support to any person
within their township and not having legal
settlement in the same, when such relief or
support is needed. Provided that whenver
the trustees of any township shall be called
upon to afford relief from the township treas
ury TO any person or persons who have not le-
gal settlement in this State or whose place of
residence is unknown it shall be the duty Of
such trustees to keep an accurate account of
all moneys so expended and certify such ac-
count together with the vouchers for the same
to the county commissioners of the county,
who snail cause the amount so paid to be paid
the township out of the county treasury, pro-
vided further, that in case any person or per-
sons, become chargable to any township as
aforesaid shall have no legal settlement within
this State, the trustees may remove such per-
son or persons shall give sufficient security to
indemnify the said township
Sec. 8. That if any person or persons shall
become chargabe in any township in which
he, she, or they have not gained legal set
tlement, it shall be the duty of the trustees of
such township to cause such person or persons
as soon as the state of his, her. or their health
will permit, to be removed to the township
where he, she, or they were last legally set
tied cnnh l., l.
settlement in this State. And the trustees Of
such township shall receive such psuper or
paupers thus removed, and provided for his,
her, or their maintenance in the manner pre-
scribed by this act. And the township in
which such pauper or paupers have gained
legal settlement, and to which he, she or they
are transported, shall pay to the said trustees
OF the township, which have thus supported
and removed said pauper or paupers, all rea-
sonable charges for such support and remov-
al, and upon refusal, may be compelled by
civil action brought against the trustees Of said
township, before the Probate Court or Court
OF Common Pleas of the county in which eth
er or both OF the townships may be situated,
and the trustees of each and every township
In this State are hereby empowered to sustain
said action against the trustees of any other
township in this State, for thus supporting and
removing their own paupers.
Sec g. That in case any person or per-
sons becoming chargable to any township, as
aforesaid, shall have no legal settlement with
in this State, the trustees may remove such
person or persons to the State where he, she,
or they have legal settlement, unless such
person or persons shall give sufficient security
IN ha cold tnmoeb;o
Sec 10. That the trustees shall keep fair
and accurate accounts Of all expenses incurred
for the support of the poor within their re-
spectiye townships, and make entries in book
of the name Of the poor and the time when
each of them became chargeable, together
with an account of their own services render
ed; which account shall be adjusted and set
tied on the irst Monday of March, annually,
and the township clerk shall record the same
in the township records, and issue an order on
the township treasury for the amount thus paid
and their services rendered, and the trustees
in each and every township shall issue orders
on the township treasurer for any and all such
demands as may accrue under the provisions
Of this act
Sec IL. That all gifts grants. deyisees, and
bequests, that now are. or hereafter to be
made OF any houses, lands, tenements, rents,
goods chattles sum or sums of money to tae
poor of any township, by deed, gift, or by the
last will and testament of any person or per-
sons, or otherwise, shall be good and valid in
law, and shall pass such houses, lands, tene-
ments, rents, goods and chattels, to the trus-
tees of such township, and their successors in
Office, for the use Of their poor, respectively,
under such regulations as shall from time 10
time be made by law.
Sec, H. That the act entitled "an act for
the relief of the poor" passed March four
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and thir-
tyone, and the amendatory act thereto passed
March eighth, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty be and they are hereby repealed
provided that all rights which have accrued,
and all suits and proceedings now pending I'M
der the provisions of said acts repealed, shall
be prosecuted and determined aqreeably TO