The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-13

person to the comfy or city infrmary, aud II 10
hereby mndo the duty Of such trustees to pro.
vide for all persons who may, upon applcatioa,
be rejected by the directors OF the county infr-
mary under the provisions OF the ninth section %
the nct authorizing the establishing Of poor hou.
ses, whether such person or persons may require
permanent, temporary or partial relief, in the
same manner and TO the same extent as Is re-
quired Of trustees Of tow wnshiEg in the last pro.
ceding section Of this act.
SEc 7. That the trustees OF each township
shal also afford relief or support TO any person
within their township, and not having legal
settlement in tho same, when such relief or sup.
port is needed. Provided, that whenever tho
trustees OF any township shall bc called upon
to afford rclicf from the township treasury to
any person or persons who have not legal settle.
mcnt in this State, or whose place Of residence
Is unknown, II shall be the duty OF such trus.
tees to keep an acc1rate account Of all moneys
so expended and certify such account together
with the vouchers for tho same to the county
Commissioners OF the county, who shall cause
the amount SO paid to be paid the township out
Of the county treasury, provided further, that in
case any person or persons, becoming chargeable
to any township as Aforesaid shall have no legal
settlement within this State, the trustees may
remove such peison or persons to the State where
he, she or they have a legal settlement, unless
such person or persons shal give sufficient secu-
rity to indemnify the said township
SEc. 8. That if any person or persons shall be-
come chnrgeable in any township in which he,
she. or they have not gained legal settlement,
II shall be the duty Of the trustees Of such town
ship TO cause such person or persons, so soon
the state Of his, her, or their health will permit,
to be removed to the the township whore he's
she, or they were last legally settled, il such
person or persons have any legal settlement in
this State. And the trustees of such township
shall receive such pauper or paupers thus remo-
we'd, and provided for his. her. or their mainte-
nance in the manner prescribed by this act.
And the township in which such pauper or pau
pers have gained legal settementan 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
reasonable charges for such support and reno
val and upon refusal, may be compelled by a
civil action brought against the trustees Of said
township, before the Probate court court of
common pleas OF the county in which either 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 &C.
ton against the trustees Of any other township
in this State, for thus supporting and removing
y their own paupers.
Sec. That in case any person or persons be-
coming chargeabe TO any township, as aforesaid,
shall have no legal settlement within this Stale,
the trustees may remove such person persons
to the State where he, she, or they have legal
settlement, unless such person or persons shall
give sufficient security TO indemnify the said
township.
SEc 10. That the trustees shall keep fair and
accurate accounts Of all expenses incurred for
:, the support of the poor within their respective
y townships, and make entries in book OF the
~ name OF the poor and the time when each oil
r them became chargcuble, together with an &C.
,, ,, count OF their own services rendcred; which ac-
= = count shall be adjusted and settled tho first
:, Monday Of March, annually, and the township
- clerk shall record the sume in the township
records, and issue an order the township
, : treasury for the amount thus paid, and thei,
b services rendered. sand the trustees in each and
i, every township shall issue orders on the town.
- ship treasurer for any and all such demands as
i may accrue under the provisions of this act.
SEC III. That all gifts, grants, devises, and
bequests, that now arc, or hereafter to be made,
Of any houses, lands, tenemonts, rents, goods
chattes, sum or sums of money to the poor OF
any township, by deed, gift, or by the last will
and testament of any person or persons, or 9th.
crw ise shall be good and valid in law, and shall
pass such houses. lands, tcnements, rents, goods
and chattels to the trustees of such township
i and their SUCCESSORS in offce for the of their
" poor, respectively, under suci, regulations as
d shall from time to time be made by law.
IS SEC H. That the act entitled "an act for the
# relief of the poor" passed March fourteenth
y one thousand eight hundred and tbirty.one, and
n the amendatory act thereto passed March eight,
= one thousand eight hundred and fifty, be and
}. they are hereby repealed; provided that all
y rights which have accrued, and all suits and
: proceedings now pending under the provisions
r of said acts repealed, shall prosecuted and de-
J. termned agreeably to and under the provisions
Of said acts, and all judgments which have
J., heretofore been recovered, or which hereafter
9 may be recovered, under the provisions Of said
u acts, shall be carried into execution under
n the provisions of the acts hereby repealed.
C JAMES c. JOHNSON,
:. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE REX,
:. Presdent of the Senate Prntem
D March l4..ls53.