Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-08
EBENSBURG, THIRSDlY, JUEI 8, 1854.

tors, the remaining Directors shall fill such va
cancy by the appointment of citizen of their
county, to serve until the next General Election,
when another Director shall be elected as if no
such vacancy had happened.
SEC, -. That all claims and demands exist
ing at the time of this act being carried into eff
feet, shall have full force and effect as if this act
had not passed and where the same may have
duly adjusted and settled all monies remaining
in the hands Of the Overseers, as well as the un-
collected taxes levied for the support Of the Poor
in the several townships Of the county Of Cam
bria, shall be paid over to the Supervisors Of the
highways of their respective townships, to be by
them applied towards repairing the roads therein
SEC. Is. That as soon as the Poor of the coun-
ty Of Camb bria, shall have been removed to the
House of Employment Of the said county, and
the outstanding tax is collected and paid over,
the office of Overs, of the Poor within the said
county, shall from thenceforth be abolished.
SEC. II. That the powers conferred, and the
duties imposed on the overseers of the poor in and
by an act to empower the Oyerseers and Guar
dams of the several townships within this Com
monwealth, to recover certain fines, penalties
and forfeiture, aud for other purposes, are here
by conferred and imposed as the Supervisors OF
the highways in said county of Cambria, ex-
cept such are conferred upon the Directors bv
this act, and the Justices of the Peace and
Sheriff within the said county, are hereby re-
quired to pay to the said Supervisors, to be by
them applied 10 the repairs of the highways, the
aforesaid fines, forfeitures aud penalties within
the time and in the manner prescribed by the
said act for the paymen. thereof.
SEC. Is. That the Commissioners of the said
county, are hereby authorized and empowered to
pay to the persons who are appointed Commits
sioners by the first section of this act, the cx-
penscs incurred by them in the performance OF
their duty, and shall also pay TO each Of the Di-
rectors, reasonable compensation for their ser
vices during the term they employed in erect
ing any building or buildings, aforesaid. Pro
Uided That the same shall not, including the
annual allowed them by this act, exceed
fifty dollars for any one year.
SEC. l6. That so much of the laws or This
Commonwealth, relating to the Poor as arc by
this act altered supplied be, and tie same are
hereby repealed, SO far as they effect the county
of Cambria.
SEC. II. That the Sheriff OF the said county,
shall in due time, notify the said Commissioners
of their appointment, and when and where they
shall meet for entering upon the duties assigned
them cy this act, which place of meeting shall
be the centre of the county as possible.
SEC. Is. That if any portion Of territory now
composing the said county of Cambria should be
hereafter stricken off, and a new county be erect
ed out of the same that portionsof said territory
so stricken off shall be entitled to all the use and
benefits of the said Poor House, the same rs if
it sill remained part OF the said county Of
Cambria.
E. 3. CHASE,
Speaker Of tto House Of Representatives.
VI. McCASLIN,
Speaker of Lhe Senate.
APPRovED-The fifth day of May, A d. one
thousand eight hundred and tifty-four.
WM. BiGLER.