The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-01
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SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the Board of
County Commissioners of each county in this
State Immediately after the passage of this act,
tv provide and at all times thereafter keep pro-
vided. by purchase lease or otherwise, suita-
BILE place or places for the reception, proper
accommodation, maintenance and support of
all poor persons for whose maintenance and
support such county shall or may from time
to time become chargeable, according to the
provisions of this act; and for that purpose it
shall be lawful for the Board of County Com
missiOners Ofany county at any regular meeting
thereof by resolution to provide for the pur-
chase or lease OF any such farm, lot or tract of
land and buildings within such county as said
Board may deem necessary and proper for the
accommodation and support of the poor of
such county, upon such terms as to time and
manner OF payment or otherwise as said Board
may deem most advantageous to the county,
and in accordance with such resolution to ne
gOtiate for and purchase any such farm, lot or
tract OF land and buildings and 10 con
tract for and procure the erection of
any such buildings thereupon; and the
Board OF County Commissioners of each
county may in its discretion establish and
maintain therein poor farm or work house or
both, for the employment of such poor persons
supported by such county, as may be able to
perform manual labor, and the expense and
of land and buildings for such poor farm or
work house, and for the reception and accom-.
mediation of the poor, shall be betrayed by a
special tax upon the subjects of taxation in
such county, to be assessed levied collected
and paid over, in the same manner as other
county taxes are assessed, levied, collected and
paid, PrOcided, that if in the opinion of the
County Commissioners, the number of poor
persons in the county is not sufficiently large
to warrant the purchase or rental of a farm
or place for the maintenance of the poor of
the county, they may provide for their sup
port in any other way which they may deem
judiciOus and suitable.
SEC. 5. Whenever place shall be provided
in any county for the reception and accOmmO-
dation of the poor Accord, g to section four
OF this act, and once in each year thereafter
and as often as a vacancy all occur in such
office, the Board of County Commissioners of
such county shall appoint suitable person,
resident OF said county. overseer of the poor
oil said county, to perform the duties and ex-
ercise the authority specified in section seven
OF the act; the term If appointment of such
Overseer shall be one year and until his success
sor in office shall be duly appointed and quall-
ned, unless sooner removed by the Board of
County Commissioners of the county; and he
shall be liable to be removed by said Board at
any time; and bis salary or compensation for
time and services shall be fixed by said Board
annually
SEC. 6. Every person appointed overseer of
the poor IN any county, shall. before he enters
upon the duties OF such Office, enter into and
flie with the Treasurer of said county, bond,
with two or more good and suffi lent suretes,
to be approved by said Board of County Com
missioners, in such sum as the said Board shall
direct. payable to the County Treasurer of sid
county. conditioned for the due and faithful
performance of the duties of said office during
his continuance therein /; aud said Board may
require an additional bond whenever the for
mer bond NAV be deemed insecure: upon de-
fault in the condition of any such bond the
amount thereof shall Ee recoverable by and in
the name of the county Treasurer of said
county, for the benefit of the poor fund of said
G. unity.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty of every such
Overseer OF the poor, after qualifying as afOre-
said, TO take and have the Immediate charge,
superintendent, management and control, OF
all poor persons. supported and maintained by
said county, and of any farm or lot Of land
WOrkhOuse and other buildings and property
purchased, leased erected or provided by the
Board OF County Commissioners and used for
the reception, accommodation and support or
employment of the pOori 4 said county, subject
to the general authority. supervision and
direction OF the ord of County Commis-
sioners OF the county, or a colpmit,ee thereof,
appointed tor the purposes Ut such general
supervision. He shall keep record of the
names, ages residence and condition of all
persons received under his charge in pursuance
OF this act, and the date of each PERSONS rec D.
ton to and discharge from his charge and of
all dea hs and births of poor PERSONS under his
Charge, and the date thereof: and he shall
Keep u full and accurate account of all moneys
and other properly received and di-burSed by
him in tue administration of his said office
and shall settle his official accounts with the
s id Board of. County Commissioners at least
once In each year, ut such time as said Board
shall appoint ard a. the expiration of his term
of Office, and shall therein account rs said
Board for all moneys and other property SD re-
ceived 10y him and The manner they have be II
expended and for any balance remaining MI
expended and he shall annual, and at the
expiration of his tenn of office and ut other
times when required by the Board of County
Commissioners r. ndcr to SAID Board a full and
accurate report of the amount, kinds ana Con-
diton oi al property under his care, by virtue
OF his said office The number, Names ages and
Condition IF all persons remaining under his
charge q the date of sale report or who shall
have been under his charge du ing The time
covered by said report 10y virtue of his said
office the length 81! time ach person shall have
received support TIL Ough him, the amount Of
the proceeds nfany lands and Work house under
his supervision as such overseer. aud of the
proceeds OF the labor or employment of any
such poor persons receiv, ty him in money
or Otnerwi- and the III amer of The EMPLOY
ment of such person.. the amount and items of
all expenditures made Ivy him in the adm mis-
tratIOn OF sa d office AMI Slich other facts aud
inform itiOn us the said Board shall require
and the records and accounts kept bv hun AS
aforesaid shall III all times he open to the i'll
spec,on Of the Board of County Commission
ers of the county and of any mumber of said
Board
FEC 8. The Beard County Commission
ers of cach cuun in this Sia shall immedi-
ately after the passage OF this aci, and as of en-
us may het ONE Necessary thereafter appoint
some uit bic and competent practising phys
ian to b Ihy-ician to tn, p0,r of said cOu.i v.
whose du'yit bali be np''n direction of any 70.
cnIni on rIrO:cr-ecf 81 poor IF Sai county
toa Il II on and prescribe and furnish medi
cal relief 'il sick pc l. pc SoiIs requiring
r'Adlcu N CHI rye OF sue, Overseer of the
pc byp pc authority a Il also upon The
W i, ii. &C ON of any cpn cora,mi>si her
Ol sai, c nlii % attend uihn and pre- crlbe
ana furnish relief f." Il SICK DO Dr per
soi.s in C I'M y eIui I,g medical aid, who
sil ~ the time he receiving Or entitled 10 re-
e N. sap, !. relief from -ai county ac-
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unless lie shall .SOOn,'r i-n nc same an |
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