The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-01

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such person Is not legally chargeable mon ssucb
c1snsy iSr support, OF Is not entitled to such
Sec 10. Whenever application sh.,, ~ q, {, "a.
To. a County Commissioner of any comfy hy
or on behalf OF any person in his district for;
public relief or support, and upon reliable In.
formation being received by him that ar,v snch
person is IN suffering condition from poverty
and requires public assistance or support. said
commissioner shall inquire into the condition
and necessities of such person, and if satisfied
that such person is in actual need of, and is a
proper subject for public relief or support, and
is legally settled in said county or has no lie !.
gal settlement in this State, he shall make an
order in writing, signed by him officially, di-
rected to the overseer of the poor of said coun-
ty, that such person be received into the charge
OF the overseer of the poor, and furnished
suitable support, which order shall contain or
be accompanied by a statement of facts signed
by such commissioner, setting forth the name,
age, fAmer occupation place of residence and
length of residence in said county, if resident
thereof, and the condition of such person, and
the oyerseer of the poor of said county shall
upon delivery to him of such order and pre-
sentation OF such poor person, receive said poor
person into his charge and provide him or her
with support at the expense of said county,
until the further order OF the Board of County
Commissioners Provided, however, that if the
commissioner to whom such application is
made shall upon such inquiry be of opinion
that only temporary and limited assistance to
the extent hereinafter specified win be re-
CURED by such person by or for whom such
application is made, and that it will be for
the interest of the county1to grant the same,
ne may, instead of making the order afore-
said, allow such person relief to the amount
that he shall deem expedent, not exceeding
the sum OF twenty dollars to'any one person
or family, and shall therenpon make a writ
ten certificate OF such allowance, signed by
him officially, in which he shall specify the
sum allowed and the name and residence of the
person to whom it is granted, and upon pre-
sentation OF such certificate at the office of the
County Auditor of said county, such person
shall be entitled to receive an order duly signed
and sealed upon the Treasurer of said county
for the amount specified therein, to be paid out
OF the fund appropriated to the support and re-
lief OF the poor but no County Commission
er shall be authorized to grant such temporary
relief to any one person or family to exceed
the sum OF twenty dollars, except by permits
sion OF the Board of County Commissioners
OF the county. In case such Commissioner
shall deem 1t unsafe to entrust such poor per-
son with the expenditure of such sum of mo-
rey he may present his said certificate and re-
celve such order, and draw the money there
upon and expend the same, or so much there
OF as may be necessary for the use of and in
such way as will be most beneficial to such
poor person. accounting to the Board for the
manner of expanding the same ard for any
balance not so expended.
Sec IL. Whenever any County Commission
er, or Board of County Commissioners shall
make an order for any person or persons to be
recesved into the charge of the overseer of
the poor and supported as hereinbefore pro-
Vided, who shall be unable by reason of sick
ness. icfrmity or otherwise to proceed to the
place provided for the reception of the poor in
said county, without conv eyance at public eX-
pense; said Board or Commissioner may in
writing direct any Constable or city Marshal of
said county, convenient to the place where
such poor person or persons may be to take
and convey such person or persons t. the
place provided in said county for the reception
OF such poor; and such direction and the or
der aforesaid shall be sufficient authority to said
constable or Marshal to take and convey such
poor person or persons to the place aforesaid,
ana ne snail be entitled to reasonable compen
satlon for the necessary time and expense of
SO DONG to be allowed by said Board and
paid out OF the County Treasury.
SEC. IL. Whenever application for public
support or relief shall be made to any county
commissioners by any person who shall not
nave legal settlement in the county in which
such application Is made but who shall have a
legal settlement in any other county in this
State at the time of making such application,
IL Shall be lawful for the board or chairman of
the hoard OF commissioners to whom such APP
pllcatlon shall be made to warn such person to
depart rom said county and if such person shall
oe unable or refuse SO to depart within rea-
sonable time after being SO warned and he shall
, ne iikely TO become chargeable upon the pub
TIC Ior support the chairman of the board of
county commissioners may ssue an order I'M
der bis hand and the seal of said board, direct
ed 10 the sheriff or any constable of the same
county and requiring hun to take snch person
and convey him or her to the county in which
he or she shall have legal settlement, and the
sheriff or constable to whom the same shall be
delivered shall take such person and convey
MIN or ler to the county for that purpose
named In said order. The reasonable expense
OF such removal shall be allowed and paid to
such officer out OF the treasury of the county
from which suc1 person shall be conveyed and
the amount OF sch expense shall be legal
and valid claim in favor of such county against
the county in which such person shall have a
legal settlement and shall be allowed and paid
Dy the board OF county commissioners thereof
Sec. u In case application for support or
relief shall be made to a Commissioner or the
Board OF County Commissioners of any county
by or ON behalf of any person in said county
whose legal settlement at the time shall be ia
another county in this State, and such person
shall be SO sick, intirm, or otherwise disabled
rs TO render 1t unsafe Or inhuman to remove
him or her as provid d in the last preceding
elton, and shali be in actual and immediate
need OF public relief or support, it shall be the
duty OF such County commissioner and of the
Board of Co MY Commissioners to whom such
application shall be made, to make an order or
grant relief IN the suns manner and to the
same effect and like proceedings shall be
thereupon had us Is provided for in sections
ten QO) and eleven QD of this act; and the
amount IF all proper expenditures and dis
bursenents made BY such county in and about
the support and relief of any such sick or in
firm person shall constitute valid legal Claim
in favor of such count against the county in
which such person shall have legl settlement
and shall be allowed by the Boaro Of County
Commissioners thereof and be paid out Of the
tr.asury thereof
SEC. IA. Applications for suppo or relief
may he made 10 the first instance to the Board
of County Commissioners of any county. and
when an application for relief or support shall
have been made to cOun commissioner. and
rejected by him, such application may be re,
newed before the Board of County Commis
si0ners OF the same county. and in either case
the said board shall proceed in the same man.
nrr rs nearly as may be as is hereinbefore pru-
vded for county COMMISSIONER to proceed in
case of apple ltion 10 him
SIC. 10 When any minor shall become
chargeaile upon any county for support it
shall be the duly of the b ard OF count, COM
mirsioners OF sad county to bind such minor
as an apprentices 70 some respectable person,
a householder OF sid county, ii such person