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

f-Nol- = - AA0o ACSaAiy CudrgeaDlc upon SUCH
county LOT support, or is not entitled to such
support fromthe county.
SEC H. whenever application shall be made
to County Commissioner of anv conntw h
or on behalf OF any person in his district for
public relief or support, and upon reliable in.
formation being received by him that anv such
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 statement of facts signed
by SUCH commissioner, setting forth the nane
age, fAmer occupation. place of residence and
length of residence in said county, if resident
thereof, and the condition of such person. and
the Overseer 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 will be re-
quired by such person by or for whom such
application is made, and that it will be for
the interest OF the county to grant the same
he may, Instead OF making the order afore-
said, allow such person relief to the amount
that he shall deem expedient, not exceeding
the sum OF twenty dollars to any one person
or family and shall thereupon make writ
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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-
sentaton OF such certificate at the office of the
County Auditor of said county, such person
snail 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-
llef OF the poor: but no County Commission
er shall bl authorized to grant such temporary
relle1 10 any one person or family to exceed
the sum OF twenty dollars, except by permis-
sion OF the Board of County Commissioners
OF the county. In case such Commissioner
shall deem it unsafe to entrust such poor per-
son with the expenditure of such sum of mo-
rey he may present his said certificate and re-
ceive such order, and draw the money there
upon and cXpend the same. or so much there
OF as may be necessary for the use of and in
such way rs 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 II. 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 herelnbefore pro-
vided, who shall be unable by reason of sick
ness, l-hrmity or otherwise to proceed to the
place provided for the reception of the poor in
w
pense; said Board or Commissioner may in
writing direct any Constable or city Marshal of
SAID county, convenient to the place where
sucn 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 authC ritv to said
constable or Marshal to take and convey such
poor person or persons to the place aforesaid,
and he shall be entitled to reasonable compen-
sation Tor the necessary time and expense of
SO doing to be allowed by sad 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
have legal settlement i'm the county in which
such application is made but who shall have
legal settlement in any other county in this
STATE az the Time OF making such application
it shall be lawful for the board or chairman of
the board of commissioners to whom suct APP
pllcatlon shall be made to warn such person to
depart rom SAID county and ifsuch person shall
oe unable or retus- SO to depart within rea-
sonable time after being so warned and he shall
De likely To become chargeable upon the pub
TIC 1Or support, the chairman of The board of
county commissioners may Ssue an order UNI
der his hand and the seal of said board. direct
ed 10 The sheriff or any constable of the same
county and requiring him 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
him or ler to the county for that purpose
named in said ordUr. The reasonable expense
OF such removal shall be allowed and paid to
such officer out OF the trea >urv of the county
from which suc1 person shall be conveyed. and
The amount OF sch expense shall be a legal
and valid claim in favor of such county AGAINST
the county in which such person shall have a
legal settlement and shall bc allowed and paid
by the board of county commissioners thereof
SEC IL In case application for support or
relief shall be made to 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 in
another county in this Safe, aud such person
shall be SO sick, intirn, or otherwise disabled
aS to render it unsafe Or inhuman to remove
hin or her as prOvd d in the last preceding
elton, and hall be in actual and immediate
need of public relief Or support, it shall be the
duty OF such 'unty commissioner and of the
Board of Co MY Commissioners 10 whom such
application shall DC made. to make an order or
grant relief IN the sun, manner and to the
same effect and like proceedings shall be
thereupOn had us Is pr .vded for in sections
ten (lO) and eleven Q1) of this act; and the
amount Of all proper tXpendi ures and dis
bursements made b, -uch county in and about
the support and relief of any such sick or in
firm pers..n shall constitute IL valid legal claim
in favor of such count against the county in
which such person shall have a legil settlement
and shall be allowed by the Boaru Of County
Commissioners thereof and be paid out Of the
tr. a +ury thereof.
FEC IA. Applications for suppo t or relief
NAV he made I'D The tirSr 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.
rewed before the Board of County Commits
siOnerS of the same county and in either case
the said board shall proceed in the same man
nrr as nearly as may Ue rs is hereinbefore pro-
vided for Il county commissioner to proceed in
case of apple ,tion 10 him
SEC. 10 When any minor shall become
cliargeahle upon ANY county for support il
shall be the duiy of The b ard of counts com
mi sOners OF sad county to bind such minor
as an apprentice TO some respectable person,
:, householder OF 8 id county. if such person
can be found who will take such minor. by
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