Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-09
An ACT.
To Provide for the Erection of
aHouse a for the. employment
and suppol t ofithe Poor in
the County of Columbia.

of Representaiiyes OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sn.c,ea by The authority Of the same Thaf j A.
Funston, Jacob Harris, Lewis fetter Jesse HOFFMAN,
Thomas CrrveIing Sr Samuel BOgarr, WiiliaIa la
mon William j. ikeler and John X. Crow. bs and
are hereby appointed commissioners. whose dniy II
shall be, majority ofthem, on or before tho nrst
day of July, Ammo DOmiui. thousanJ eight hun
dred and sixty six, determine upon and purchase
sush real estate they majority OF them shall
deem necessary for the acco Hio ation OF the poor
OF Golum mhIa county aud TO take conveyance there
aud foi the Of the cor poratan men
toned in the fourth section OF this act and certify
pr oceedings herein under their hands aud seals
the clerk the quarter Columbia coun-
ty to be ed office and the next general cleo
tion the qualified electors Of Columbia county shall
elect tres respectable cItIzens of The said cOny TO
be directors OF the aud OF the house OF employ
ment for CoIunbia county tor the ensuing gear, and
Judges of the election of said county shall imne
dftey ing the returns from ths several lee
tio districts casting up the number of votes
thereiu, within three days thereafter certify ur
der their hands aud seals lke naDes of persons so
elected directors to the clerk of the court OF quarter
sessions the said county, who shall he the said
certificate his Office and forthwith give notice in
writ said directors of their being elerted,
and the said shall meet the court house
the said county ON ths frst Monday Of November
next suing their election. and divide themselves
by three cIas the place Of the frstto BE-
vacated the expiration OF the hrstyear OF the see
a nt the Of the second year the third
al the expiration of the thir year those who
shall be chosen after the irsteieeio1 and ~ the mode
ABOVE described may serve for three years, and one
third may be chosen aunualiy
SECTIO-T2. That the sheriff Of said county shall
witbinte.: days after the of this act notify
they shall meet for entering upon the duties assign
ed then by this act, which said place ofmeetiHg shall
be in BlOOIlsburg. at TIE Court House.
SECTIOJE j. Every director elected IN manner
aforesaid appointed provided IN the twelfth
sceIIon OF this shall within ten ysiafter hs Is
notified Of such election appointment, aud before
lie poH lhe duties of said oflce, 10 take
oath or affirmation before Justice OF the peace of
county discharge the duties of director of The
poor for said county truly faithfully aud Impartial
iystOthe best Of his judgment aud ability, aud IN
Of neglect, refusal 10 take said oath Orahr
nation. within the aforesaids he SHAH sfOrteIt
and pay the Of ten dollars, for the use Of tie
poor If said cuunty, which ne shall be by
ihel directoss for the time bsing. dehts shall
be BY law recoverable, and the directors qualified as
aforesaid are he reby authorized administer bath
or a rInai in any wheu n shall be nece ssary
in rrfation to the dutfs Of their roffice.
SEcTToN4 The said directors shall forever hire
after in name and in fact be body polrtic and
c1rpOrate in Law all intentS and purposes what
soever relative TO the poor OF The county OF Colum
bia and shall have perpetual succession, and may
sne aud be sued. plead aud be imUIeaded. by the
name style title of direcios OF the poor ana oi
M, house of employment, for The county OF Coium-
bia and by that name shalt aud may receive take
a nd hotd any lands teneHients, aud heredIiailvnts
exceeding the yearly value OF 10 oRo dollars. and
any goods and chattels whatsoever ofthe git allen
atIon or beqnest Uf any person or parsons wbatso-
ever 10 put chase, take aud hold any lands nd teie
ments within their county III Zee simple or Otler-
wlse and erect suitable ljings for the reception,
use and accommodation Of the roor Of said county
10 provide all things necessary for the lodging main
ten ance aud emp 10y oy sand poOi appoint
treasurer annually SThO shall give bond with full
and sufficient surety for the fiithu discharge OF the
duties eff his office, and the expiration thereof Tor
the pa ment aud delivery over 10 his successOri1
Office of aI monrys bonds. oi notes book accounts,
or other papers. 10 The said corporation beUnsing
which shall then be-remaIEing IN his hands, custody
and possess ion, aud said directors shall have powet
10 employ and pleasure remove a steward or stew
ards, matrLn or matr0ifs, physician or physIcidns
sur geo or surgeons. aud all other atteu dantS tia
NAV BE- necessary for the said poor RESPECTIVELY to
hind ont as apprentices that such apprenticeship
may expire males at before the age oi twenty
one Years if females at before the ofeIghtesn
wears sucn poor children shall come under theiE
uotiee or as be bound apprentices. PT0Utdcd.
Tsat no child shall be bound outside of the county
of COlnmba nor without the benefit OF the public
hools uf The district, 4. ~.
SECTIONS That the SAID directors, any two of
whom shall constitute quorum for the Transaction
of business. -hali have power annu9ily as soon as
the returns of the annual in said county
practicable, TO lay arate assessment not ex-
cceding cent on the dollar at any tim, upon all
real and personal estates within the county afou-
saul for defrayiug the expEnses of purchase ns said
farm. ting saId ouhalHgs, ana malnttlhg ti!e
poor in SAID comfy, and shall be levied upon the
basis of TIE last djusted valuation made for r2gua
ting county rates and evies, aud having caused fair
duplicates Of sucn rates assessments by them
be made " hich shaii BE- signed by them, shall
issne their the collector Bf such there
in authorizing and requiring him to demand. .rereive
aud collect FROM every therein named, in the
manner aud by the same process poor taxes are
nov coIIecIabe and TIE aid directors sha from
the time of the providing Sy them OF suitable build
the accommodation OF said poor aud
perform iJhn the said county except 80 Tar such
acts. duties and powers are herein expressly pre-
scribed or Hunted.
SECTToN-6 As soon as The said buildings shall
accommodations provided The rein notices shalt be
sent signed by any twnOf the directors To- the over
seers of tie several townships oI the said county "f
ColumbIa requiring them -Ti5VIth 10 tns tie poor
of their respective townships Ia saId house of
pIoyment which or ter the Overseers are hereby en-
ioincd nd required 10 comply with or otherwise TO
forfeit the OF all future ate Alnc. except IN
aSes hen by sickness any other su1cIent cause
any poor person cannot be removed, IN which case
The ove,seers shall represent the Ihe near
est Instee of the Peace no bsIng satisfied OF the
tTnth thereof shall certify the same the III.
tsa fmt. ISSu a
his hand aud seal TO the safd overseers, directing
them 10 maintain such poor until SUI Time as he
then convey the said paul per aud deliver him her
10 .he steward keeper oi said house 0i einploy-
ment together with the sal order, and the charge
and expense Of such temporary relief and of such
removal shall be paid BY the said directors at rea-
sonabie allowance,
SECTiON7 The steward ar manager Of said. poor
houFe is hereby required yearly, the first Monday
of January III each year 10 furnish I'D directors
f the income Of said real estate ne1ry
as the ran be done, also OF excess Of has ex-
peHditures over and above saidi income tine amount
and Kind Or persORa property then on hand, ineIu-
ding grain ct the number Of poor persons ad-
mitfed and discharged during the year, with the
number then therein the length of time each
ed and the name. age aud of each the treasu
rer snail annually on he first Monday OF each year.
render directors and correct account Of
hts receipts and disbursements during the preceding
wear ami said directors shall annually, in the
mouth of January in each year publish in two pa
pcrs published in bloomsbury, statement Of The
receipts disbursements and expenditures OF SAID
corporation during the preceding year with state
ht of the property, real aud personal then held by
them.
SE 7'TC.N- hat the compen sation Of the treasu-
rer cniiector steward mntr ron, physician and other
officers and assistants shall be fixed by the drectprs
and the rompen of the directors shall be fixed
by the board auditors who shall be appointed by
The court of auarsr sessions or said comfy each
YEARLY settlement for the succeeding year. Pro
rtded That the compensation If said dIrettors froin
The passage uf this until the trt yealy settle
neni shall be fixed by the board of auditors The f-t
yearly the directors to furnish the said
auditors currect account of the time and expenses
inquired by them IN attending to their dnties
from which account the said compensation shall be
fixed and adjusted
SECTION 9 The said direeto $ shall from tim
time receive. provide for and employ, according TO
the true intent meaning of this act all such poor
and Indi gent persons shall be entitled To relief
from of the several townships or eoToushs OF Co
lunbia sounty and shaii be there by ord
warrant for Iha. rpOse under the hands aud seals
CT any justices Of The peace of the said county,
directed 10 the Of the poor Of the proper
township or borough. and The said directors
hereby authcTize when they shai deem It proper
and convenient DO To permit any poor person
To be maintained elsewhere. PT0rided, The expense
oftheir maintenance does not in exceed that
for hich thry could at the poor house