Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-23

and they are hereby enjoned ana required 10 meet al
the said house OF employment at least once IN every
month visit the apartments aad that the pOo
are comic ably supported. and hear all complaints
and redress to be redfessed all grievances
that may happen by the neglect misconduct Of any
person persons in their employment or otherwise.
SECTION ~. In case of any vacancy by death
tors the remaining directors shall fill such vacancy
by the appontm Of citizen OF their county, un-
der the penalty is provided by the first sec
iiou of this until the next general cleo
Iion another direc shall be ee cted to serve
if no vacancy had happened,
SECTTONI3, A Claims and demands existing at
the time Of this act being carried into effect shall
have full force and effect If this had not pass
ed and when the same may have beeItduIy adj listed
aud seetiled all moneys remaining In the hands of
tue oversecr well as the uncolleefed taxes, levied
the support of the poor in the several townships
the county of Columbia, shall be paid over TO the
supervisors of the highways their respective town.
ships. to be by them applied towards repairing the
SECTION IA. AS as the poor of the county
of Columbia shall have been removed the house of
employment of the said unty and the outstanding
taxes collected and paid over as directed section
thirteenth of this act the Office of overseers of the
poor within tie accepting, townships shall from
ihencefOrth be abolished.
SECTION Is. That the said directors or treasur-
any more Of the taxpayers of the accept
ing townships, may within twenty days from the
yearly settlement by the auditors as aforesaid, APP
peal from such settlement tn the court Of common
pleas of, Columbia county, in The same manner aud
under the provisions aud regulations that p
peals from settlements by township auditors now
allowed.
SECTION I6. That no money shall be paid by the
except upon orders drawn by the directors
and signed Dy at least two of the said directors.
SECT. ON IL. For the purpose OF asce raining the
the sense of the citizens of Columbia county, to
the exPedency of erecting poor house il shall he
the ddty of each of The inspectors and Judges for the
several townships and bJroushs at election TO be
held on the first ruesdsy of June Ammo IIOmini.
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, receive
tickets either written printed from the qualified
voters thereof labelled on the outside 'poor house.
onJ IN the in side Tor poor house "against
poor house, and 4 il shall appear upon casting up
the votes of thH different districts the Court ou
on the Frieay following the said eecuon, that a
JorIty of tn: qualihed electors of any township
borough for house, then the foregoing act
To tikr eff ct those townships and borOughs,
borough shall against poor house. then the fore
going act To be null aud vOId to the townships
boroughs voting against such poor house,
SECTON 70 The non acceyting townships or bor-
ough- shall not be entited vote for directors Of
the said house Of employment, shall they be
titled receive enjoy any benefits advantages
By virtue of this act, shall the directors be cho
sen from the said non accepting townships bor-
Oughs shall the auditors mentioned the eighth
section of this act be appointed from any such tow
ships or 5nroughs. PrOuided Tuat the directors of
the said house of emp lOyment may receive paupcTs
from The same non-accepting townships bOro Ishs
L any of compensation per week, TO be agreed
upon settled by the said directors and
of the poor of the townships or bUroughs apply
ing.
SECT ION 10. All acts and parts of acts incon.
sistent with the provisions of this act supplied
hereby hereby repealed,
JAMES r, KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
ID. FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved the Eleventh day of April. Ammo Dom
Inni, Que thousand eIght hundred and sIXty-six.
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