Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-16
ANAcT.
To Provide for the Erection of
a House for the employment
and support of the Poor in
the County of Columbia.


enacted by the hority OF tne same. That J. a.
Funston, Jacob Harris, Lewis Yeter. Jesse Hoffman,
Thomas t:rrveIing, Sr, Samuel Bogart William La
mon William !. IEeler. aud John K. Gro tz, be and
| hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty IT
shalt be- Insjorty Of them, on or before tho first
day of July, Anno Domini. one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty SIX tn determine Upon aud purchase
deem necessary for The aecommo Iaion of The poor
of columbia cnunty, and TO take conveyance fhere-
toned in the fourth section OF this act and certify
their "ceedings herein nler their hands and ssals
~ t @ i, his once and az the cleo
ton the qualified electors uf Columbia county shall
elect three ecabIe citizens of the said CO MY 10
be directors OF the poor and of the house employ
meht for Columbia county tor The en- suing year aud
the Judges of the election Of said county shall me
diateiy reeeiving the returns nn The several lee
tioL districts and casting up the number OF vntcs
therein or within three day* thereafter csr'iy u"
der their hands and seals the of persons
elected directors to the cerk of The courof quarter
sessions OF the said county, who shall file the said
certificate in his office and forthwith give notice In
wiring TO the said directors of their being elected
and the said directors hall meet al the court house
| in the county. the 6rst Monday Of November
next, ensuing their elrcton. and divide thelnseves
by three classes. The place ofthe 6rst TO be
vacated II the expiration OF The rst year OF The
esPfatIon of the second year, of the third
the expiration uf the third year, so thatthose who
shall be chosen after the and IA the mode
above described, may serve for three years, and
| third may be chosen annually
1 SEcIIUN2. That the sheriff Of said county shall
within days after the pas sage of this act notify
the commissioners Of their appointment and when
they shall Tor entering upon the duties assign.
ed them this which said place of meeting shall
be ia Bloousburg, at the Court House.
] ShCfIUF ), Every director elected IN manner
aforesaid. appointed as IS provided the twelfth
srction of this shall within days lafer hs
notified of such election or apPointment, and before
he upon .he duties Of said office. take
oath affirmation. before Justice of the peace Of
sand eodny discharge he ddties Of director oftho
poor, for said cOuny truly faithfully aud Impartial
y to The best Of his judgment and ability. aud ia
Of neglect refusal TO take said olth or atir
aud pay the sun Of Collars, for the of tie
pocr said county. which fHe shall be recovered by
tne directors the tne beiHg de, Is shall
by iaw ircoverable aud the directors qualified as
said hereby autn0riZed Ia oath
affirmation in any case, hen II shall be neees sary
| ia relation to the duties OF their office.
SECTION The said direcIOrs shaft forever here
after in aud in fact be one body polite aud
corporate in law to all Intsnts and purposes what
soever relative to the poor OF The county OF Colum
bia, and shall have perpetual succession, and may
sue aud be sued. plead aud be IIdoeaded. by the
name styIe and title of dIreciO Of the poor. and Of
th. house of employment. for ihe county OF COlum-
hia and by that name shall aud may receive. take
| aud ho,d any lands tenenients, and herediiamcnts
not exceeding the yearly value OF 10 OOo dollars aud
anv gooTs ana cha;teIs whalsUevet OF the gift alien
aiion or bcquest Of any person or persons wbatso-
eyrr 10 pu lase. and hOld any lands and tene
meuts " ithin their county ia fee simple or other
WISE and erect suitable uilJings for the receptIon
use aud accommodation OF tue loor oi said couifS!
to prcvide II thugs neeessary for the lodging main
tenance aud employment % said pOoI 10 appoint
treasurer annually who shall give bond with full
aud sufficient surety for the faithful discharge ot the
duties of his office and at the expiration thereof tor
pa yment aud delivery over TO his successor Ia
Office Of all moneys bonds. o. notes. book accounts,
or other papers. To The said corporation belongfng
which snail iheu be remaining his hands, custody
and aud said directors shall have power
TO employ and al pleasure remove steward or stew
ards, matrLn or uIafrons, phys or physleians
sur geoh and all other atten dants thl
NAV b. necessary for the said poor respectively to
hind out apprentices that such Apprenticeship
rlay expire il males at before the age OF twenty
one Years if females al or before the of eIghtet
wears such poor children as shall come under their
uotice or as may be bound apprentices, PrOU,ded.
That no child shall be bound outside of the county
of COlnmbia nor without the benefit OF the phblic
a..I. flNa sSt-
SECTIONS That the sad Directors, any two Of
whom shall constitute quorum for the ransa ction
of bu siness hail have power annually as soon Hs
the of the aHnua assessments ia said county
practicable, TO lay rate assessment not ex-
ceeding one cent ON the dollar at any tim Ipon all
real and per sOnat estates within the county afOr
saId for defrayiug the exPanses of purchasing said
farm ercrtiug laid buildings, and maiutains tie
poor in SAID connty, and shall be levied upon the
of TIE last dlusted valuation made for egua
ting county levics, and having caused fair
duplicates OF suen rates or assessments BY them
laid be made which -ha be signed by them, shall
Issue their warrant TO the COLLECTOR of such tax There
auth1rizi0s and requiring him TO demand receive
and collect from every person therein named IN the
manner and by the same process as poor taxes are
new coIleclable and the said directors shall frum
the time Of the oyidIHg by them OF suitable build
ngs for the accommodation OF said poor rcise and
perform within the said county except far as such
acts. duties aud powers are herein expressly pre-
seribed orlimited. =. -.r.
SECTTOIf6 As soon as the said buildings shall
have been erected purchased and ali necessary
accommodations provided the rein, notices shall be
sent signed by any of the directors the
seers Of several townships of the said Of
Columbia, requiring tem forthwith to bang the poor
of ,heir respective tow nsips TO said house of EN-
pIoyment which or Ter The overseers are hereby
iTined and required 10 comply with or otherwise TO
forfeit the Uf all future iinten1nc. except in
cases when by sickness any Otner sufficient cause
any moor persoa cannot be removed, In which
the over seers shaIl represent the same TO lhe
est Justice of the Peace who bang satisfied OF the
truth thereof shall certify The same To the saId III
rcctors aud at time issue order under
his hand seal 10 the said OverseeTs, directing
them 10 maiutain such poor until su b time as Inc
or she may be in situation 10 be removed. aud
convey the said pauPrr aud deliver hun or her
10 ,he steward or keeper OF SAID house oi employ
nlenI toget with the saId order aud the charge
and expense Of such temporary reiief aud OF such
removal snail be paid by the said directors At
sonabIe allowance.
SECTFOJN7 Tire steward manager OF said poor
house hereby required yearly, on the frst Monday
of January in eath year 10 furnish sid directors
statement # inconie of said real estate neIry
as the eau be done, also Of e1ciss If his ex-
pendItares over AMI above sail int the amount
ami kind OF personal property then on hand. inciu
ding grain cetTa. the number Of poor persons ad-
mitted and discharged during the year, With The
ed. and the name. age and Of each the treasu-
snail annually on tbs FIST Monday of each year.
render saId directors just aud of
has receipts and disbursements during the preceding
year. The said OjreCters shall annually IN the
month of January in each year publish IN two pa.
pers pubEi shed in Bloom sbnrg, a statement Of the
receipts, disbursements and expenditures Of said
corporation. during the preceding year. with a state
pDt of the property, real and personal, then held by
them.
SECTEOEs That the compensation of the treasu-
collector, steward mat ron physician and other
officers aud assistants shalt be fixed by the directors
and the Of the directors shall be fixed
BY the bsrd Gf auditors who shall be appointed by
of quar.rr sessions Sr said Inty
yearly fur the succerding year. Pro
rfded That the compensation ct said directors, from
the passage Ofthis untIi the frst yearly settle
eut .haII be fixed by the kOaTd of auditors the g.
yearly settlement the dirertor- To furnish the said
aditor- currect account Of the time pen .es
by them in attending their dTies
from which accunt the said compensation shall be
fted and adjusted.
SECTION 9 The said directo shall from time TO
time receive. provide for and employ according 70
TIE and meaning OF this act all such poor
mdi gent persons shall be emitted 10 relief
any Of the several IOwn-inps or bOrOushs of ca
Iumbia FouHty and shaI be sent there by an ORD
thar purpose, under the hands and seals
Of any two justices of the peace OF the said coIty,
directed the Gf the poor Of the proper
township OF borough. and the said directors are
hereby authorized when they shall deem II proper
and convenient to 10 30. TO permit any poor person
20 be maintained elsewhere. Prorided, The expense
oithsir does not in any that
fer which they could be maintained al the poor house
fh e Safd of Columbia .