Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-16

and they hereby enjoned and required 10 meet a.
the said house employment. at least once IN every
msnt and visit the apaEtmenCs aad see that the pool
are comic fSblv supported, aud b. ar all complaints
and redress TO be redressed al grIeVaaces
that may happen by the neglect misconduct OF any
person persons in their employment or otherwise.
| SECTTONI2 -. In case of ANY vacancy by deatn
resignation or otherwise, Of any OF tbe sald airee.
tors the remaining directors shall NIL such vacancy
BY the appOntm Of citizen OF their county, un-
dor the penalty is provided by the Hrst sec
ton of this act until the next general cleo
iion when another direc shall be cted 10 nerve
as if no vacancy had happened,
SECTTONI3, A claims and demands existing at
the time of this act being carried into effect shall
full force and efecta II this act had not pass
ed. and when the same may have been duiy ADJUSTED
and seettied all moneys remaining IN the hanos hf
Tue oyersecr as well as the uncolIeeed taxes Levied
for the support OF the poor in the several townships
IN tile county of Columbia shall be paid over 10 the
of the highways OF their towA
ships. TO be by them applied towards repairing the
SEC TTOV IA. As soon as the poor of the county
of Columbia shall have been removed TO the house OF
employment Of the said county and the outstanding
taxes collected and paid over as alree1ed ia seetnn
thirteenth of this the Office OF overseers of the
poor within tie accepting. townships shall from
thencr forth be abolished f.r,i
SEcTTJ m Is That the said directors or treasur.
CT or any on" Vr more ." the OF Tue nc opt
lug townships. may within! twenty dhys Itohl the
yearly settlement by ths auditor1 as at"resiad ap-
peal iron such settlement I" tho c"urt OF common
pleas of, Columbia county IN. sam; manner aud
under the same pow aud reguiaiIohs that ap
peas Oni settlements by township auditors are now
allowed
sEoTToNT6 That no money shall he paid by the
treasurer ept upon orders drawn by the directors
and igned Oy "a least two Of the said directors.
SECT On IL. For the purpose Of ascertainins the
the Of the citizens of Columbia county, as TO
the expediency of erecting poor il shall he
the duty of each of he inspectors aud judges Tor the
several townships and bJTOuehs at ctiOn 10 be
held on the first ruesdsy of June Ammo h1mini, one
thousand eight hundred and sixtv-siV, TO receive
tickets either written printed from the qSabncd
voters thereof labelled ON the outside Poor house,
and in the ins side for poor house or against
poor house, and VI il shall appear upon casting up
the votes of t erent districts at the Court House.
the Frieay following the said eIecuon, that ma
joriIy Of III; qualified electors of any township or
borough a poor house, then the foregoing act
tIke effect 10 IhUse townships and bOrOughs,
but If majority Of the votes in any township o.
borough shall against poor house, then the fore
going act To be null aud vOd as TO the townships or
boroUghs voting against such poor house.
SECION I6 Tie non acceytIns townships or bor
oughs shall be entited TO vote for directO Of
The said house Of employment. nor shall they be
titled receive enjoy any benefits advantages
by of this shall the directors be chO
from the said non accepting townships or bOr-
Oughs shalt the auditors mentioned IN the eighth
section of this be appointed from any such town
ships 5oroughs. ProrideJ. THat the directors Of
the said house bf employment may receive paupers
Irom the same accepting townships boro lghs
Il any OF compensation per weeF, 10 be agreed
upon settled by the said directors and OYersccrs
Of the poor Of the townships or burroughs SO apply.
rag
SECT ION -. All acts and pats of acts incon.
sistebt with the provisions of this act supplied
hereby hereby repealed,
JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
ID. FLEMING.
Speaker Of the Senaye.
Approved the Eleventh day Of April. Ammo Dom
inni, one thousand eight hundred and siXty-siX.
A. G, CLRTIN,