Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-18
NUMBER 1G.


See. = Tbe board OF trustees shall ho-1
/ p0wer to take and hold in trrs+ for the
use and benefit of said home any o,..,,.r
or demise of real estate, and donation
or boqueSt of money. or other rar.c,,al
property, TO be applied 10 he nainfe1.s.r,ea
of soldiers orphans, or the general use Of
the "home"
See S The superintendent shall be tha
chief executive officer Of the home end
shall exercise and control al assistants
necessarily connected with the institution
below the Grade which may lie designated
in the bylaws as officers; and may en-
Diov or discharge auv assistant. being re-
sponSihle 20 the trustees fer the proner
discharge Of that duty; and. for any satts--
/ factory cause the said superintendent may
be discharged by an affirmative vote 6f
a majority Of all the members Of said
ooard
Sec. 9 All soldiers orphans who NAV
be admitted into said "hcme" shall be
maintained therein a the expense OF tho
state
Sec. 10 For the r1rn0se Of Iistrihut-
ing the benefits proposed by this act eouit-
ahiF throughout the state the board oe
/ trustees shall apportion, rs near as nrac-
ue2h'e\the number Of orphans ta =, al-
mItted from each county. ur0u tho Insis
OF the number Of soldiers orphans actq-
ally residing in said county, and ,he
county hoard shall apportian. as near "a
pFaetirable, the number 70 be admitted
from each county, between The several
towns thereof, upon the basis of the Pc
turns made TO the clerk Of the hoard of
supervisors, as provided by section twelve
Of this act
! Sec l. The necessary rrcreauisftas Of
T IS Eflye Erlra .
iaAows: Ill such orphans over the ace of
/ iour and under fourteen wears. whose
fathers. having enlisted from this ; ate.
and who have either been Ei'fod or died
WhaIe IN the military or naval service 4
} the nted Stat~, or Of this state during
/ the late rebellion, or who have since died
"i diseases contracted while in such ser
wee, and who have no means of support.
shall be entitled TO the benefits Of this in
sti'pton: Progjdcd, that those who have
( neither father nor mother. shall all cases
have the preference in deciding upou an
/ pIicatiors
/ Sec II. In order 10 carry into effect tho
4 provisions Of this net, it shall be the duty
/ Of the board Of trustees to furnish to the
/ clerk Of the county board each county in
/ this state, uniform blanks. with All n~cas-
/ sarv Instructions as 80 the manner # fll>
!
structians shall be distributed Lv tho
/ clerks Of tho county boards 20 the chair
man or the board Of super iscrs .afsthe
several towns the mayors or presidents Of
/ the incorporated cities or VILLAGES within
| several counties Of this state and in ali
cases At doubt, the fact of the death of
/ the father while in tie military or naval
/ scr ice, shall he determined hv the rocor1s
| III the once OF the adj jutant general Of this
! state
Sec 13 Upon the acc7rtance bv the
hoard Of trustees Of any application for
the admission Of any orphan. the chair
man of the town board G, supervisors. or
m7T0r Of n oitv, sh1l make m order
for the removal Of snch accepted chi'd 10
the "oruhans home" and shall arnoin--
some suitable rorson t0 convey such child
or children thereto; and ali necessary OK
rorsrs incurred in auch removal shall ls
Maid hv the county in which such child
shall have q legal residence.
( Sec. II. Ihetrnste-T shall appoint from
their own nHm' pF. an azaru'iya rr3H5ttrp.
/ who shall perform such duties and he
/ Governed by sr-l restrictions AMI
rcgniatl"Ds rs may in rrezrr5a ! n tho
hv-I r~s. not inconsistent WITH tic rravi--
( ions Of this act: md such committee .haIi
he authorized ta draw warrants unon such
/ funds IS NAV be FROM time % time auurq-
l-lared to 3efrav The rzr-rarz If eaid
. 'oTrhous home" MS may - directed ~
( t.e trustees In conformity wi.h this act.
rr7 aed that oIi warrants 90 drawn eba
+ Hn 0aruteES3-ne9 Hv the secretary Of state
and ennh vnrran.z elall designate the a,s..
/ preparation from which the SAME shall l9.
/ paid.
! See r. Tboro is hereby appropriated
/ Cuf rf aUv money ir the -t-fc fr...-a.7rv not