Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-02
Am ACT.
To Provide for the Erection of
q House for the employment
and support of the Poor in
the County of Columbia.

Of Representatives. of the Commonwe of Penn.
syivania in general Assembly met, and il is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same That j. A.
Funston Jacob Harris, Lewis Yetter.Je Hoffman,
Thomas CrrveIing, Fr Samuel Bogart, William La
mon. William ]. IkeleT, and John X. Gro IL, and
are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty
shall be, minority of them, or before tho first
day Of July, Ammo Domn. thousand eight hun
dred and sixty six, tn determine upon and purchase
deem necessary for the acco Of the poor
Of Columbia county and TO take eyance there
for In the name and o the use of the cor
toned in the fourth section OF this act and certify
their oceedings hercn under thciT hands and seals
10 ihe clerk oil tne quarter sessl ms OF couH
ty, to be filed in his office and the general elec-
tion the qualified electors Of Columbia county shall
elect three respectable citizens of the said
be directors OF the poor and Of the house OF employ
ment for Columbia county for the ensuing year, aud
the judges Of tue election of said county shalt ime
diatey receiving the returns from the several lee
ton districts ans casting up the number of votes
therein. within three days thereafter certify
der their hands and seals the names of persons so
elected directors TO the Clerk of the court of quaer
sessions of the said county, who shall file the said
certificate in his office and forthwith give notice in
writing 10 the said directors of their being elected
and the said directors shali meet the house
in the said county on the first Monday Of November
next nsuing their election. and divide themselves
by into three classes the place of the first to be
vacated at the expiration OF the first year. Of
and al the Of the second year of the third
the expiration of the third year. that
shall be chosen after the first eecioa and ia the mode
above described may serve for three years, aud one
third may be chosen annually.
SEC1TON2. That the sheriff of said county shall
within days after the pas sage of this notify
the comm Ss1OueTs OF their appointment aad when
they shall meet for entering upon the duties assign.
them by this act. which said place ofmeetiBg shall
be in Bloomsburg, at the Court House.
SECTION3 3, Every director elected IN manner
aforesaid, appointed provided in the twelfth
section of this act. shall within days latter he
ncted of such election or appointment, aud before
he upon he duties Of said office, take
oath af rmati0n, before justice of peace of
said county discharge The duties dtector The
poor, county truly, faithfully and Impartial
Iy, the best Of his judgment and ability. and in
case Of neglect or refusal take said oath or air-
I ma 9fn ba shn fDFf-It
aud pay the Of ten dollars, for the use of tie
pocr Of said county which fine shall be recovered by
directors for the time being detts shall
be by law recoverable, aud the directors qualified
aforesaid hereby authorized oath
aft rmatIon in any case, when IT shall necessary
IN relation to the duties Of their Office
SECTIONS The said directors shall forever here
after in name and in fact be one body polite and
corporate in law to all intents and purposes what
soever relative to the poor of the county of Coum
bia, and shall have perpetual succession, and may
sue and be sued. plead and be inIDIeaded by the
name stye and title of dIrecio Of the poor and OF
the house of employment, for ihe county of Coum.
bia and by that name shall and may receive. take
and hold any lands. tenenents, and Entertainments
nor exceeding the yearly value of 10 900 dollars and
anv goods and chitels whatsoever of the gift alien.
alton or bequest of any person persons wbatsO-
ever 10 pun take and hold any lands aud tene
wise and erect suitable uiJings for the reception,
/ use and accommodation of the POOr of said county
To provide all things necessary Tor the lodging main
/ tenance and employment oy said poor To appoint
! treasurer annually who shall give bond with full
and sufficient surety for the faith fu discharge of the
dufi 0f
The payment and delivery over 10 his successor III
office of moneys, bonds. notes, book accounts,
or other papers, To The said corr oratIOn belonging
which snail be remaining his hands, custody
and ion. and said directors shall have power
! to employ and at pleasure remove steward stew
| ards matrLu matrons ply sician or physicians
sur peo or surgeons, aud all other attendants tina
NAV b. necessary for the said poor respectively to
hind out apprentices so that such apprenticeship
NAV expire f males at or before the age OF twenty
one years females at before age ofeighteen
wears such poor children shall come under theiT
| be bound PrOUGded
| That no child shall be bound outside of the county
| of Columbia nor without the benefit of the public
| s hools Of the district,
! SECTIONS That the saId Directors, any two of
whom shall constitute quorum for the transa rtIon
| of business, shall have power annually as soon as
the of the annual assessments in said county
as is practicable, lay a assessment not
ccedng cent on the dollar at any tim! upon all
real and personal estates witlIn thu county atort
satd defrayng the expGnses of purchasI Ug said
farm. ererting sad buildings aud maintaing The
poor in SAID comfy, and shall be levied upon the
basis of the last adjusted valuation made for
Ting county rates and levies, and having caused fair
duplicates Of sucn rates assessments by them
laid be made which shall be signed by them shall
issne their to the collector Of such tax there
in authorizing and requiring him 10 demand, receive
and collect from every person therein named in the
manner and by the same process as poor taxes are
now colecIable; and the said directors shal from
the time of the Ovidng by them of suitable build
for the of said poor exc rcse and
perform within the said county except so far
acts, duties and powers herein expressly pre-
SEC7ToN6 As soon as the said buildings shall
have been erected purchased and all necessary
accommodations provided the rein, notices shall be
sent signed by two Of the directors TO the over
secrs several townships Of the SAID county oi
Columbia. requiring them forthwith to bng the poor
Of respective townships to said house of EN-
pIoyment which or Ter the overseers are hereby
joined and required TO comply with or other"ise To
forfeit the of all future mJinteHanc. except IA
cases when by sickness any other sufficient
any poor person cannot De remoNed' IA Mhich case
Overseers shall represent the same 10 lhe near
Justice of the Peace who being satisfied of the
truth thereof shall certify the same to the said di
rcctors, aud at the same time issue an order under
his hand and seal TO the said directing
them TO maintain such poor until su, b time as ht
| or she may be in situation TO be removed, aud
then convey the said pauper aud deliver him or he
TO The steward or keeper of said house of employ
ment together with the said order, and the charge
! aud expense Of such temporary relief and of suct
removal shall be paid by the said directors at rea
/ SECTION7 The steward sT manager Of said poo
house is hereby required yearly, the first Monday
Of January IN each year. 10 furnish lid directors
statement IF the inc of said real nearly
| as the can be done, also Of excess Of his eX
| penGitures over and above saidi income the amount
and kind of personal property then on hand. iuclu
ding grain ct eetra the number of poor persons u
| mitted aud discharged during the year, with the
number then therein. the length of time each remain
ed, and the name, age and of each the treasu
snail annually, he fret Monday of each year
render TO sand directors just and correct account
hts receipts and during the preceding
year. and the said directors shall annually, in tho
month of January in each year, publish in two pa
peTs. published in Bloon Sburg, a of the
| receipts, disbursements and expenditu OF SAID
poration. during the preceding year, with state
mCht of the property, real and PERSONAL then held by
them
SELT LTIONS That the compen sation of the treasu
collector, steward. mat ron physician. and
officers and assistants, shall be fixed by the directors
and the compensation of the directors shall be fixed
by the board of auditors who shall be appointed by
the Of quar.er sessions ef said county eact
yearly settlement for the next succeeding Pro
rided, That the compensation Of said directors
the passage ofhs act until the hrst yearly settle
menl shall be fixed by the board OF auditors the f
yearly settlement the directors To- furnish the said
auditors correct account of the time and pen
lost aud incurred by them in attending To their dnc,
from which the said compensation shall b,
fixed aud adjusted
SECTION The said direeto shall from tim I,
time receive, provide for aud employ, according
the true intent and meaning Of this act all such poo
and Indi gent persons shall be entitled relic
from any of the several townships or borOughs Of Co
lumbia county, aud shall be sent there by ord
warrant for thar purpose, under the hands and seal
Of any Two justices OF the peace of the said county
directed 10 the of the poor of the prope