Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-14
RyIAWS IXD RFGTTTATiONS

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OF the County Board Of Supervisors, OF
Iowa County, Wisconsin, concerning the
poor farm.
ARTICLE ]. The supervisors of the several towns
in the county the mayor Of the city Of Mineral Point,
and the president of the village Of Dodgeyllte, are
hereby authorized and empowered to receive appiea-
tons for pau,ers residing within the limits Of their
respective towns, for admission to the poor house.
ARTICLE Ill. The supervisors &c. are hereby au-
thor ICED to render temporary reeft temporary pau
pers the amount of ten dollars sl0) when In their
Judgment such relief shall tie necessary.
ARTICLE III. When application for reliefis made
to any of said Supervisors &C. it shall be his duty to
enquire into the circumstances of the applicant ascer-
tain his or her place of BIRTH occupation length OF
residence in the county length and place of previous
residence and the and places ofresidece OF his
her relations, if any and if said supervisor shall
find that the said applicant is entitled to relief in
cordance with the law, when the applicant for relief
can be safely removed sent to the poor house OF
the county the supervisor aforesaid shall send or
move cause the said applicant to be removed i'm
mcdiately. And in case any person is sent to the
poor hou who may have any means of support, the
town from which he or she has been sent shall pay
his or her board.
ARTICLE w. The supervisors &c. of the several
towns shall take immediate charge of all property
belonging to the pauper, make an Inventory of the
same which heshall certify to as correct, and which,
with the personal property shall be delivered with
the panper to the resident oyerseer at the poor
house.
ARTICLE V. The supervisors &c. aforesaid shall
deliver or to be delivered with the pauper, to
the resident oyerseer, statement, citing forth the
circumstances, age, place of BIRTH occupation, and
length of residence in this county, and the name and
place of residence of reations, if they known.
ARTICLE vi. Each town shall pay all expenses of
sending paupers to the poor house.
ARTICLE VII Tile resident overseer shall file all
receipts bills or vouchers of whatever nature and
present the to the county board of supervisors
at their first meeting after they received by him.
ARTICLE VIII. The resident overseer shall keep
registry in which he shall enter the name, age.
place of BIRTH occupation, date OF admission date OF
discharge either by death otherwise ofevery pau
per received into the poor house, and make such 9TH
er entry as the county supervisors may deem nec-
essary.
ARTICLE TX. The resident oyerseer shall keep n
Journal in which he shall enter the proceedings OF
each day the description of work performed, whether
by paullers or others, and such other items as he
may deem worthy of record. He shall keep ac-
count of all money received or disbursed by him on
and for account of the institution and present the
with the vouchers thereof to the county board
of supervisors, at their stated meetings thereafter
ARTICLE X The several town treas rers Of Iowa
county and the of the city of Mineral Point
and the of the village of Doseville be- and
amount of money received by them for licenses from
the sa les OF ardent spirtious Intoxicating liquors.
to the County treasurer of said county.
Dated March Z, 1867 aiaa aiqa a{s
. On motion, it was ordered that the Clerk
have one hundred copies of the bylaws
and Regulations of the Poor Farm printed,
and send to the several town officers and
Mayor of Mineral Point.
On motion, it was ordered that the fol-
lowing claims be allowed:
NJ Bishop, two trips to Mineral Point--team OO
Bliss Il Son, printing, AZ 90
j. H. Day is, making desk, t- GO on
Edward Mount making abstract of tax sales, IT'S 90
sasG 90