Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-25

TINS NFw Pooa HaUsE Bnl- The tosloW-
ing b;li kas fouaa is var 70 HsFF'sbarg IN .
yerv ouiss way; SO maeh 50 indeed thai Ne
krea nothing of il uniil day Or Twp age. :
ma,ser 81 50 mach importance onght not 70 y
kept 50 earsfully from the knoEsase q Il II, /
people. Foe their benefit r.
hlll aa5s -Appoiut;n Commissioners 10
I sell the Poor and House Of Employmeut q
+ Beafera CeuRtY and all the Real Estate
now held by tie Directors of fha Paor oi
. said Eountg. and q purchase other Real
Estate, and 10 erect sai'ahle buildings
thereon, and 70 aefhorize she people ai
I said County % vote for or against q sale az
z the present Poor House property.
SEcTIOS I. Be 4 enacted. T bat Michael
HFlligss, George ~. Williams, SaFune3 Sha
fer fof Union TaWnshinA John B FaeL
Andrew A.DTtjmore ard Bernard 0'Neal De.
and they are hereby appointed Commission
evs authorized ard empowered To sell the
Poor and House Of Employment af Bedford
tountg- together witA 81 the Real Esiase now
heid by the Directors Of the Poor Of said
Co'nty and the alpuTtenances thereto belong
inE- at public sale. on such terms as they MAJ
tbink most advantageous. and to make and
eNeeate q deed or deeds therefor to the pur
chaser ~ purchasers IN fee simple. Pog1iaef
hist said Commissioners, o nlajogity Of whom
snaii bs quorum sar the transaction of any
business. may II thei- discretion divide aad
sell said real estate IN lots or parcels.
SEC. p That il shah be The duty Of the
said Commissioners before selling and dis.
posing q the real estate aforesaid. 70 pur
chase other lands, not exceeding one bandre3
sud seventy FIVE sores. and erect thereon
suitable hu u'ldnEs for comfariablv shelferiag
and maintaining the poor, sick and insane Of
said County
SEC 8. That 81 shall he The duty Of rhe
Commissioners aforesaid. as sooa as fhey
have purchased lands and erected hnHdinrs
thereon as repaired rs section second Of ihi.
act 70 remove aN the personal property now
belonging TO the Directors Of The Paar as
weH as all the rosr- sick aud insane Of she
said Comfy to ths bnil3ings erected as afnre
said Prggide9 that the said Commissioner.
nav if thew deem i advantageous. or fer lh4
comfort Of tbs poor, sick and insane, selI and
dispose et ary part Of fhe personal property
about she present pnnr house and premises.
SEC- 4. The said Commissioners are here
by authorized and empawered 70 issue bonds
for the payment Of The purchase money oI
the reel estate bought by them, and for the
ens1 Of buiining IN sums or amounts not ex
eeecing one thousand dollars and PAYABLE ir
not more than ten annual instalimeuis. vi,h
interest not exceeding six per cent, payable
semi annua'lY
SIC 5 It shah be the duty Of the Couuiy
Commissioners of Bedford Comfy. to paw
aTeT. OF cause 70 be paid over tn the Com.
missi0bers herein named. al monies and
taxes levied and collected bY them at snv
tue heretofore tor the purpose Of erecting
uoor house hallaipgs ia said C0anty, ard to
levy. collect sad pay over TO the herein named
Commissioners from time 10 tire taxes ~
nav be necessary IN complete and paw for fhs
objects named in this set Ard She Cormis
slnuers herein named sre hereby authorizaa
and empowered To settle E;;h and adiusi the
accouuts annually of The Comfy Commission
ers. 50 far as relsfas 70 the building taxes here
IN named. Pr5ri9sd. That the Commission
ers herein named shall receive as a comprn-
satlon. two dollars rer day tor every dHr
necessarily spent in the performance Of their
duties hereiu named.
SEC. 6. That 1t shall be rhe dutv of the
Com gnissiouers herein named 70 rubbish sn.
nnally IN two newspapers IN said County
full stats uent Of aA RECEIPTS and expenditure
for the purposes bp-eiu named. Pyori9e7.
That before the ssid Commissioners shall b.
arthnrized to perform any OF the duties here
IN named. the question RhethPr the prcnert,
.- -'tlt77e lsf4htsf.- Alett.Hs nla1afi E.le
'.Poor House Propert7,' '' shall be sold or M.
shall he sRhmifted to a Fnte of aN iha auali
ted electors nf the said County. SAID elec
ilou ta b held on Friday the 9th daY ~
Nay, a D. 1870. when those in favor Of the
sale ofthe present Poor House Prorerfy.'' -
,id the purchase Of another as provided IN
fhls act shall vol. 2 ticket with the words
Poor Housea on he outside. sad the wo7d.
For sale Of Poor House on the inside ana
hose opposed To the sale of the present
'' Poor House OF fhe outside. and the words
q A against sale Of The Poor House" ~ the
inside And the Sheriff oFthe said County.
ls authorized and required 20 give notice of
said election BY rroclamafion. IN not less
thaa tW0 news1spers In said County. a. least
fkree weeks before said eleciiar: the election
~ BE- he'd in the respective election districts
by the election officers elected at The lsst
general election; the refurn Judges To meet
= the Court House. ia Bedford Borough On
Monday succeeding said election end r.
upon careful counting Of she votes. 81 shall
be found that q majority o. the votes peI]ei
we're IN iavnr ct the sale OF the present Poor
H0Hse Property. then fhe said Commission
ers shall proceed 81 once 30 purchase land
and erect bHiidings as aforesaid. bat ii
majority shah votes aeainer the sale Of tie
present Poor House Property then H.
provisions ot this act stall be n 70 eiE-e,
he EXPENSES of said election shall be psi5
ont Of the County Treasury.