The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-11
Reports Required OF ali Supervisors.

AN ACT to amend section too Of article
I'D eleuen, Of an act entitled An act to
reuse the lac IN relation to township
organization, approged March 4th,
1874.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the People
Of the State of Illinois. represented IN the
General Asseaa6ty, That section (2) two,
OF article (1l) eleven of an act entitled
An act to revise the law 10 relation to
township organization, approved March
4, 1874, be amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE ELEVEN M.
Z 2. The supervisor Of each town
shall receive aud pay out all moneys
raised therein for defraying town charges,
except those raised for the support of
highways and bridges, and he shall, on or
before the Tuesday next preceding the
annual town meeting, prepare and file with
the town clerk full statement OF the fl
uancial affairs Of the town, showing:
|. The balance (if any, received by
him from his predecessor in office or from
any other source
2. The amount Of tax levied the
preceding year for the payment OF town
lIueDteuuCSS anu charges.
3. The amount collected and paid
over to him as supervisor.
4. The amount paid out by HIM,
and on what account, including any amount
paid out on town Indebtedness, specifying
the nature and amount of such indebted
ness, and the amount paid thereon, how
much on principal, and how much on in
:erest account.
5. The amount and kind of all out
standing Indebtedness, due and uGpaid,
and the amount and kind of Indebtedness
not yet due, and when the same will ma
ture.
1t shall be the duty of the town clerk
to record the same in the record book of
the town as soon as filed, and post up a
copy OF the same at the place of holding
the annual town meeting. two days before
the meeting is held; and he shall also read
aloud such statement to the electors at
such meeting.
Any supervisor or town clerk who shall
willfully neglect to comply with the pro-
visions Of this section shall forfeit and pay
to the town the sum of not less than $50
nor more than 5000, to be sued for
and recovered by said town in its corporate
name, and appropriated to repairs Of high
ways and bridges therein.
APPROVED March 90, 1875. In force
July !, 1875,
Yesterday reporter for this paper was
sent to Town Clerk Johnston to examine
the town books and procure a copy of the
report Of Supervisor krell, which the fore
going law required him to make on the
2Sth Of last March, and he then learned
that krell had not complied with the law,
and had made no report Of any kind
How do the tax payers of Rock Island like
this sort of management? For all the
money received and paid out by krell no
report can be found. Nor has he made
any report of his doings as ovorseer of
poor, as required by law.
The Revised Statutes, in the chapter
entitled "Paupers," provide as follows:
OyERsEERs' Poor REPORT. yes. In
all counties in which the poor are not sup
ported by tie towns, the oyerseers Of poor
in each town or precinct shall, at each reg
u4Gi 0IN7i ~ ~ l-4b 1OGEAg bt1tAAF 1lid at
such other times as the cauaty board may
require, make a full report OF all their
actings and doings. aud return a list of all
the poor in their respective towns or pre-
clncts, specifying the age, sex, condition
and inirmities OF each.
OyE8sEEas' Poor ACCOUNT. 2 %. The
ovorsecls ut the poor in each town in
counties under township organization,
whether the p0ar are supported by town
ships or otherwise aud of each precinct
in counties not under township organiza.
ton, shall Keep an accurate account, show
ing
|. The name Of every person relieved OF
supported in their town or precinct;
.. The place Of his birth;
8. The manner in which he is relieved OF
supported, whether in whole or in part al
the expense Of the county or town;
4. The amount of the aid furnished,
5. Whether the dependency was on ac.
count of idiocy, Iunacy, intemperance OF
other cause-stating the cause;
And on or before the first meeting Of
the county board in September, in each
year, file a copy of such account with the
county clerk of their county.
FAILING TO MAKE REPORT. z 80. L
any overseer of the poor, county agent, oil
keeper of the poor house shall fail or ne
glect to make such report at the time
required by this act, he shall, for eact
offense, forfeit the sum of $25, to be re
covered in the name of the county in any
court Of competent jurisdiction.
twill thus be seen that Kreli. if any
one chooses to prosecute HIM, is Liable to 3