Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-16

of this State, or Of tho United States !;
And prorided further, that the same
shall not have any force or effect until
they shall have been submitted to tho
Court of Quarter Sessions for tho time
being Of said county, and shall have
received the approval of the same.
SEo. 10. That quorum of said Di-
rectors shall, and they are hereby en-
joined and required TO- meet ut the
said Homo at least once in every
month and visit the apartments and
see that the inmates are comfortably
supported, and hear all complaints and
redress or caused to be rcdrcsscd all
grievances that may happen by the
neglect or misconduct Of any person
or persons in their employment or
otherwise.
SEC. IL. The annual salary of the
said Directors shall be one hundred
dollars.
SIC. IL. That in case any vacancy
by death, resignation, or otherwise, OF
any Of the said Directors, the remain
ing Directors shall fill such vacancy
by the appointment Of a citizen Of tho
county TO serve until the next general
election, when said vacancy shall be
filled by an election TO GIL the remain.
der Of the time for which such original
Director was elected Proridci that
such vacancy occurs three months Lc.
fore the next election, il otherwise tho
vacancy shall be filled at the next an
nual election And propided further,
that ifsaid board fail to fill said vacancy
as heretofore directed for a period OF
sixty days, the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions Of said county shall make such
appointment with like effect as il made
by said Board Of Directors.
SIC. l3. That all claims and demands
existing at the time of this act being
carried into effect shall have full force
and effect, as fully as if this act had
not been passed, and when the same
may have been fully adjusted and set
tied, all moneys remainingin the hands
of the Ovcrseers, as well as the uncol-
lected taxes levied for the support of
the poor in the several districts in said
county, shall be paid over to the Su-
pervisors of the highways of said coun-
ty, TO be by them added to the road
fund and applied as road tax is by law
applied in said county.
SEC. IA. That as soon as the poor of
said county shall have been removed
to the Home of said county, and the
taxes collected and paid
over the Office Of Overseer Of the Poor
thereafter shall be abolished.
SEC. 10. That all fines, forfeitures,
Or bequests for the use of the poor,
shall be payabis to the County Treas
urer for the use of said Home, and the
Directors are hereby authorized to de-
mand and receive the same, and IN tho
name Of said corporation may bring
suit for the recovery of all moneys. be-
longing to said institution, to plead and
be impleaded, and to prosecute all such
suits TO final judgment, and the money
80 recovered shall be paid into the
County Treasury and shall be applied
N liquidation of the debts of the insti-
luton and the support of its inmates.
SEC. 16. That this act shall not ap-
ply to any county that has already
erected County Poor House under
my special law, unless the Directors
If such Poor House shall first present
heir petition to the Court of Quarter
Sessions Of said county, asking leave
o organize under this act, and said
Court shall decree the same.
SEC. II. All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby
.enealed