Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-03-22

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SECTION Z. That as soon as the
said buildings shall have been erect
eel Or purchased, and all necessary
accommodations provided therein,
notice shall be given to the overseers
of the poor In the various districts
Of said county, requiring them forth
with TO bring the poor 0f their res
pective districts to said "Uome for
the Destitute" which order the ov-
eTSeers are required t0 comply with
or otherwise forfeit the cost Of all
further maintenance, except where
by sickness or any other sufficient
cause, any poor person cannot I've
removed, IN which case the over
seerS shall represent the same to the
nearest Justice OF the peace, who he
ing satisfied of the truth thereof,
shall certify the same To the said di-
rectors, ami ut the same time issue
an order under his hand and seal to
the said overseers directing them to
maintain such poor person until he
| ar she may be in % situation to he
removed, and then 10 remove the
sald person and deliver him or her
TO the steward or keeper of said
home, together with said order, and
the charge and expense shall be paid
by the said directors.
SECTION \. That the said direc-
tors shall, from time TO time, re-
ceive, provide for and employ, ac-
cording to the true intent and mean
ing of this act. all such INDECENT
persons aS shall he entitled to relief
OF shall have gained legal settle
ment In the said county, and shall
he sent there by an order or warrant
tor that purpose under the hands
and seals or two justices Of the peace
OF said county, directed to any con-
stable of the same county or to the ov.
erseers of the proper district or of any
district in any other county i'm this
commonwealth and the said direc-
tors are hereby authorized when they
shall deem 1t proper and convenient
to do so, to administer relief to any
| person i'm need of assistance or TO
permit any person or persons ID he
maintained elsewhere Pr0rided,
That their expense i'm any case does
not exceed that for which they could
be maintained in the said home.
SECTION 8. That the said direc-
tors or q majority OF them shall he n
quorum for the transaction OF bust
ness. and shall have full power to
make and Ordain such ordinances,
rules and regulations as they shall
think proper, convenient and neces-
Sary for the government, control
and support OF said home and of the
revenues thereuntO belonging and OF
all src persons aS shall come under
their cOgni1ance Prorided, That
the same be not repugnant to this
or any other of the laws of this state
O- of the United States Ani pro-
rtded further, That the same shall
not have amy force or effect until
they shall have been submitted to
the court of quarter sessions for the
time being of said county and shall
have received the approval Of the
same.
SECTION 10. That quorum of
said directors shall and they are
hereby enjOined and required TO
meet at the said home at least once
in every month and visit the apart
ments and see that the inmates are
Comfortably supported, and hear all
complaints, and redress, ar cause to
be redressed, all grievances that
may happen by the neglect or mis-
conduct of any person or persons in
their employment or otherwise.
SECTION IL. Tie annual salary |
OF the said directors shall be one |
hundred dollars each.
SECrIoN II. That i'm case any va
cancy 10y death. resignation or 9TH |
erwiSe of any of the said directors.
the court OF quarter sessions of the !.
respective county shall Oil such va
cancy until the next general election.
SECTION IS. That all claims and |
demands existing at the time of this |
act being carried into effect slall |
have full force and effect as fully rs
if this act had not been passed., and |
when the Same may have been fully |
adjusted and settled all n. onpys re.
m.iining in the hands of the over
seerS. as we'll as the unc0llected tax
es levied for the support of the poor
in the several districts in said cOun-
ty, Shall be paid over to the supervi- |
sors of the highways of said county |
to be by them added to the road fund |
and applied us road tax is by law APP
piled In said county.
SECTION IL. That as soon as the
poor of 81 county shall have been
removed to the home Of said county
and the outstanding taxes collected |
and paid over, the Office of overseers
of the poor thereafter shall be abol-
iShed.
SECTION Is. That all fines, for
FIXTURES or bequeSts for the use of
the poor shall be payable to the
county treasury for the use Of said
home, and the directors are hereby
authorized to demand AMI receive
the same and i'm the name of said
may bring suit for the
recovery of all money belonging to
said institution, to plead and be i'm
pleaded i'm all matters OF law and
equity and to prosecute all such suits
to final Judgment, and the money so
recovered shall he paid into the county
treasury and shall be applied IN IL
quidaCiOn Of the debts of the insti-
tuition and the support of its in
mates.
SECTION 16. That the provisions
OF this act shall not apply to any
county or district that has already
within it county or district poor
house or houres under any special
law, nor To any county or district
unless the same shall be accepted by
a majority of the voters of such
county or district at an election for
that purpose to be ordered by the
court Of quarter Sc ssiOns Of the pro-
nPr county Pinri(lpd That fha di. |