The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29
AN ACT

To provide iog lhr erection Ola poor hou.c
and fuF The support ui lhr puar iu The
several ,uunl'es ut lar commonwealth.
NUEREAs. /, Is tlu duty uf society 60
make pTa, vision iur the comfortable main
leUauCr ul those upon whom fortune Lac
iruNura who are found o. bp destitute unu
void ut IHt Graus vi sUppHrl therefore.
>Euuuu ]. Ar c. saattrR &c. Ihatlhr
leauutv ammissIouers uf the several rour,
l.r, Of lha commonwealth may a.. - sart
rra. estate as .hey uay AttM Hr,pssasy iug
| tho recommendation 80! .ue poor o.! Jarlr
/ ll,spvy,i,o counties. and shall sabmit such
81 ltA selection. together lha term, and
lcoAdIuaus Upon Which su,L real estate
lean tc purchased iu ice ,l uEtr. % IHv
fyaas. - quarter sessions iu and Tor tAc
|prugug county, aud ll yLe same sLall b.
approved ty said court the county com
missioner shal. take conveyance tlegr-
I for ta lav uaue aal iaT gae eso uf IuFpo.
Ealtay t,tut.uteI .u tyv fourth section u!
\ sals as. ana thcy shai' certify the pro
'cecdiugs lterylu under their ANud, aud
seal. o. lhy clerk IL lEs court 90 quarter
sessions uisutA county and the same -hal.
/ be entered AZ length upon the records u'
I |e4-h court.
. SK,rluN . That =, tho next saast.l
election 90 De belle gu-s ,4v p4grbsse %
tts ,sr, ..t-gs As provided or in he fret
|sHt.i.u 90 ,iLas Eol. thc qualified elect De 81
.r-s. county shall olcei three reputable C.J.
iEras q lbr said county 10 bc directors uf
I The 4" Home Of .Gc Destitute Il said coul-
.ts saiI election shall. be- gyIGaTs.d 4u ief
. lhr general election 'aWs 81 the ,afuH an-
wealth il every respect a4l tUs taii lt-
gt.lats tuAtl ,s.ryl EI thr cauH house ir lGy
. respective euahAos yn the arsl DAY ut De.
|cguher following tArig election. sud di
vide ghemsvlvrs hy 'uI .u ghy,c class-,
ihc place - thv trstla bee yaoalrl a. .ht
.e4gllR.luU ufILg Lrsl Year. uf the second
40 ile expiration oi the second year. tLE,
gC ,hc third al .al SOD ID lhs tL.sa } ear
sp. election aHI lu llp mode above Dc.
Eer.hs1 may serve for o. zee years. and ore
ltIrl ytafs shAi. be chosen annually tLtre,
Anyr
SLcT!oS 9. Tia, every director elected
lH .Ae marasr a'oFeais, ar ~ppaiuiea a'
alrct.ei - ite taclau slcljqa q. .lls ac
sbai wi'tlE ZEN day a!teg hr .s uo,.Lea co.
ais said election 81 appointment aud 30
.asa Dc r.lCFs aEuu the duties ,f The safe
oalyt. take an oath ur affirmation as pre-
sUr.ltG hy article seven. section snuut o.,
eartGE4ll1n and is case % Z neglect or TO-
: !asal 90 take .ae said oath ur uiIi-ma,i %
hg tAal. Forfeit and Vay thc sum of ttt
dollars for The use uf the poor uf1Ail ru4n,
IS, s. A.cG aac shall be recovered ty sa.l
directors Tor shc lime Ec.E as siUi'u'
debts aye ~ .4s gstuyy,at.e aua tLc ii
segIurs q4s .l4cd - aforesaid. arc hereby
authorized ia administer u4,hs or aMsma
.snus where 10 shsIf De arr~ssHry lu gpIa
ton o. the duties & said aflicc
SECEIaN 4. Iha. the satG 4..,,tags shal
forever hereafter, - EauIo and ia 'aci Boz
Z D.dy polite ana corporation iu law z,
a'l iutrDh, and purposes whatsoever fe'a
tive o. the per ui said county. aud fhal
have perpetual succession, and may s4,
aud br sued. plead and be ...p4rAdcI tN
the uHmr. siyle aaa lntc 81 The urrc
sas. ~ Nome fai tho Destitute - ih,
county Il ---- and Us that name thAI
and may receive. take and hold amy lands
lcucmcuts aud tcrcli,ameu,s rot exceed
ting The yearly value gi e.Ehl lhuusaut
dollars and any goods and ,laltIcs 81 az,
gsG. alrrsSif.y ar btgursi % any pyrsof
~ putsous whatsorvC- Ter iro benefit u
the poor Aforesaid o. take and hold an,
lanis ard tcnrmcuik within their county
Iu Zee simple or otherwise. under the ga
perNitluu et court as aforesaid. as may b,
isns,cd 10 them by deed or otherwise. aut
dispose, uf tho same as deemed conducive
% abe comfort of the inmates 90 pr1vld,
all things necessary !oT the lodging
maintenance a.d uWploymcu! ~ ssid per
sons aud The sa.d directors shall hHyt
power 10 employ aud az pleasure remove
steward or stewards, y matguu ur maIrou-
physician or phyNCiAus, surg au or sur
gruns. and All other attendants ,ha. ma,
be necessary Tor the said destitute person
respectively and 20 bind ont approutico
so that such apprenticeship many expire
II males al or before the age of twenty
one if females. nt or before tho age @
eighteen years Er8giiei that %,
.chiid Le bound cut for lonEo
time than TIL he arrives a. the sgc sfcigh
teen wears, unless bc bo bouri ont {.
trade other than farmer: Prar.fsd also
That no child shall be apprcullCci with
oul tho limits of the state; and tho said d.
rcCtors are hereby empowered 10 use on,
common seal in all business relating {,
said corporation, and the Same az thci
pleasure 90 alter and renew.
SECTION . That tho said directors. a
soon rs may be, aftcr their election ans
Organization As aforesaid, AMI annual,
+. thereafter, shall make an estimate uf IN,
yearly cost Of maintaining said establish
mont and furnish said estimate 10 ih,
county commissioners. who shall add The
same to their yearly estimate preparatory
4 10 lovyiug their tax for the coming year
and they shall. from time TO time make
Isuch suEgegtiaus 20 the county commits.
|siancrs rs they may deem necessary. As &C.
[ keep the improvements or alterations that
may hc required TO pace with the nccct-
sIlics Of the occasion, and the commission
ers aforesaid shall make such changes and
improvements AS they may deem neccssa-
~; and for the purposes Of this net the
commissioners aforesaid arc hereby auth.
orized to procure loan, for which they
may pay interest not exceeding SIX per
centun. II they deem it best TO do so. said
loan not to exceed threo-fourths OF the
amount necessary for the purchase Of said
propartv and the erection OF the necessary
buildings; said loan TO De gradually re-.
duccd and TO be entirely cancelled within
five years
SECTION &, That the amount necessary
10 dolray tho annual expense oftho Home
for the Destitute shall be paid over 10 The
county treasurer and by him paid out on
warrants drawn on him by the county
commissioners, upon orders presented to-
them signed by the president OF the board
of directorls and countersigned by the Sec
retary. and 10 which the seal OF tho cor>
poration shall be attached, anc it shall be
the duty OF the county commissioners to
keen the accounts of the Homo for the
Destitute in a sct of books 90 be provid.
ed for that purpose, and said accounts
shall bo audited by the county auditors nt'
tho same time the other accounts of the
county are audited by :hcm, and TO pub,
lish annually a detailed statement of the.
receipts and expenditures Of said Home
for the Destitute Atthe same time and in
the same manner as the annual county state
ment is published; and the judges of the,
several courts OF the said county, and the
ministers of the gospel ot the different de-
shall Sr-oWcio, be visitors 81
said institution and shall have the privi,
logc NJ all reasonable time, to visit aud *.
amino the condition Of the same. including
the books of said institution, in which shall
be kept mn account OF all expenses of the.
same. rs also Of all the receipts of thei
same, ns well us those derived from thci
county treasury as the Productions Of the
farm and tho industry of its inmates, RsI
also whatever gifts or bcquesis they may
have received from whatever source thcI
same may have been derived.
Section :. That as soon MS tho said
buildings shpll have been erected 1rl
purchR,cd md all necessary acCommola-
tious provided therein, notice shall hej
given 10 the over, GERS of the poor IN the|
various districts of said county, requiring
them forthwith to bring the poor of their
respective districts 10 snid Home for the
Destitute" which order the oversecrs are
required to comply with nr otherwise for>
felt the cost Of ali further maintenance ex-
ccpt where by sickness or any other sutti- |
cient cause, any poor person cannot be re-
moved, in which case the overseers shall